Architect: Kinoshita Needs $7.7 Mil for Modernization

To modernize Kinoshita Elementary School would take $7.7 million.

That’s the assessment of an architectural firm the district hired in 2009 to take a look at the district’s 55 campuses. The report was recently updated for 2013 pricing. The district is facing $822 million worth of needs and only has about $44 million on hand to address them.

Included in the $7.7 million figure are new buildings to replace half the schools portables, at a cost of $5.2 million. The school also has $770,000 in needed repairs that the district has deferred in recent years, including those to the fire alarm, phone systems and painting.

The updated numbers also include $684,000 to upgrade to the latest technology for students.

Kinoshita does have some fire-safety issues. Firefighters cannot get access to 5,760 square feet of the school’s buildings.

Below is an easier-to-read legend for the photo above. New construction proposed is in peach, remodels in yellow.  

1.    Classroom remodel (music)

2.    Classroom expansion

3.    New kitchen serving area expansion

4.    New toilets

5.    Kindergarten play area expansion

6.    New building (seven classrooms)

7.    New play surface area

8.    Fire truck turnaround

9.    New play area

10.  Americans with Disabilities Act upgrade

11.  Repair field irrigation system

12.  New parking (12 stalls)

13.  New building (eight classrooms)

14.  Repair electrical vault

15.  Acoustical separation

Find out the needs at nearby schools:

• Ambuehl Elementary
• Capistrano Valley High School
• Del Obispo Elementary
• Marco Forster Middle School
• San Juan Elementary
• San Juan Hills
• Serra High School