2007 District Asset Protection Project Photos--Your Tax Dollars Hard at Work!

The following are some "progress" photos taken at some of our schools that underwent renovation work that began in the summer of 2007.  All of the projects are substantially completed, with the interior projects finished.  The only work that remains is outside work (landscaping/roofing) that will be completed when the weather improves.

STATUS: All of the interior work is completed.  Landscaping will be completed when the weather is better.

Lighting in the Neil Armstrong auditorium is being upgraded.

Excavation and drainage work is being completed.

These pictures were taken eight days after the photos shown above and show the progress on the excavation/French drain work at Neil Armstrong.

These next four pictures were taken 8 days after the previous group and show work on the auditorium lighting upgrades at Neil Armstrong as well as the drainage/excavation work being done.

This next group of pictures was taken one week after the previous group and shows work on the auditorium lighting and excavation/drain work being done at Neil.

These next six pictures were taken 15 days after the previous group.  As you can see, the lighting upgrades in the Neil auditorium are almost finished!

Excavation/drainage work at Neil continues.

These pictures were taken two weeks after the previous group and show that the work on the auditorium and excavation/drainage work are almost complete.  Principal Janet O'Rourke reports that everything should be completed in a week or two.  Thank you to everyone for their patience!

More auditorium shots.  You can see there are more lights in the ceiling than ever before!

The drainage holes have been filled and the work is almost complete.

These are the last of the Neil renovation photos!  Thanks to everyone for their patience throughout the process!

STATUS: All of the interior work is completed.  The students are using the new music, speech and language and instructional support classrooms.  Outdoor seeding/landscaping/paving will be completed when the weather permits.

The modular classrooms at Franklin are in the process of being removed and will be replaced with four classrooms, created from reconfigured space within the school.

These pictures were taken eight days after the above photos and show progress in the two Special Education Classrooms that are being created near the gymnasium.

Here is a photo looking down the left hand side of Franklin toward the new music classrooms that are being constructed underneath the gymnasium.

The following pictures show the excavation/French drain work that is being done on the right hand side of Franklin, past where the modular classrooms currently sit.

The next nine photographs were taken 8 days after the previous group.  The next two photos show progress on the construction of two of the four new classrooms at Franklin.  These two are next to the gymnasium.

The next four photos show the drainage work has been completed.  Landscaping is the next step.

Construction materials wait in the back parking lot.

Two new classrooms are being constructed below the gym at Franklin.

This next group of photos was taken a week after the previous group.  The next three photos show progress on the new classrooms by the gymnasium.

As you can see, we're waiting for grass to grow in the area where the new drains were installed.

We're waiting for grass to come up at the visitors parking area.

An updated exterior shot of the two classrooms being constructed underneath the gym.

These next six photos were taken 15 days after the previous group.  These next three photos show the progress on one of the two new upstairs classrooms.

These next two photos show the painting that is being done in the other new upstairs classroom.

As you can see, there is much work to be done on the two classrooms being created underneath the gymnasium.

Work is progressing on the two new classrooms for Speech and Language and IST.

The biggest change is the progress on the new music classrooms to be located underneath the gymnasium.  A concrete floor has been poured and walls are being erected.

These next set of pictures were taken three weeks after the previous group and show progress on the four new classrooms that are being configured out of existing space at Franklin.

These rooms are being built next to the gymnasium.

These new classrooms were locker rooms and are being converted to to classroom, bathroom and smaller locker space.

These next three pictures show progress on the rooms being created under the gymnasium to serve as music classrooms.

This next group of photos was taken three weeks after the previous group and will show that the construction of the new classrooms at Franklin are almost complete!

When you come down the stairs at Franklin, these are the doors leading to the new music classrooms that are constructed underneath the gymnasium.

Here is one of the new music classrooms.

Here is the other new music classroom.

This is the view of the two new music classrooms from outside their doors.

This is the new Instructional Support classroom constructed upstairs.

This is the new ladies restroom located upstairs.

Here is the new Speech and Language upstairs classroom.  It looks empty without students!

The next five photos were taken on Monday, December 10, and show the ribbon cutting ceremony to officially open the new music classrooms at Franklin!

The furniture is in the music classrooms and ready for students!

Mrs. Alstad's strings students love their new music classroom!

All Franklin students had the opportunity to take a quick tour of their new classroom spaces.

Students are ready to move into their new Speech and Language classroom!

STATUS: The interior addition is completed and the students began to occupy the new space on Monday, February 18.  Roof and landscaping projects will be completed when the weather improves.

The modular classrooms at Memorial are in the process of being removed and will be replaced with a new four-classroom addition, which can be seen from the Faculty Room window, looking out toward the playground area.

Foundation drain work is also being done at Memorial.

Memorial is also receiving a new roof this summer.

Another shot of the roof at Memorial.

These photos were taken eight days since the ones above.  The next five shots are of the new four-classroom addition that is being built at Memorial to replace the modular units.

Here you can see concrete being poured into the foundation footer for the new addition at Memorial.

These next two pictures show the progress on the new roof installation at Memorial.

The following eight pictures were taken 8 days after the previous group.  These next four pictures show progress on the four classroom addition that is being constructed at Memorial.

Here's a look at the drainage work being done around Mr. Chalus' office.

Work on the roof is almost done!

Here's an exterior shot of the addition at Memorial if you're looking from South Park Road.

This next group of shots were taken a week after the previous group.

Inside the school a temporary wall has been constructed outside the faculty room to keep the construction noise/dust to a minimum.

Another shot of the temporary wall that will keep students away from the construction area.

More shots of the addition.

More shots of the new roof.

The next seven pictures were taken 15 days after the previous group.  The next four pictures show the progress on the 4-classroom addition at Memorial.

Work on the roof is progressing.

These next 10 pictures were taken 22 days after the previous group and show progress at Memorial.  The above picture shows that work is almost completed to remedy drainage issues around the principal's office.

These next seven photos show the progress on the four-classroom addition.

Work on the roof is almost complete.  Work will begin again when the roof for the new addition is ready to be installed.

This next group of pictures was taken three weeks after the previous group and show progress on the four-classroom addition at Memorial.

The majority of the roof work has been completed.   Anything that has not been completed to date will be completed when the roof for the new addition is installed.

This next group of photos was taken three weeks after the previous group and you can see that the exterior work on the new Memorial four classroom addition is coming along!

This is going to be the new custodial area for the building.

Here are the new classrooms.

Exterior shots from the back of the school.

These pictures were taken a week after the previous group and show the exterior of the new edition shaping up.

Much work still needs to be done on the interior.

These next five photos were taken a couple of days before winter recess and show that great progress has been made on the new addition at Memorial.  This photo shows that tar paper is on the roof and that work will be completed soon, weather permitting.

Concrete floors have been poured and the ceiling is being installed.

These next seven photos were taken the second week in January and show the progress that has been made over the past two and one-half weeks.

If you look at the photo that is two above this one, in the same column, you will see that the view has changed drastically.  A hallway has been created, with the new rooms located on both sides of the hallway.

This is a picture of Mrs. Sudnik's new third grade classroom.

The new custodial storage room.

One of the new fourth grade classrooms.

Another fourth grade classroom.

These next six pictures were taken the third week of January and show progress is being made on the new classrooms.  Pictured above is a shot of the new lockers.

Wiring is being completed.

These next four shots show the new classrooms.

These next seven shots were taken February 8 and show that the new rooms at Memorial are ready to occupy, once the district receives permission from the authorities to occupy the space.  As you can see from this photo, the temporary wall in the Memorial hallway has been removed and you can see the corridor of the new edition at Memorial.

This is the Instructional Aides' Room.

This is Mr. Kovach's new Custodial Storage Room

The next three photos show the new Fourth Grade Classrooms are ready to be occupied.

This is Mrs. Sudnik's new Third Grade Classroom.

There's a smiley face on the window in one of the new Memorial classrooms.  We're happy the edition is completed enough for students to occupy!

Landscaping and the roof will be completed when the weather improves.

The new hallway leading to the new classrooms at Memorial.

The new Aides' Room.

Mr. John has a new custodial room.

Mrs. Sudnick's third grade classroom.

Mrs. Reese's fourth grade classroom.

Miss Mancinelli's fourth grade classroom.

Mrs. Hruby's fourth grade classroom.

The new faculty room.

STATUS: Students moved out of the modular classrooms and into their new classrooms located inside Lincoln on December 3.  Landscaping work will be completed when the weather improves.

The modular classrooms at Lincoln are in the process of being removed and replaced by a four-classroom addition at the back of the school.  Here is a view from the parking lot, looking down the side of the building.

Lincoln is also getting a roof replacement this summer.

The following photos were taken eight days after the previous photos.  Here is a shot of the four-classroom addition which is being built behind Lincoln.

If you compare this photo to the similar one taken eight days ago, you can see the progress that is being made on the addition at Lincoln.

Another shot of the classroom addition at Lincoln.

Bulldozers are excavating the ground behind Lincoln to accommodate the new addition.

The next shots show progress on the new roof at Lincoln.

This next set of pictures was taken 8 days after the previous group.  The next two pictures show an updated view of construction, looking down the right side of Lincoln toward the playground.

A view of the work going on behind Lincoln to create four new permanent classrooms to replace the modular classrooms.

The roof work at Lincoln contines.

This next group of pictures was taken a week later than the last group.  These next few pictures show the progress on the new addition.

Roof work continues.

These next seven pictures were taken 15 days after the previous group.  The next five photos show progress on the new four-classroom addition that is being constructed behind Lincoln.

Here's a view from the inside-out.

Work on the Lincoln roof continues.

These next nine pictures were taking two weeks after the previous group and show progress on the new addition.

Final completion of the roof has temporarily been put on hold in anticipation of the roof being ready for the new addition.

The next six pictures were taken three weeks after the previous set.  As you can see, drainage work begins along the side of Lincoln.

The outside of the four-classroom addition has been bricked.

Here are some more views of the addition exterior.

A close up of the drainage work at Lincoln.

This next group of pictures was taken Thanksgiving week and will show tremendous progress on the edition at Lincoln.

These next three pictures are of the new fourth grade classrooms.

This is the new Reading Classroom.

This is a new storage room located on the downstairs level.

Here are the new doors leading to the outside of Lincoln from the downstairs level.

This is the new retaining wall located outside the back of Lincoln.

This next group of photos was taken two weeks after the previous group and show that the new addition at Lincoln is almost complete!

Here are some shots of the new fourth grade classrooms.

The new Reading Specialist Classroom.

New lockers.

The emergency exit on the lower level.

A new storage room on the lower level.

The new Music Classroom.

Another shot of the Music Room.

Here are the modular units some of the Lincoln students were learning in until their new classrooms were finished.

The following pictures were taken on Monday, December 3 and show the students in their new classrooms located inside Lincoln.

The students like their new rooms, describing them as "bigger and better," "nicer," "better," "warmer" and "awesome."

STATUS: Roof and electrical work completed.

Electrical upgrades are being made to William Penn.

These next three pictures were taken 8 days after the previous group and show progress on the roof at William Penn.

These next four photos show electrical upgrades to William Penn classrooms.

Work will continue on the roof.

These next three pictures were taken 15 days after the previous group and shows work progressing on the William Penn roof.

These next three pictures were taken 12 days after the previous group and show the progress on the William Penn roof.