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Meeting Date:
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Category:
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Subject:
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18.5 (Original 18.4) Review and Potential Approval of Elementary/Middle and High School Educational Specifications & District Standards |
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LCAP (Local Control Accountability Plan) Goal:
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Goal 1: All students will receive a high quality education in a safe and welcoming environment with equitable and high expectations, access to technology, and instruction in the California State Standards that prepare them for college and career.
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Enclosure:
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Educational Specifications/District Standards - Elementary/Middle School
Educational Specifications/District Standards - High School
Educational Specifications/District Standards - Presentation |
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File Attachment:
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Summary:
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Mt. Diablo Unified School District (MDUSD) needed both Educational Specifications and District Standards to enable district staff and design firms a consistent set of guidelines and standards from which to design, build new, and/or modernize existing school facilities. Educational Specifications provide a narrative program for how a school facility should perform relative to the program requirements to promote optimum student achievement: standards are the "what". District Standards provide the level of performance or products we use to guide the work, or the "how."
The architectural team of HED, present on the MDUSD approved architect list, was contracted on September 28, 2022 based on approval by the Governing Board to complete both Educational Specifications and District Standards.
With the completion of the educational specifications and district standards, both can be used districtwide at the elementary, middle and high school levels for consistency and clarity. Educational specifications are used when a renovation or a new building is being considered to provide standards to seek parity districtwide, ensure facilities are up to current code, and and will guide the planning, design process, and budget guidelines; the standards will explain the types of products such as doors, flooring, types of internal building paint, speakers, bottle fillers vs drinking fountains, specific door hardware, types of technology, wifi access vs. a number of drops in a classroom, and more.
Not all recommendations will be realized due to budget, uniqueness of specific site designs, and other constraints, but should be used as a guideline for district programmatic needs and to allow the design professionals' flexibility addressing each site's unique requirements while providing broad standards for parity. These educational specifications and district standards will also be used in discussion with stakeholders before and during project planning phases, which will include site and district staff, particularly our educators.
This document received input from staff in the following departments: elementary education, secondary education, maintenance, operations, facilities, technology; these documents were also sent to all MDUSD staff via ParentSquare with the documents and a survey link, and a Zoom "listening session" was held on Monday, January 24th that all staff were invited to attend. |
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Funding:
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Recommendation
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Move to approve Elementary/Middle and High School Educational Specifications and District Standards. |
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Approvals:
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Laura Juranek - Senior Administrative Assistant |
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Signed By: |
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Dr. Lisa Gonzales - Chief Business Officer |
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Signed By: |
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Dr. Adam Clark - Superintendent |
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Vote Results:
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| Original Motion | | Member Debra Mason Moved, Member Erin McFerrin seconded to approve the Original motion 'Move to approve Elementary/Middle and High School Educational Specifications and District Standards.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 5 Nay: 0. | | The motion Carried 5 - 0 | | | | | Linda Mayo | Yes | | Debra Mason | Yes | | Cherise Khaund | Yes | | Keisha Nzewi | Yes | | Erin McFerrin | Yes | |
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