Short-Term Move-In Plan
While all the buildings should be on site by the start of school, there are several rounds of inspections we will have to go through to get permission from the city to occupy each building. Because of the delays in obtaining building permits from the city (which resulted in installing the buildings several weeks later than was planned), we did not feel we had sufficient time before the start of school to get all four buildings inspected and approved. Therefore, we have taken the strategy of focusing on getting the first two buildings (middle school and elementary) fully inspected and okay to occupy by start of school. The admin/cafeteria should gain occupancy a few days afterwards. The high school building may take a few weeks to be ready, depending on how inspections go. The Middle School building is a priority because of the number of classrooms available and because it is where the communications closet for the fire alarm and phone system will go.
This means that when school starts, all the high school classes will be meeting in the middle school building (where the Biology Lab, Computer Lab, Library, and other classrooms will be). Robert and his staff have been working very creatively and diligently to make sure that each class can have its own room during this transitional time. Until we get the admin building approved, we will not have a cafeteria for meals. This also means that most of the staff will not have offices on the first day of school. The elementary school will all meet in their permanent classrooms and should be the least impacted by this short-term. Dr. Littlejohn will be sending you more information on these short-term adjustments soon.
Needless to say, this is not the scenario anyone was hoping for when we planned this move, but I’m extremely grateful for the positive attitude from our faculty and staff to be flexible in this transitional period. I know I can count on the same positive attitude from our students and parents while we go through these brief “growing pains”.
While all the buildings should be on site by the start of school, there are several rounds of inspections we will have to go through to get permission from the city to occupy each building. Because of the delays in obtaining building permits from the city (which resulted in installing the buildings several weeks later than was planned), we did not feel we had sufficient time before the start of school to get all four buildings inspected and approved. Therefore, we have taken the strategy of focusing on getting the first two buildings (middle school and elementary) fully inspected and okay to occupy by start of school. The admin/cafeteria should gain occupancy a few days afterwards. The high school building may take a few weeks to be ready, depending on how inspections go. The Middle School building is a priority because of the number of classrooms available and because it is where the communications closet for the fire alarm and phone system will go.
This means that when school starts, all the high school classes will be meeting in the middle school building (where the Biology Lab, Computer Lab, Library, and other classrooms will be). Robert and his staff have been working very creatively and diligently to make sure that each class can have its own room during this transitional time. Until we get the admin building approved, we will not have a cafeteria for meals. This also means that most of the staff will not have offices on the first day of school. The elementary school will all meet in their permanent classrooms and should be the least impacted by this short-term. Dr. Littlejohn will be sending you more information on these short-term adjustments soon.
Needless to say, this is not the scenario anyone was hoping for when we planned this move, but I’m extremely grateful for the positive attitude from our faculty and staff to be flexible in this transitional period. I know I can count on the same positive attitude from our students and parents while we go through these brief “growing pains”.
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