The Phase 4A Plan

The plan process and final plan is broken into two main areas:

            Site Planning Issues

            Facility Planning Issues

These two areas were further broken down into secondary areas of discussion and review as shown below and further narrated.  The final schematic design plan provides for meeting the needs of each of these areas as described and shown final drawings.  The plans meet the ASD High School Educational Specification completely and provide for an improved and more functional facility.

            Site Planning

Site Access and Egress

We improved site access by addition of the new north entry parking and drop off areas.  We expanded the existing drop off to connect with these new areas.  We also expanded the South Drop-off and improved access and egress.

Bus Drop-off

Work will be completed in Phase 4

Parent Drop-off

We have expanded the parent drop-off at the south, with secondary drop-off on the west end.  Phase 3 will complete the south drop-off to full length

Building Entrances, locations, way-finding to entrances

New north entrance are accomplished to begin transition of clear main entrances into main Commons area.

Parking,

o       Student – Completed in this project

o       Parent – Visitor parking doubled to 43 spaces

o       Staff – Adequate parking provided at different locations around building

o       Activity and Event Parking – completed in Phase 5

Playfields and accessory use areas

New soccer field to be constructed in Phase 5 and Softball in Phase 6

Landscaping of site

Landscaping of new parking and entry areas.  Final Master plan will be submitted and approved by UDC and P & Z in this phase.

            Facility Planning

Internal Circulation

o       Signature spaces, context for circulation

·        New Cafeteria/Commons

o       Entrances, new, connecting to Commons

·        New Entrances to provide exterior identification

o       Circulation, patterns, existing and renewal

·        New circulation utilizing Commons, and new entries

o       Corridors, size, way-finding in building

·        Being completed in all Phases

Academic Areas

o       Size, locations, relationships

·        New Academic Area V, New Science rooms

o       Classroom locations, size, groupings

·        Large Classrooms, groupings, and location for student multiuse

o       Flexibility of use, large, small, team teaching, block scheduling

·        Extended Learning Center, Large Project Space, flexible programs

Common Large Program Use Areas

o       Gym, PE facilities

·        New Weight and Exercise rooms

o       Cafeteria

·        New Cafeteria/Commons, Food Service with Kiosks

o       Library IMC

·        Library moved to temporary location till Phase 4

Elective Academic Program Areas

o       Music areas – Remain until Phase 4

o       Art areas – Remain until Phase 5

o       Food and Consumer Science Areas included in Phase 3

o       Technology areas

·        One new Technology area, remaining in future phases

o       Business Marketing areas – Remain until Phase 5

o       JROTC area – Remain in existing areas

Specialty Use Areas

o       Intensive Needs areas

·        New areas developed in Phase 6

o       Deaf and Hard of Hearing Statewide Program area

·        Located as appropriate in flexible space

o       SWS - School Within a School Program

·        Remain in existing location until Phase 5

o       EWE – Elitnaurvik-Within-East

·        Located as appropriate in flexible space