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Douglas MacArthur

Alexandria City Public Schools

listen.DESIGN.deliver

Elementary School

Advisory Group MeetingDecember 16, 2019 – 6:00pm

Agenda

3

ProgramEngagement Summary

1

Concept Review2

Review

Look Ahead

Concept Sketches

ScheduleUpcoming Meeting Prep

Advisory Group, 12/16/19Community Meeting, 12/18/19

Program

EngagementCommunity School Team Advisory Group

(FACILITY) READINESS TIERS

TIME SPACE&

EVOLVED TRADITIONALTIER ONE TIER TWO DIFFERENTIATION

(NEAR)TIER THREE PLURALITYTIER FOUR IMMERSIVE

READINESS TIER ONE EVOLVED TRADITIONAL

Whole ClassIndividual

Groupings Groupings

Supports one class

Whole ClassIndividual

Break OutSpace

Groupings

READINESS TIER TWODIFFERENTIATION (NEAR)

Supports two or more classes

Spaces are equipped with additional, certain resources based on utilization variables as well as curricular and pedagogical needs

READINESS TIER THREEPLURALITY

Supports a cohort of classes

READINESS TIER FOUR IMMERSIVE

Red Dot:

Where are you today?

Blue Dot:

Where do you want to be

in the future?

break activity cultural continuum

break activity cultural continuum

Red Dot:

Where are you today?

Blue Dot:

Where do you want to be

in the future?

break activity cultural continuum

Red Dot:

Where are you today?

Blue Dot:

Where do you want to be

in the future?

Image walk overview

Image walk likes/ dislikes

Image walk dislikes - community

Image walk likes - community

Image walk dislikes – school team

Image walk likes – school team

Values overview Best in ClassCommunity Activation – 2.6Diversity – 2.6 Energy – 2.6

Values overview Best in ClassEquity – 2.7

Play -2.9 Maintenance Programs – 3.1

Values overview Best in ClassUniversal Accessibility 3.2Safety -3.2 Natural v. Artificial Light -3.7

Values overview Best in ClassCommunity Access – 4.2Active Spaces – 4.0

Stakeholder & Values summary to date

Top 10:1. Community Access2. Active Spaces3. Natural Light4. Universal Accessibility5. Safety6. Maintenance Programs7. Play8. Equity9. Community Activation10. Energy

Teacher Workshop highlights:DMES will become:• More innovative• More cohort—based• With a greater variety of space

types• More student-led• A balance between individual &

group achievement• More ‘shared;’ less ‘owned’• More transparent; less opaque• More independent, less

directed

Other key findings:• Understand the school in the

context wider community• Embrace the site’s potential for

play, outdoor learning, and community access

• Maintain access through the site

• Play areas are a higher priority than surface parking

• Celebrate the school’s and the City’s diversity

• Improve safe access for cars, buses and pedestrians

• After school activities are important

“Sticks” Conceptual Diagrams

“Sticks” Site Plan

“Sticks” Blocking Diagrams

Pre-k

Dining Commons

ECE

Gym

Upper Grades

UpperGrades

SupportMedia Commons

Music

“Sticks” Site Section

“Swoosh” Conceptual Diagrams

“Swoosh” Site Plan

“Swoosh” Blocking Diagrams

Pre-k

Dining Commons

ECE

Gym

Upper Grades

Media Commons

Music

“Swoosh” Site Section

“Coil” Conceptual Diagrams

“Coil” Site Plan

“Coil” Blocking Diagrams

Pre-k

Dining Commons

ECE

Gym

Upper Grades

UpperGrades

Support

Media Commons

Music

Art

“Coil” Site Section

“Forest” Conceptual Diagrams

“Forest” Site Plan

“Forest” Blocking Diagrams

Pre-k

Dining Commons

ECE

Gym

Upper Grades

UpperGrades

SupportMedia Commons

Music

Art

“Forest” Site Section

“Hybrid” Conceptual Diagrams

“Hybrid” Site Plan

“Hybrid” Blocking Diagrams

Pre-k

Dining Commons

MusicECE

Gym

Upper Grades

ECESolar Roof

Upper Grades

Media Commons

“Hybrid” Site Section

“Hybrid”

“Sticks”

“Forest” “Coil”

“Swoosh”

Upcoming Meetings + Actions

▪ “Day in the Life” - TBD

▪ Advisory Group, 12/16/19

▪ Community Meeting, 12/18/19

“Forest” Site Section

“Hybrid” Site Section