Tuollumne Elementary

TUOLUMNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

FAST FACTS: •

620 Total Students = 520 Current Students + 22 Transitional Kindergarten Students + 60 to 70 CDP Students

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Site = 10.0 Acres

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Buildings = 44,123 Square Feet

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54 Parking Spaces

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47% of Classrooms are in Portable Classroom Buildings

“IF I COULD ONLY DO ONE THING”: •

More Shade Areas/Trees

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Kindergarten Close to Main Office

Original front entry of Tuolumne Elementary School leading into the administration offices.

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EXISTING SITE INVENTORY

OVERVIEW

The assessment process begins with an understanding of the existing campus, including uses of existing spaces. The site plan to the right defines those uses at a fixed point in time and assigns the use of those spaces as classroom, specialty rooms, and core support facilities. The matrix below summarizes building areas, as well as the assumed number of available classrooms.

GROSS AREAS SCHOOL BUILDINGS

AREA

A Administration & Classroom Building

LOADED CR

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NON-LOADED

1,790 SF

B Classroom Building

5,798 SF

5

C Classroom Building

5,303 SF

3

1

D Classroom Building

3,776 SF

3

1

E Classroom Building

3,776 SF

4

F Library Building

1,500 SF

P1 Portable Classrooms & Offices

2,880 SF

2

P2 Portable Classroom & Restrooms & Resource Room

2,400 SF

1

1

P3 Portable Classrooms

1,920 SF

1

1

P4 Portable Classrooms

2,040 SF

1

1

1

P5 Portable Multi-Purpose Building

2,880 SF

P6 Portable Classrooms

1,920 SF

2

P7 Portable Classrooms

2,880 SF

2

P8 Portable Head Start Classroom

1,420 SF

1

P9 Portable Head Start/Pre-School Classroom

1,920 SF

1

P10 Portable Classrooms Total

1,920 SF 44,123 SF

2 24

10

LEGEND Administration/Support Services/Restrooms ASES Multi-Purpose Space Classroom Kindergarten/TK/Pre-School/Head Start/ECE Library/Computer Lab Music Special Education Classroom

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HERNDON ROAD

Tuolumne Elementary School was originally built in 1949 and included the administration building and one five-classroom wing. Three years later three additional classrooms and a kindergarten building were added. Two four-classroom buildings were added at a later date, and there is a total of seventeen portable buildings scattered across campus. The site is bordered to the north by the quieter, residential Sonora Avenue, and to the east by the busier Herndon Road. Two alleys run on the south and west of the site, one of which supplies the only entrance to the staff parking lot. Although the staff parking lot is separate from student and visitor access, it relies on alley access, which the District cannot control. Student drop off occurs on Herndon Road and the front parking lot backs directly out into the same road, which is notorious for traffic incidents. Staff offices are spread throughout campus since the administration building was built in 1949 for that era’s staff population. Offices have been created by infilling hallways and specialty staff services, such as mental health and the clinician share a portable building with the custodial staff. The kindergartners and transitional kindergartners are also spread out in aging portables, and will require more permanent space as the District moves towards full day kindergarten. Although the multi-purpose space is not original to the school - it is a portable building - it is undersized for the current student enrollment. Separate lunch periods and assemblies are served for each grade level because of space constraints, and ideally the campus would have a stage and outdoor covered eating areas.

The two northern classroom wings need many repairs, including new roofing, flooring, and plumbing.

EXISTING SITE INVENTORY SONORA AVENUE

Drop-Off Loop 18,270 sf 3,775 sf

P1

P2

D 3,748 sf

P3

E

PLAYGROUND !

PARKING

A FIELDS

C

P4 P6

F P9

P5

P10

HERNDON ROAD HERNDON ROAD

B

Relocated Portables Classroom P7 PARKING 11,682 sf

Bldg

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EXISTING SITE INVENTORY SONORA AVENUE

Drop-Off Loop 3,775 sf

P1

P2

30,725 sf

D 3,748 sf

P3

E

PLAYGROUND !

8,732 sf MP

PARKING

A

FIELDS

C

P4 P6

F P9

P5

P10

HERNDON ROAD HERNDON ROAD

B

Relocated Portables PARKING

P7

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CONDITION ASSESSMENT

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The undersized multi-purpose space at Tuolumne holds four lunch periods per day and needs an outdoor shaded eating area.

Longitudinal and cross slopes across the site exceed accessibility requirements and often times lead to ponding and drainage problems, as seen here near the multi-purpose building.

The covered walkways unite the original classroom wings and the library.

The front parking lot is a safety concern as it backs directly into traffic, and the asphalt is uneven and in poor condition.

One of two portable Head Start classrooms buildings with the playground beyond.

The portable classrooms that house music and ASES back directly to the alley and staff parking lot

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D

- Accessibility: Longitudinal and cross slopes exceed accessible percentages across campus; uneven asphalt is in poor condition at the parking lot

P5

E

- Facility Upgrades/Expansions: Asphalt is cracking and in poor condition around campus; ponding issues need to be addressed near multi-purpose building

B A

PARKING

C

FIELDS

Civil

- Utility Improvements: Additional storm drain inlets are necessary; the domestic water and sewer systems appear to be acceptable

P1

PLAYGROUND

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P2

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Electrical

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Mechanical & Plumbing - Site domestic water pressure is in good condition - Administration roof units and ductwork should be replaced with a flexible variable flow system - Rooftop AC units should be replaced

P6 P8

F P11

P7 P12 PARKING

P9

HERNDON ROAD

Note: Please see the appendix for full consultant reports

P10

Aging portable classrooms at Tuolumne are in need of replacement.

LEGEND Permanent Construction Portable Building

EXISTING SITE PLAN TUOLUMNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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PHASING

Improved Field, Track & Baseball Diamond P1

New Student Drop Off Loop New Multi-Purpose Building

P3 New Administration Building

P2

D E P10

B

P5

A

P6

C

P7

P9

P8

F

EXISTING CAMPUS The following images represent one scenario for phasing and implementation of the improvements anticipated at Tuolumne Elementary School. It is expected that a participatory design process may yield a revised approach within the parameters established here.

The buildings highlighted in red will be demolished or relocated in Phase 1.

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Updated Hardcourts & Playgrounds Highlighted Portables to be Relocated During Phase 2

PHASE 1 MULTI-PURPOSE & ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGS Phase 1 begins with the demolition or relocation offsite of two of the three portable classrooms highlighted on the existing campus image.

Classes held in these can infill open classroom space in the existing buildings, while the staff offices and custodial portable will be relocated next to the music classroom. A new student drop off loop will begin the transformational change of the front of the school to the north.

New multi-purpose and administration buildings greet students upon arrival, and the stage/music classrooms opens to a new quad with covered eating area and outdoor amphitheater.

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PHASING Highlighted Portables & Buildings in Red to be Removed or Relocated

Relocated Portable Classrooms

Highlighted Portables in Red to be Removed or Relocated New Classroom Buildings Highlighted Portables & Buildings in Red to be Removed or Relocated

PHASE 2

PHASE 3

PORTABLE RELOCATION

CLASSROOM BUILDINGS & PORTABLE REMOVAL

The existing multi-purpose portable can now be removed or relocated offsite since the new multi-purpose building is in place. The remaining five portables highlighted in red in Phase 1 are relocated to align with the music classroom and act as interim housing.

Phase 3 focuses on two new double loaded classroom buildings. With the increased classroom capacity afforded by the new buildings, the remaining portables and two classroom wings can be demolished or relocated offsite. This will allow a clearing in the southeast corner of the site for the final phase of construction.

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PHASING

Modernize Existing Buildings New Staff Parking Lot

PHASE 4

Improved Head Start Parking Lot

KINDERGARTEN COMPLEX & MODERNIZATION The final phase includes a new kindergarten and Head Start complex including separated playgrounds for each. The existing front parking lot will be updated to only include parking for Head Start and kindergarten parents, while a new secured staff parking lot will take over the northeast corner of the site. To complete the master plan the original classroom wings will be modernized to bring them up to 21st century standards.

Kindergarten/Head Start Complex LEGEND New Building Modernized Building Relocated Building Building to be Relocated or Demolished

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PROPOSED SITE PLAN OVERVIEW The proposed master plan for Tuolumne Elementary School transforms the front face of the school to the north along Sonora Avenue.

Students can now be safely dropped off to school in the two-lane drop off loop located directly to the north of the new administration building. The administration and reconfigured secure fenceline allows students to freely enter campus before school begins, while all students and visitors arriving after school starts must be first filtered through the administration office. Once onto campus, students can enter the multi-purpose building, which bookends the existing quad and acts as a backdrop for the new outdoor covered eating area and amphitheater.

The larger quad and eating area spills out onto the improved hardcourts. Two new classroom buildings, aligning with the western edge of the existing wings, allow for the removal of the portable classrooms and the aging wings. In their place on the northeast corner of the site is the new secured staff parking lot. The new kindergarten building forms a safe and cohesive area for transitional kindergartners, kindergartners, and Head Start students. The original front parking lot is updated to accommodate Head Start parents, with direct access into their classrooms. Shade structures and covered eating areas are shown as dashed in the quad and over playgrounds. Areas for future growth are shown dashed in blue.

LEGEND Administration/Support Services/Restrooms ASES Classroom Kindergarten/TK/Pre-School/Head Start/ECE Library/Computer Lab Multi-Purpose Special Education Classroom Modernized Existing Building Secured Fenceline Future Growth Overhead Shade Structure

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SONORA AVENUE

HERNDON ROAD

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BUILDING PROTOTYPES SECURED CAMPUS

PUBLIC SPACE

ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGS

SAMPLE ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM SPACE

Conference Room

200 SF

Custodial

70 SF

Electrical Room

70 SF

Fire Riser Room

50 SF

Front Office

700 SF

IDF Room

75 SF

Nurse’s Station

120 SF

Office

100 SF

Office

120 SF

Principal’s Office

200 SF

Staff Lounge

220 SF

Staff Work Room

200 SF

Toilet

65 SF

Toilet

65 SF

Vice Principal’s Office

130 SF

Total

PRINCIPAL

AREA

OFFICE

OFFICE

VICE PRINCIPAL

NURSE

STAFF WORK ROOM

FRONT OFFICE TLT

2,385 SF

STAFF LOUNGE TLT

CUST.

ELECT.

IDF

FIRE

CONF.

SECURED CAMPUS

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PUBLIC SPACE