Farmington Public Schools

Farmington Public Schools 2014-2015 Capital Projects January 21, 2014

Priority List • East Farms Roof Replacement • Technology Infrastructure • School Security • FHS Auditorium • School Code and Safety Compliance • Kitchen Equipment • Classroom Furniture

Farmington Public Schools 2014-2015 Capital Projects East Farms Roof Replacement

EF Roof Replacement – Ponding Ponding caused by compressed insulation

EF Roof Replacement – Equipment Curbs Base of Equipment Curbs at Water Level

EF Roof Replacement – Wear and Repair Pitched sections of roof showing wear and repair – roof is 25 years old

Farmington Public Schools 2014-2015 Capital Projects Technology Infrastructure

Technology New Equipment

Technology: 21st Century Learning Building a Foundation for Possibility • Historic technology budget reductions impacting the availability of technology • New advances in virtualization technology allows the district to extend the life of existing desktop infrastructure • Additionally, virtualization extends the Farmington classroom outside the boundaries of the Farmington classroom • Virtualization of sites provides built-in redundancy and reliability • Virtualization of Core provides a cost-effective, minimized overhead, management of business critical systems • Classrooms (now fully outfitted), require regular maintenance and upgrades

Why? • Virtualization of servers allows the district to manage existing systems and grow at a more cost effective rate • Virtual desktops support the vision of the graduate by providing access to curriculum and technology resources outside the classroom • Virtual desktops and servers provide secure access to business critical resources for faculty and staff

Farmington Public Schools 2014-2015 Capital Projects School Security

Security Recommendations The following overarching recommendations were shared with the Board of Education as a result of the outside safety and security review (Summer, 2013): • Personnel: Address a need for increased personnel to monitor visitor access to school buildings. In addition to personnel for visitor access monitoring, the Farmington Police Department, in collaboration with the Farmington schools, applied for a competitive grant and secured an additional School Resource Officer. • Equipment: Address any enhancements to equipment within schools and on school grounds identified as a result of the security review. • Accessibility: Address the current level of accessibility to schools and school grounds when schools are in session. • School-Based Safe School Committees: Utilize current committee structures to include school-based Safe School Committees that would monitor safety and security measures at each school site. • Cell Phones Coverage: Review and assess cell phone coverage within school buildings. • Outside Use of Schools: Outside groups’ use of school facilities to include information on adherence to safety and security expectations. • Policies: If needed, update any policies related to safety and security recommendations. • State of Connecticut: Monitor the Sandy Hook Advisory’s work and any subsequent legislative action.

Security Upgrades: 2014-2015 • Security review was initiated in the 2012-2013 school year with an outside security expert, in collaboration with the Farmington Police Department. • The district will utilize Capital security funding to continue school level security upgrades aligned to the security review recommendations.

Farmington Public Schools 2014-2015 Capital Projects FHS Auditorium

Auditorium Renovation2014-2015 Capital Projects

Farmington Public Schools 2014-2015 Capital Projects School Code and Safety Compliance

School Code and Safety Compliance-Replace lifts at East Farms School Chair lift at gymnasium stairway is 25 years old and do not meet code

School Code and Safety Compliance-Replace lifts at East Farms School Three lifts of this type in classroom quads- pinch points are non-code compliant

School Code and Safety Compliance-District-Wide • Address any OCR review recommendations • Provides for radon testing and IAQ remediation as necessary • Continue to maintain fire and life-safety code compliance • Maintain OSHA safety standards • Upgrade and sustain ADA compliance

Farmington Public Schools 2014-2015 Capital Projects Kitchen Equipment

Replace Kitchen Equipment Replace 36 Year Old Commercial Dishwasher

Farmington Public Schools 2014-2015 Capital Projects Classroom Furniture

Furniture Wear Existing furniture showing rust and wear

Newer Furniture New design provides for a wide variety of grouping options

Farmington Public Schools