The Board met on July 11 th for a Facilities Committee Meeting of the Whole. At this meeting, our construction management firm, SiteLogIQ, provided an update on the progress of the work at IMS. We are pleased that supply-chain issues are not negatively affecting this project, which means we are on schedule. When students return in late August, the main office and new secure vestibule will be completed. Several temporary classrooms will be ready as “swing space” to relocate teachers and classrooms while their rooms are being renovated. The first-floor academic classrooms will be ready in late October.
The Board also heard from the Hayes Design Group about the plans for the second and larger phase of work for IMS. The goal is to begin phase two immediately after the phase 1 is completed in the late fall. Altogether, the $42 million project at IMS project will completely modernize the facility and enhance the academic spaces. We will improve security and technology and provide a new look to the fifty-plus year-old building. The architects from Draw Collective updated the Board on the plans for the elementary project. At this point, the work is focused on quantity and size allotment for each specific kind of space we would need in a state-of-the-art educational facility.
Finally, the Board hired a new Director of Facilities, Mr. Ryan Quinn. Ryan, a Bethel Park resident, comes to us from a facilities management position at Kennywood Park. While he has a lot to catch-up on, we are glad he’s on our team, and we welcome him to this important position for the school district.
