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WoodsE dg e L e a rning Ce nte r Advo c ating and Cre ating Uniq ue L e arning E nviro nme nts fo r Spe c ial Ne e ds Stude nts Spe ake r s: Ang e la T e lfe r, Pro g ra m Dire c to r; Ho lly No rma n, De puty Supe rinte nd e nt; a

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WoodsE dg e L e a rning Ce nte r

Advo c ating and Cre ating Uniq ue L e arning E nviro nme nts fo r Spe c ial Ne e ds Stude nts

Spe ake r s:

Ang e la T e lfe r, Pro g ra m Dire c to r; Ho lly No rma n, De puty Supe rinte nd e nt; a nd Ste ve n Ho e kze ma , AIA, Arc hite c t

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“We shape o ur buildings; the r e afte r the y shape us”

– Winsto n Churc hill

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  • Unde rsta nd the c ha lle ng e s
  • Pro mo ting e duc a tio na l a nd

so c ia l ne e ds

  • Mo b ilize yo ur c o mmunity
  • L

e a rn stra te g ie s fo r inc o rpo ra ting c o mfo rt, sa fe ty, fle xib ility a nd sta ffing e ffic ie nc y.

  • L

e a rn de sig n princ iple s tha t wo rk a nd inc re a se inde pe nde nc e

Outc ome a nd Obje c tive s

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T ime line

Ac tivity Date

F a c ility Ana lysis 2004 Be nc hma rking T

  • urs

Ma y 2006 Pro g ra mming Aug ust 2006 – July 2007 F irst Bo nd E le c tio n Ma y 2007 Se c o nd Bo nd E le c tio n No ve mb e r 2007 Do no r Additio ns No ve mb e r 2007 Be nc hma rking T

  • urs

Ja nua ry 2008 De sig n De c e mb e r 2007 – Ja nua ry 2009 Bidding Ja nua ry – F e b rua ry 2009 Co nstruc tio n Ma rc h 2009 – July 2010 Mo ve In Be g inning o f Aug ust F irst Da y o f Sc ho o l! Aug ust 16, 2010

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  • 200 stude nts a g e s 2-26
  • Stude nts with se ve re

c o g nitive impa irme nts, multiple impa irme nts a nd a utism

Our Sta ff

  • 125 full-time sta ff;

30 pa rt-time ; 20 c la ssro o ms

  • Pa rtne rships with We ste rn

Mic hig a n Unive rsity a nd K a la ma zo o Co lle g e

(60 stude nts da ily)

Who We Ar e

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Whe re We L ive

Southwe st Mic hig a n

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  • Ove rc ro wding
  • 1970’ s “o pe n c la ssro o m”

c o nc e pt – no t a ppro pria te

  • Ac c e ssib ility – 2 le ve ls
  • I

na de q ua te , infle xib le

  • Sa fe ty c o nc e rns/ c o ntro l
  • L

a c k o f sto ra g e

  • Minima l na tura l da ylig ht

Wha t’s the Pr

  • ble m?
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  • Only e ffe c ts 200 c hildre n

in the Co unty

  • “Out o f sig ht, o ut o f mind”
  • Multiple sc ho o l distric ts

to mo b ilize

  • L

a c k o f e xpo sure to the pro g ra m b y pub lic

  • Anti-ta x g ro up

T he Cha lle ng e

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  • Hug e suppo rt b y pa re nts
  • E

a rly “ne e d a wa re ne ss” da ta c o lle c tio n

  • E

xc e lle nt re puta tio n

  • Sma ll milla g e inc re a se :

0.39 mils fo r 14 ye a rs; a ppro xima te ly $20 / ye a r.

T he GOOD Ne ws

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  • Pro duc e d pro g ra m vide o
  • Ne ws a rtic le s tha t te ll o ur

“sto ry” – rising inc ide nc e

  • f a utism – timing .
  • L

e tte rs to the e dito r

  • Pa re nt/ stude nt pa rtic ipa tio n
  • Ne ig hb o rho o d me e ting
  • Anti-ta x le a de rship me e ting
  • Pa re nt vide o

147 163 161 183 199 201

Conne c ting with Community

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Initial Bond E le c tion

  • Na rro wly de fe a te d
  • .39 mil. I

nc re a se ; $29,280,000

  • Additio ns a nd re no va tio ns a t

the Se rvic e Ce nte r

  • A little mo re e ffo rt!

Se c ond Bond E le c tion

  • Mo re pa re nt invo lve me nt
  • Dia lo g ue a nd he lp fro m Bo a rds.
  • Ano nymo us do no r
  • Se rvic e Ce nte r o mitte d
  • L
  • we re d mile a g e to .29 mil

$25,350,000

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Answe r c o mmunity que stio ns…

  • E

xpla in the pro g ra m

  • Co nc e rns a nd b e ne fits
  • Ove rc ro wde d
  • Wha t will the ne w fa c ility

pro vide tha t c a nno t b e a c c o mplishe d no w?

  • Be spe c ific – tra nspa re nt!
  • Wha t will this c o st me ?
  • Wha t will yo u do with the
  • ld b uilding ?

Ka la ma zoo RE SA Bond Pr

  • posa l
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Ka la ma zoo RE SA Bond Pr

  • posa l

“T his mo de st b o nd pro po sal will allo w Kalamazo o RE SA to c o ntinue to o ffe r impo rtant, c o llab o rative and c o st-e ffic ie nt pro g rams that se rve all o f the stude nts and staff in Kalamazo o Co unty fo r ye ars to c o me .”

  • Dr. W. Cra ig Misne r,

Supe rinte nde nt

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  • Co mple te ly a c c e ssib le
  • Uniq ue wa ys to te a c h mo b ility
  • Building “mo de ls” a c o mmunity:
  • F

le xib le spa c e s

  • Gra dua lly inc re a se s

inde pe nde nc e

  • Se nso ry-se nsitive

E duc a tion a nd Spa tia l Str a te g ie s

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  • F

a c ility a na lysis re po rt

  • Be nc hma rking to urs
  • Busing
  • De ta ile d pro g ra m =

de ta ile d c o st e stima te

  • Ask your

se lf the to ug h

q ue stio ns.

Re se a r c h

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Preliminary Budget

PROPOSED PROGRAM

Description Quan. S.F. Sub-Total Area Total Cost / SF Extension

CLASSROOM

  • Sm. classroom - type1

12 1,000 12,000 145 $1,740,000

  • Lg. classroom - type 2

12 1,200 14,400 145 $2,088,000 Toilet / change (shared) 12 300 3,600 175 $630,000 Kit or sm group (shared) 12 160 1,920 160 $307,200 Break out room (shared) 12 320 3,840 145 $556,800 Supply room (shared) 12 160 1,920 120 $230,400 REACH room (incl.)

  • 1,200
  • 145

$0 37,680

Pr

  • g r

a mming

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  • Pho to g ra ph the thing s tha t

yo u like (a nd do n’ t like )

  • Cre a te a “c o mmo n

unde rsta nding ” first

  • Dra w so me thing o nly whe n

e ve ryo ne c a n a lre a dy visua lize the ide a

  • K

e e p sta ff upda te d

Re se a r c h

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  • Off-site wo rksho ps
  • Ma te ria ls
  • Pa tte rns a nd Co lo rs
  • Hie ra rc hy o f spa c e s

a nd a c tivitie s (pa ra lle ls c o mmunity e xpe rie nc e )

  • E

nc o ura g e inde pe nd e nc e

Re se a r c h

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  • Site Visits:

− Otta wa Are a Ce nte r I

SD

− L

inc o ln Ca mpus, K e nt I SD

− Co untryside E

le me nta ry

− Va n Bure n I

SD

− Blo o mfie ld Hills

  • Vir

tual T

  • ur

s – g o o nline

Re se a r c h

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  • E

xisting 70 a c re site

Se r vic e Ce nte r Offic e Comme r c ial Re side ntial WoodsE dge L e ar ning Ce nte r

Site De ve lopme nt Pla n:

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  • 3 intima te “villa g e s”
  • Spe c ia lty spa c e s, ma in

stre e t, villa g e c o mmo ns, c la ssro o m “ho me s”

  • Simula te s re a l wo rld

c o nditio ns

  • F

re e do m & Se c urity

Spatial Or ganization

L e a r ning E nvir

  • nme nt

Visio n: A c o mmunity witho ut b arrie rs.

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F loor Pla n

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E ac h Village Has:

  • 2 ne ig hb o rho o d s / 4 c la ssro o ms
  • Co lo r ide ntity - wa yfinding
  • Usa b le c irc ula tio n
  • Na tura l da ylig ht
  • F

le xib le with c o ntro ls!

  • Pa ire d c la ssro o ms with

sha re d spa c e (le a rning , o ffic e , sto ra g e )

  • Villa g e Sq ua re (o ffic e , kitc he n, sto ra g e )

Village s

L e a r ning E nvir

  • nme nt

Missio n: We are an inno vative sc ho o l de dic ate d to

de ve lo ping inde pe nde nc e in o ur stude nts.

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  • Se nsitivity to a va rie ty
  • f de ve lo pme nta l

ne e ds

  • Allo ws stude nts to

pro g re ss a t the ir individua l ra te s

  • Hig h q ua lity, c o unty-

wide pro g ra ms

  • So urc e o f pride
  • Sa fe ty & Se c urity

E xte r ior Mate r ials

Physic a l E nvir

  • nme nt
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  • Dura b le , ta c tile , visua l
  • Da ylig ht c le re sto ry
  • T

imb e r trusse s, o ve rsize d b ric k, c o lo rful pa ne ls

  • Ac o ustic s
  • E

a sy wa yfinding

  • L

ino le um flo o ring

  • Gro ss mo to r a c tivitie s
  • “Sto re fro nts” & “Ma in Stre e t”

Mate r ial Se le c tions

Physic a l E nvir

  • nme nt:
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Villa g e Co mmo ns

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Ove rhe a d Ra il Syste m

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Cla ssro o m

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Mo to r De po t

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Oc c upa tio na l T he ra py

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E xte rio r o f Villa g e s

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Bus Ca no py

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Site Work $1.9 million

  • Sig na g e , pla y e q uipme nt,

e a rthwo rk, pa ving , c o nc re te , fe nc ing , la ndsc a ping , lig hting

Building $16.7 million Soft Costs $4.3 million

  • Pro fe ssio na l fe e s, re imb ursa b le s,

furnishing s, e q uipme nt, te c hno lo g y, e le c tio n e xpe nse s, o wne r’ s re pre se nta tive

T OT AL S $22.9 million

Cost Summa r y

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  • Co mmunic a te a nd e duc a te
  • Mo b ilize pa re nts
  • E

ng a g e the c o mmunity:

− Do no rs, me dia c o ve ra g e ,

sc ho o l b o a rds, vo te rs

  • “L

e a rn fro m the kids”

  • Owne r pa rtic ipa tio n

Wha t We L e a r ne d

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Building F e a tur e s

F ac ulty and Staff Par e nts

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Impa c t on Stude nt Be ha vior

F ac ulty and Staff Par e nts

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F le xibility

F ac ulty and Staff Par e nts

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T r a c k Syste m

F ac ulty and Staff Par e nts

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T e c hnolog y

F ac ulty and Staff Par e nts

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L e a r ning Spa c e

F ac ulty and Staff Par e nts

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Ac oustic s

F ac ulty and Staff Par e nts

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L ig hting

F ac ulty and Staff Par e nts

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Que stio ns….

“What a wo nde rful de sig n and we lc o ming e nviro nme nt!”

“Our fa mily is ve ry ha ppy to b e pa rt

  • f so me thing so g re a t…”

“Many stude nts se e m to b e c alme r…happie r…”

“….this e xpe rie nc e ha s b e e n, we ll, libe r

ating…”

“I lo ve se e ing the kids tha t I use d to wo rk with wa lk fre e ly, smiling a nd la ug hing …the tra c k syste m is impre ssive .”