13-05-2025
Architectural firm asks Alexandria school board to assist with master plan preparations
ALEXANDRIA — The Alexandria Community School Corp. is a step closer to developing a master facilities and operations plan.
During the school board's regular meeting Monday, representatives from Gibraltar Design, an Indianapolis-based architectural firm, outlined potential facility and operations upgrades at each school building, based on feedback from each building's staff members.
Staff members chose from a list of needed upgrades outlined in a recently completed study.
Several of the upgrades highlighted were at the high school. They include improving the arrival and dismissal process, modifying the band/choir rooms, upgrading the original HVAC system and improving water distribution, according to Kris Kingery, chief education officer for Gibraltar.
Estimates will be presented during the July board meeting.
School board members were given fact sheets detailing each of the needed improvements and asked to rate them according to importance.
'We like to quantify,' Kingery explained. 'It's not individually, what do you think is important? It's collectively as a board, and we're also going to get some administrative input as well.'
