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Photos depicting new Special Education Unit
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Dear Staff, Parents and Caregivers,
Someone said jokingly that we will need to add hard hats and steel capped work boots to the school uniform for semester 2. They were referring of course to the construction of our new Community Centre, our new state of the art Special Education Unit and the $200,000 worth of refurbishments to classrooms which will begin shortly.
The project brief on our Community Centre has been signed off and the $3M contribution from the federal government, as part of the Building the Educational Revolution; Schools of the 21st Century confirmed.
The P&C have committed $125,000 to the project. We are anxiously awaiting the formal decision from the Sunshine Coast Regional Council to confirm their contribution to the project, in the next two weeks.
Meetings with the Project Architects, Project Managers and the designated builder are scheduled for June with construction likely to begin around August.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW A PLAN OF THE COMMUNITY CENTRE
Planning for our new $2M+ Special Education Unit is also continuing. This facility will be built at the back of the school close to the Hermosa Street staff car park. The entrance to the back of the school and the staff car park will change to accommodate this, and a new SEU undercover set down will be provided for student with disabilities. The state of the art facility will contain two general teaching areas, an area including a kitchen, various offices and withdrawal rooms, a special sensory learning area and a new dedicated play area. Access to the building will be provided by a new undercover link which will also connect with other school blocks and existing under cover walkways. Construction is due to start in semester 2 and be completed for the beginning of the 2010 school year.
Thanks to the National Pride component of the federal government stimulus package we will be upgrading a large number of our existing classrooms. All modular buildings will be fitted with water and art sinks and all weather awnings over the doors. A large number of classrooms will have internal painting and new carpets. Our old rusty storage container will be removed and replaced with a new shed. We are also repairing and replacing a number of the gutters on our buildings. Some new signage will be provided to help parents and visitors find their way around our school and to brighten up our school entrance.
While all this is very exciting, there will be some inconvenience during the construction stage, but the result will literally transform our school in terms of space and facilities. It certainly is an exciting time in our school’s history.
Warm Regards,
Glenn.
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