Cafeteria Renovation & Expansion Plan 2019

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CAFETERIA RENOVATION AND EXPANSION PLAN 2019 PARKVIEW BAPTIST SCHOOL

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or 38 years Parkview Baptist School has passionately and faithfully served its students, families, faculty, church members and the greater Baton Rouge community. Its 3,800 alumni are dispersed across the globe impacting business, medicine, ministry, politics, science, the arts, entertainment and education. The church and school remain steadfast in our mission to seek first the Kingdom of God, while providing students with a college-preparatory, Christ-centered education that allows them to grow and mature in wisdom, stature, and favor with God and man. This is accomplished through a program focused on the four As – Abundant Life, Academics, Arts and Athletics.

The school’s enrollment continued to grow, as did its reputation. In 1999, the high school gym, Healthplex, baseball clubhouse, and E Building were added. By 2002, Building G, the final classroom building was completed. Through the recent generosity of donors, Parkview has continued to expand and enhance its facilities; including the addition of the football stadium (2005), softball turf (2016), baseball turf (2017) and football turf (2019).

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Parkview… where we have the most beautiful young women and the most debonair young men!

— BROTHER BOB ANDERSON

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Parkview Baptist School was founded in July 1981 by Parkview Baptist Church under the leadership of Brother Bob Anderson. Brother Bob envisioned Parkview as the focal point of family life from birth to death. This vision provided the catalyst for the successful creation and rapid growth of the school. The school opened its doors with 10 teachers and 199 students in kindergarten through sixth grade.

Classes were held in Sunday School classrooms with long tables for desks and milk cartons for cubbies. In 1982, the construction of the middle school gym, cafeteria, kitchen, fellowship hall, offices, and craft rooms were completed and seventh and eighth grade opened. In 1983, construction on C Building was completed, the high school opened, and the first class graduated in the spring of 1984.

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n 2018, the Campus Master Planning Committee reviewed the age, usage, and condition of the entire campus. The cafeteria and courtyard were identified as the most critical area having an immediate need for renovation and expansion.

In their study, the committee found that the current cafeteria space only allows for one serving line that serves 65 to 85 students every 10-15 minutes. Bottlenecks and delays decrease the time students have to eat their lunch. This limited serving capacity requires seven lunch periods to serve 1,100 meals from 10:00 am until 1:00 pm each day. The food preparation and serving line constraints of the cafeteria currently drive the academic schedule, limiting the courses offered and the times classes can be held. The kitchen has inadequate space for food prep, cooking, dry storage, and refrigeration all of which limit the amount and types of meals served. The salad station is lacking the form and function for grab and go meals. The shared gym and cafeteria restrooms remain in their original state and desperately need a facelift. Our electrical infrastructure needs to be updated to support the installation of security cameras, wireless access points, projectors and display monitors. The committee’s

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The middle school gym, cafeteria, kitchen, fellowship hall, offices, and craft rooms are completed. Grades 7 and 8 are added

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First graduating class with 13 year seniors

WHAT TIME DO YOU EAT LUNCH? If you are a kindergartener at Parkview, your answer is “10:00 AM”.

thoughts were confirmed when results from a May 2018 family survey echoed the Committee’s findings the cafeteria lines are too long, the space is dated and lacks flexibility, and the offerings need to be modernized to meet nutritional and lifestyle needs of today’s students.

The cafeteria renovation has the potential to solve another problem at Parkview. There is currently a deficit of meeting and gathering space for the Parents, Teachers & Friends (PTF), large open house events, business meetings, and receptions. As enrollment grew over the years, buildings full of classrooms, offices, labs and libraries were constructed. These expansions focused on the academic, artistic, and athletic programs but overlooked the need for multipurpose, community gathering space.

When the cafeteria and kitchen were constructed 38 years ago, Parkview’s leadership could not have imagined that more than 1,200 students and 140 faculty would use this space five days a week for seven lunch periods a day. Parkview’s cafeteria staff is preparing meals for 1,200 in a kitchen space initially designed to serve far less. It is a credit to the school’s administrative problem-solving and the faculty’s flexibility that Parkview has been able to “make it work” for so long.

Continuing to operate with this mentality is not optimal or desirable and change must be made.

More than 1,100 meals are served daily between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. with 65 to 85 students arriving every 10-15 minutes for their 20-minute lunch period. The unfortunate reality of operating over maximum capacity is that a middle or high school student at the end of the line may not have adequate time to eat.

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enovating the cafeteria will provide an opportunity to reconfigure, reclaim, and expand the space in and surrounding the cafeteria. This will make it possible for more students to be served and dine in a shorter period-of-time. The plan adds 2800 square feet of space to the existing 11,000 sf of dining, kitchen and

corridor areas. This renovation will create a larger, optimally designed and configured food preparation space. The addition of a second serving line will double the speed and number of students served at any one time. Increased lunch room space and seating will make it possible to reduce the number of lunch periods and give flexibility to the academic schedule.

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Parents have expressed concerns about the types and amount of food available for their children. The renovation will provide an opportunity to offer nutritional grab-and-go selections such as protein shakes, salads and fruit.

This plan also includes 1500 sf of private dining and meeting space that can be separated from the existing dining area.

This will provide Parkview with a meeting space to be used by our parents, church members and students.

Because the cafeteria is such an integral part of campus life, construction must be swift with no delays or setbacks.

The current projection has construction scheduled during summer break 2020. It’s an ambitious timeline and project, but we are confident that the Parkview family will come together once again to invest in our campus and the future of our students.

The Cafeteria is a shared space between the school and church, therefore the funding of the renovation will be shared.

The plan designed by Tipton and Associates is estimated to cost $2.7M. The church has committed $780,000 to this project. The school is seeking to secure private philanthropic commitments for the remaining $1.92M. This vision cannot become a reality without support.

During the past five years, Parkview has moved into an era of strategic planning and reimagining our future opportunities. School board members and administrators have focused on building systems to ensure high quality management; engaging faculty in meaningful professional development, remaining true to our mission, and improving every aspect of the school as our relationship with Christ intensifies. Our faculty has invested considerable time, talent, and energy into our academic program establishing high standards for our pre-K students to our graduating seniors.

Parkview’s 21st century skills-based curriculum is designed to prepare our students for college and beyond.

It has been 17 years since Building G, our current Elementary building, was completed. During this time, other private and public schools in the area have remained steadfast in building expansions and renovations. For Parkview to remain competitive in and out of the classroom, it is paramount to make a significant investment in our campus – now.

With a rich tradition to stand on and the school and church leadership in harmony, the time is right for the Parkview community to begin shaping the future of the school. It’s time for Parkview’s facilities to reflect the high-quality instruction, coaching, and artistic performances happening on our campus. Parkview’s founders gifted to this generation an exceptional legacy and an expansive campus. As good stewards, we must provide the best for current Parkview students while preparing for the arrival of future Eagles.

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