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File: FA
FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT GOALS/PRIORITY OBJECTIVES
As the MSAD #11 Board seeks to overcome deficiencies in its physical plant, it will strive to provide new and remodeled facilities that will offer the best possible physical environment for learning and teaching.
The MSAD #11 Board aims specifically toward:
A. New buildings and renovations that will accommodate and facilitate those new organizational and instructional patterns that support the school system's educational philosophy and instructional goals;
B. Meeting all safety requirements through the remodeling of older structures;
C. Providing such building renovations as needed to meet requirements on the availability of public school facilities to individuals with disabilities; and
D. Building design and construction that will lend to low maintenance costs and the conservation of energy. These two factors will also be given special consideration in the renovation of buildings.
Decisions pertaining to educational specifications of new buildings and those undergoing extensive remodeling will be developed only after the viewpoints of teachers, students and parents have been sought.
Adopted: December 7, 2006
File: FB
FACILITIES PLANNING
The MSAD #11 Board recognizes that educational programs are substantially influenced by the environment within which they function. The development of a quality educational program and school facilities, which help to implement it, go hand in hand.
It is the MSAD #11 Board's goal to provide the appropriate facilities needed for the number of students in the unit and to provide the kind of facilities that will best support and accommodate the educational program. To this end, there should always be a five-year facilities plan on file with the MSAD #11 Board, which is updated every two years.
In planning facilities, the MSAD #11 Board recognizes that capital outlay funds are limited and that it must establish priorities in order to make the best use of the school building dollar.
Architects employed by the MSAD #11 Board are expected to plan for high educational utility and flexibility; access to and use by the disabled; sound economics; low long-range maintenance costs and energy efficiency; low insurance rates; and quality of design.
New buildings and/or renovations to existing buildings shall be in accordance with the organizational patterns established by the MSAD #11 Board and shall be designed to fit current as well as anticipated instructional programs.
For each building project, a School Building Committee will be appointed and charged with the responsibility of facilities planning. The authority and responsibilities of this Committee shall be detailed by the MSAD #11 Board at the time of appointment.
Decisions pertaining to the construction of educational facilities will be made after consultation with professional staff, students, parents and citizens.
All plans and procedures shall be in compliance with federal and state law, and all regulations of the Maine Department of Education shall be complied with in all stages of facilities planning and construction.
Legal Reference: 20-A MRSA § 15902
Adopted: December 7, 2006
File: FD
FACILITIES FUNDING AND CONSTRUCTION
When there is a need for school construction, the MSAD #11 Board shall request the necessary state approval to begin planning. Upon determination of the cost of the construction, the MSAD #11 Board shall approve a bond issue for the amount needed and shall take the necessary steps for presenting the issue for public approval.
If the voters approve the bond issue, construction planning shall proceed. Award of the construction contract shall be made after advertisement for bids and shall be given to the low bidder who meets all requirements, including the state's code of fair practices (equal opportunity employment).
During the construction period, the MSAD #11 Board shall determine who shall be its agent for approving changes in specifications and/or cost changes (an administrator, construction supervisor, Board committee, or other). The MSAD #11 Board shall itself retain final approval over all but minor decisions concerning construction.
Legal Reference: 20-A MRSA § 15909
Adopted: December 7, 2006
File: FE
EDUCATIONAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION
To ensure that all new facilities and/or major renovations are designed and built to serve the MSAD #11 school system's educational program, the Superintendent shall be charged with detailing educational specifications for all new buildings. With MSAD #11 Board approval, specifications for use by the architect will be presented to the School Building Committee.
In developing specifications, the Superintendent shall draw on recommendations from citizens, professional and non-professional staff, students and community groups.
Specifications shall include but not be limited to:
A. Organization and estimated enrollment in the proposed building;
B. Description of students to be served;
C. Description of proposed teaching methods and curriculum;
D. Space requirements; and
E. Architect's floor plans and layouts of special areas and specifications for equipment needed in these areas.
Adopted: December 7, 2006
File: FFA
MEMORIALS
Requests from students, staff, parents, or community for remembering or memorializing a person of special significance may be approved by the MSAD #11 Board subject to the provisions of this policy.
Memorial scholarships may be accepted and awarded under criteria approved by the MSAD #11 Board. All such offers should be submitted to the MSAD #11 Board through the Superintendent, with pertinent information concerning the purpose of the memorial scholarship. Memorial scholarship funds will be administered by the District.
Memorial plaques may be permitted at the discretion of the MSAD #11 Board. The Superintendent may consult with the family of the deceased, as appropriate.
Only with MSAD #11 Board approval may District property, such as buildings, rooms, fields, and athletic facilities, be named or renamed to memorialize an individual.
Bequests or gifts of money or property in memory of an individual may be accepted by the MSAD #11 Board on behalf of the District in accordance with the MSAD #11 Board’s policy KCD—Public Gifts/Donations to the Schools.
The MSAD #11 Board recognizes that memorials of flowers, personal messages, and mementoes are often created at lockers, parking spaces, and other areas on District property upon the death of a person of special significance. The display of such remembrances will be temporary in nature, removed in a timely manner, and offered to the family.
Cross Reference: KCD—Public Gifts/Donations to the Schools
Adopted: June 2, 1988
Revised: December 1, 1994; December 7, 2006