Capital Improvement

Plan

McAlester Public Schools

2010/2011
 Part I:

These are our schools today…

EARLY CHILDHOOD
CENTERS
Current bathrooms are not age appropriate for Early Childhood Centers

William Gay ECC

Washington ECC 1958
1963
Jefferson ECC 1951
 William Gay ECC 1958
Boiler System still in use

Boilers are also

still in use at
Emerson and
S. Arch Thompson
Auditorium
Washington ECC
1963

Storage is really limited in our buildings.

Washington ECC’s stage is used as a
the teachers’ & volunteers’ workroom,
conference room, & teachers’ break room.
Their boiler room is also used for
storage. This is not unique to Washington,
all of our ECC’s have the same problem.
William Gay ECC
Office supplies and equipment
in hallways, small closet for
main office
 Flooring damage is shown
in this picture of Washington
ECC. Water damage from
leaks are evident in all of
our buildings across the
district.

Washington ECC

Jefferson ECC
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Elementary bathrooms need
remodeling at all sites. Age
and condition of fixtures
hamper sanitation.

Will Rogers Elementary

1954
Water damage from leaks
at Emerson Elementary (1955)
Window units, outdated and
inefficient, are still in use at
Emerson and several other buildings.
Multiple portable buildings, like the one shown here at
Will Rogers Elementary, are also used at Washington,
Parker, and Puterbaugh.
Parker Intermediate Center
 Parker
Intermediate
Center
1973

Due to lack of space,

the kitchen appliances
must be placed in the
eating area. Performance
areas also serve as
kitchen storage.
Puterbaugh Middle School
 A re-roof will be required at
Puterbaugh, original MHS
building, and roof repair for
the Fine Arts Building.

Puterbaugh Middle
School
1968
McAlester High School
 McAlester High School
1979

Water leaks cause

damages to the ceilings
and floors.
Outdoor & Athletic
Facilities
Mike Deak Baseball Field
Grand Stand built in 1967
 7th-9th
Grade
locker room
below
stadium
seating has
major water
damage from
leaks.

The indoor hitting facility and
weight room is used by all
7th-8th grade athletes plus
HS baseball and softball.
Current baseball locker
room is too small to
accommodate all the
baseball players.
 Hook Eales
Stadium
1957

Home bleachers

Visitor bleachers

Track
 Chips of concrete fall on
spectators below.

Home bleachers are deteriorating

and becoming unsafe.
 Bob Brumley Gymnasium
1947

Visiting boys’ dressing room

Inadequate concession
facilities and ceiling damage
 Part II:

Here is what our schools

could be…
 McAlester Early Childhood Center
Emerson
• 10 New Classrooms (Safe Rooms)
• Renovation Of Existing Building: Restrooms,
Ceilings, Walls, Floors, Windows/Doors,
HVAC, Electrical, Plumbing, Full ADA
Compliance
• Interior And Exterior Security Surveillance
System
• Playground Renovation And Upgrade
• Expand Parking and Access Roads
• Improve Drainage
 McAlester Elementary
Grades 1-5
Will Rogers/Puterbaugh
• 12 New Classrooms (Safe Rooms)
• Renovation Of Existing Buildings: Restrooms,
Ceilings, Floors, Walls, Window/Doors, HVAC,
Electrical, Plumbing, Full ADA Compliance
• Interior And Exterior Security Surveillance System
• Playground Renovation And Upgrade
• Expand Cafeteria at Will Rogers
• Expand Parking and Access Road
• New Roof On Puterbaugh
• Improve Drainage
 Parker Middle School
Grades 6-8
• 12 New Classrooms (Safe Rooms)
• Minor Renovations On Existing
Building, Full ADA Compliance
• Add Interior And Exterior Security
Surveillance System
• Expand Parking And Access Road
 McAlester High School
9th-12th Grade

• Interior And Exterior Security

Surveillance System
• HVAC Updated Where Needed
• Repair or Replace Roofs on Original
Building and Fine Arts Building
• Access Or Exit Road
 New Event Center
Safe Rooms
• Basketball
• Volleyball
• Wrestling
• Band
• Cheer
• Pom
• Graduation
• Ability To Host Playoffs and Community
Events
 Auditorium Upgrade
• Re-cover seats as needed
• Paint Walls
• Upgrade HVAC
• Upgrade Restrooms
• Upgrade Sound System
• Carpet
 Outdoor Athletic Facilities
• Hook Eales: Locker Rooms, Artificial Turf
Lined For Football And Soccer, Track
Resurfaced, Renovation Or Replace Stadium
Seating
• Mike Deak: Replace Roof Over Seating And
Resurface Seating Brick, Renovate Hitting
Facility, JH Locker Room
• Softball: New Press Box
• All Facilities ADA Compliant
 Other Facility Improvements

• Comprehensive Technology Upgrades

• Transportation Upgrades
• Improved Parking
• Apply For FEMA Safe Room Funding
For All Sites
• Classroom Furniture
• Asbestos Abatement (as needed)
 Transportation
• Two busses – handicap accessible $140K
• Two route busses - $174K
• Four activity busses - $600K
• Video cameras & recorders – all busses $32K
• A/C – all busses $40K
• Current communication devices – all busses
$14K
• Total $1 Million
 Part III:

These are reasons to make a

difference…
 Cost Savings of Master Project
• Utilities
• Travel
• Maintenance
• Technology
• Administrative Costs
 Other Benefits of
Master Plan
• Safe, Secure, & Sanitary Campuses for all Students
• All sites to meet ADA Compliance
• Equity in Class Size, Curriculum Resources, &
Student Activities
• All Classrooms, Media Centers, & Computer Labs
21st Century Equipped
• A Gym @ all sites, provides indoor activities during
inclement weather
• More parental options
• Students are with the same peer group throughout
school years
• Greater Ownership
• Eliminate unhealthy competition & comparisons
Capital Improvement
Projects
1979-Present
 If not this plan,
what plan?
If not now, when?
 Voter Registration Dates
• Friday, Dec. 17 – This is the last day that
anyone can register in order to vote in the
Jan. 11, 2011, Bond Election
• Dec. 1 – Jan. 5 – Time frame for
requesting an Absentee Ballot
• Friday, Jan. 7 – Monday, Jan. 10 – Early
voting days