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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

“We shape o ur buildings; the r e afte r the y shape us” – Winsto n Churc hill

Outc ome a nd Obje c tive s • 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

T ime line Ac tivity Date F a c ility Ana lysis 2004 Be nc hma rking T o 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 o 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

Who We Ar e • 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)

Whe re We L ive Southwe st Mic hig a n

Wha t’s the Pr oble m? • 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

T he Cha lle ng e • 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 GOOD Ne ws • 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.

Conne c ting with Community • 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 o f a utism – timing . • L e tte rs to the e dito r • Pa re nt/ stude nt pa rtic ipa tio n 201 199 183 • Ne ig hb o rho o d me e ting 163 161 147 • Anti-ta x le a de rship me e ting • Pa re nt vide o

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 o we re d mile a g e to .29 mil $25,350,000

Ka la ma zoo RE SA Bond Pr oposa l 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 o ld b uilding ?

Ka la ma zoo RE SA Bond Pr oposa 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

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

Re se a r c h • 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.

Pr og r a mming 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

Re se a r c h • 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 • 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 • 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 s – g o o nline tual T our

Site De ve lopme nt Pla n: Re side ntial WoodsE dge L e ar ning Ce nte r Se r vic e Ce nte r Offic e Comme r c ial • E xisting 70 a c re site

Spatial Or ganization L e a r ning E nvir onme nt Visio n: A c o mmunity witho ut b arrie rs. • 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

F loor Pla n

Village s L e a r ning E nvir onme 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. 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 )

E xte r ior Mate r ials Physic a l E nvir onme nt • Se nsitivity to a va rie ty o 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

Mate r ial Se le c tions Physic a l E nvir onme nt: • 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”

Villa g e Co mmo ns

Ove rhe a d Ra il Syste m

Cla ssro o m

Mo to r De po t

Oc c upa tio na l T he ra py

E xte rio r o f Villa g e s

Bus Ca no py

Cost Summa r y 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

Wha t We L e a r ne d • 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

Building F e a tur e s Par e nts F ac ulty and Staff

Impa c t on Stude nt Be ha vior Par e nts F ac ulty and Staff

F le xibility Par e nts F ac ulty and Staff

T r a c k Syste m Par e nts F ac ulty and Staff

T e c hnolog y Par e nts F ac ulty and Staff

L e a r ning Spa c e Par e nts F ac ulty and Staff

Ac oustic s Par e nts F ac ulty and Staff

L ig hting Par e nts F ac ulty and Staff

“Our fa mily is ve ry ha ppy to b e pa rt o f so me thing so g re a t…” “Many stude nts se e m to b e c alme r…happie r…” “What a wo nde rful de sig n and we lc o ming e nviro nme nt!” Que stio ns…. “….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 .”