{"id":353238,"date":"2010-02-23T11:08:31","date_gmt":"2010-02-23T16:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chicagopressrelease.com\/press-releases\/champaign-school-board-discusses-plans-for-building-improvements"},"modified":"2010-02-23T11:08:31","modified_gmt":"2010-02-23T16:08:31","slug":"champaign-school-board-discusses-plans-for-building-improvements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/353238","title":{"rendered":"Champaign school board discusses plans for building improvements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p>\n\tCHAMPAIGN \u2013 The Champaign school board talked Monday night about how it will plan for building improvements for the next decade.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tBruce Knight, planning director for the city of Champaign, talked to the board about policies that will help the school district create a 10-year capital improvement plan.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe plan will guide the district in building, maintaining, upgrading and replacing its buildings. One of its key purposes will be to help allocate limited funds to the highest priority projects.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe district contracted with the city for Knight and his department to help with the capital improvement plan. Knight also helped lead the district&#8217;s strategic planning process two years ago.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe policies developed for the capital improvement plan include establishing a baseline standard for all schools, and a facility master plan for each school.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe top priorities for upgrades at schools would be the mechanical systems, electrical systems, air-conditioning, life-safety systems, library and special education rooms. <span id=\"more-21020\"><\/span>The next highest priorities include computer labs, enrichment space, science labs, gyms separate from cafeterias, and drop-off\/pick-up and parking areas.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe master plans will identify the needs for each building and help determine which can be made on a stand-alone basis and which need to be part of an overall facility upgrade.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe board is scheduled to vote on the policies at its March 8 meeting.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAlso Monday, the board approved design plans for Garden Hills Elementary School in Champaign.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe school will be remodeled and expanded, and it is to become a magnet school focused on international education, with a secondary emphasis on fine arts.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Distributed via <a href=\"http:\/\/chicagopressrelease.com\" rel='nofollow'>Chicago Press Release Services<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/iNaH2hrbgJMrhg041e6G7P1Sqo4\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/iNaH2hrbgJMrhg041e6G7P1Sqo4\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/iNaH2hrbgJMrhg041e6G7P1Sqo4\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/iNaH2hrbgJMrhg041e6G7P1Sqo4\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.chicagopressrelease.com\/~ff\/windycitynews?a=8L_uNLtJepk:lH6uGIBIlJs:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/windycitynews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.chicagopressrelease.com\/~ff\/windycitynews?a=8L_uNLtJepk:lH6uGIBIlJs:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/windycitynews?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.chicagopressrelease.com\/~ff\/windycitynews?a=8L_uNLtJepk:lH6uGIBIlJs:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/windycitynews?i=8L_uNLtJepk:lH6uGIBIlJs:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/windycitynews\/~4\/8L_uNLtJepk\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHAMPAIGN \u2013 The Champaign school board talked Monday night about how it will plan for building improvements for the next decade. Bruce Knight, planning director for the city of Champaign, talked to the board about policies that will help the school district create a 10-year capital improvement plan. 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