Silver Spring InternationalMiddle School and Sligo Creek Elementary School Addition Project

June 12, 2019

Community Information Meeting

Meeting Agenda

Meeting Agenda

• Site Plan Update

• Construction Challenges

• Construction Sequencing Alternates

• Program Analysis

• Transportation Analysis

• Holding School Options

• Parkside Elementary School

• Communications

Existing Site Circulation

Existing Site Circulation

133 SSIMS parking spaces87 SCES parking spaces

Construction Challenges

• Safety and Security• Current enrollment

• SCES: 669 students• SSIMS: 1129 students

• SSIMS Program Impacts• Main entrance• Administrative areas• 2 music rooms• 6 science classrooms• 1 classroom

• Parking• SSIMS (front lot): *133 spaces

• Available during construction: ± 86 spaces • Space for construction laydown area required

• SCES (side and back lots): *87 • Available during construction: ± 69 total spaces

• Before/ After Care• Potential interior space relocation

• Purple Line• Concurrent construction projects/ increased site congestion

Construction Sequencing Alternatives

• Relocatable Classrooms- Feasibility Assumption• Opportunities

• Walkers could still walk to school• Same commute times, bell and bus schedule would

remain the same• Challenges

• Security/ remote location/ transverse outdoors to class

• Parking/ site congestion/ restricted drop-off and pickup

• Combined administration area• Potential comingling of ES and MS students• No water in relocatables• Elevation change/ ADA compliance • Extended construction duration (TBD)

• To Do• Install potential fire lane for access• Install ADA ramps• Interior renovation of administration area• Relocate existing science rooms to existing interior

space • Construction Analysis

Construction Sequencing Alternatives

• Alternate #1-Relocate SCES to holding facility• Opportunities

• Students and staff in one location• away from construction noise/ traffic• Alleviate parking/ less congestion onsite • Students bused to/from SCES for before and aftercare • MS and ES students would remain separated

• Challenges• Finding available space• Existing conditions of available space/ retrofit • Increased commute times• Walkers would have to ride bus

• Possible Options• Commercial Properties• Existing MCPS Holding Facilities

• Fairland, Grosvenor, Radner• Other County Facilities

• i.e. Parkside

Construction Sequencing Alternatives

• Alternate #2-Relocate K-2 grade levels of SCES to holding facility• Opportunities

• Alleviate parking/ less congestion onsite • Students bused to/from SCES for before and aftercare • MS and ES students would remain separated

• Challenges• Finding available space, existing conditions of available space• Increased commute times• Walkers (attending alternate facility) would have to ride bus• Combined administration area/ Operational logistics, separation of staff• Parking/ site congestion/ restricted drop-off and pickup at SCES

• To Do• Potential Lease negotiations • Interior renovation of administration area• Construction Analysis

• Possible Options• MCPS schools with extra capacity• Other County Facilities

• i.e. Parkside

Program Analysis

Existing Program To Relocate - Lower Level

Program Analysis

Existing Program To Relocate - First Floor

Program Analysis

Existing Program To Relocate - Second Floor

Temporary Space Plan

Lower Level

Temporary Space Plan

First Floor

Temporary Space Plan

Second Floor

Transportation Analysis

Transportation • Existing stops/ routes will remain the

same with possible additions if necessary

• Pick up/ drop off stops will be created for current walkers in their areas.

• Kidsco before care (6:30am-9:15am) and after care (3:30pm - 6:30pm) is anticipated to remain at SCES, bus to and from holding facility will be provided

• Potential shuttle service between two facilities for staff

Holding School Options

Fairland Center

• Address: 13313 Old Columbia Pike, Silver Spring, MD 20904

• Travel Distance from SCES: • 1st Tier Timing: Left Sligo Creek ES @ 8:15 arrived at Fairland

Center 8:30 (7 miles)

• 2nd Tier Timing: Left Sligo Creek ES @ 9:10 arrived at Fairland Center 9:25 (7 miles)

• General: Currently leased to a private school (Kennedy Krieger School, serving those with learning & intellectual disabilities)

• Key Facilities Report: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/facilities/kfi/reports/992.pdf

Holding School Options

Grosvenor Center:

• Name: Grosvenor Center

• Address: 5701 Grosvenor Ln, Bethesda, MD 20814

• Distance from SCES: • 1st Tier Timing: Left Sligo Ceek ES @ 8:30 arrived

Grovesnor @ 8:55 (8 miles)

• 2nd Tier Timing: Left Sligo Creek ES @ 9:00 arrived @ Grovesnor at 9:20 (8 miles)

• General: Currently occupied by Luxmanor ES during construction

• Key Facilities Report: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/facilities/kfi/reports/993.pdf

Holding School Options

Parkside ES:

Name: Parkside Elementary School

Address: 9500 Burnett Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20901

Distance from SCES: 1st Tier Timing: Left Sligo Creek ES @ 8:20 arrived at Parkside 8:30 (1.6 miles)

2nd Tier Timing: Left Sligo Creek Es @ 9:00 arrived @ Parkside 9:06 (1.6 miles)

General: Currently owned by Montgomery County, occupied by M-NCPPC as office space, anticipated move out summer 2019

Key Facilities Report: N/A

Parkside Elementary School

Parkside ES: Proposed Holding Facility

Interior Renovation: ± 15,000 gsf

Parkside Elementary School

Parkside ES: Proposed K-2 School Facility

Communications

• Communications • Representative project group

• Meets regularly to discuss the project• Relays important information to the larger community

• SCES PTA • Jennifer Gans, Joe Shashaty

• School Representatives• SCES: Principal Swift (Interim)• SCES: Principal Rand• SSIMS: Principal Bryant

• MCPS DOC• Project Manager: Seth Feriano

• Architect• Greg Lukmire

• Construction Manager• TBD

• Transportation• Sinisha Pavlovich

• MCPS Project Webpage• https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/facilities/construction/project/ssims.aspx

• Previous meeting slide shows • Meeting minutes