Citizens' Oversight Committee Community Report December 2003

CURRENT PROJECT STATUS: Midland Elementary School, Westwood Elementary School, Mt. Carmel High School, Poway High School
Midland Elementary School	Construction Start: Summer 2004 Estimated Completion: Fall 2005

Midland, the oldest school in the district, will be completely demolished and re-built. The environmental studies are complete. Demolition and remediation work will begin in July 2004. Midland’s new campus will include three classroom buildings, an administration center, library, multi-purpose room, and playground areas. The architecture of the school was designed to coordinate with the plans for the Old Poway Park. A temporary campus for the Midland students is currently under construction at Garden Road Elementary School. Midland students will be provided bus transportation to the Garden Road site.
Westwood Elementary School	Construction Start: Summer 2004 Estimated Completion: Fall 2005

The design for the Westwood Elementary School renovation and modernization is complete. Construction will start in July 2004. Temporary classrooms will accommodate students and staff to allow a more efficient approach to construction and a possible early completion in August 2005. Classrooms and resource areas will be added to accommodate class size reduction and replace existing portable buildings. The library will be relocated and improvements made to the play grounds. A highlight of the renovated campus will be a new multipurpose room with expanded food service and lunch shelter.
Mt. Carmel High School	Construction Start: Summer 2004 Estimated Completion: Fall 2006

A groundbreaking ceremony for the first Building for Success project was held on May 14, 2004, at Mt. Carmel High School. The event coincided with the school’s 30-year anniversary celebration and was well attended by the school community, members of the Citizens’ Oversight Committee, and the PUSD Board of Education. Construction began two months ahead of schedule for a new eight-classroom addition that will be completed in August 2004. Mt. Carmel’s new campus will feature expanded science laboratories, music facility, library, and technology/vocational facilities. Upgrades to utilities and supporting infrastructure on this 30-yr old site will also be completed.
Poway High School	Construction Starts: Summer 2004 Estimated Completion: Winter 2006/2007

The construction of the new two-story classroom building is scheduled to start in January 2005. The total project design for Poway High School is complete and is currently under review by the Division of the State Architect (DSA). This review is expected to be complete in the fall of 2004. Approval of project plans by DSA is required prior to the start of construction. The new two-story facility includes more than 85,000 sq. ft. of new classroom space that will replace existing relocatable units. To get ready for these new facilities construction of a new girl’s softball facility will begin in July 2004. This initial project is required to accommodate the loss of athletic field space resulting from the staging of construction material and equipment for the new two-story classroom facility.