Planning Session III Notes
June 20 – Session III
BCS Library
12:00pm
Facilities Needs Discussion
Present: Melisa Fesmire, Ron Johnson, Lacy Krakow, Charles Jones, Sharon Lease, Sonja Lind, Nathan Rogers, Sue Talkington, Tod Wenger, Evelyn Browne
A little history was shared!
“The first school director was John Wright and the first school house was made of logs, like many of these that followed, had a dirt floor and roof.”
From “A Brief History of Banner County” by Mr. & Mrs. Mervin Snyder. Retrieved from https://www.olden-times.com/oldtimenebraska/n-tnation/bannco.html
Construction History
1917 Banner County High School
1925 Dormitory (West teacherage)
1929 Gymnasium w/2 apartments
1951 East Teacherage Built
1957 Banner County School
1961 BCS Addition
School Building – General Needs
Upgrade hall floors
Replace Library carpet
HVAC – large units in classrooms loud – date to 1999-2000
Roof – at least 4 layers
Led lighting throughout the school
Banner County School sign – at driveway entrance and on building
New flooring in Jr/SR high – cover original asbestos tile
Food service (Kitchen) upgrades: walk-in freezer, dishwasher, hot/cold ser5ving line, plumbing
Preserve & protect mural
Replace breezeway mural
School building - Instruction and Program Needs
PE office
Small instructional space: OT, PT, Speech
Classroom
Teacher workroom- common meeting space
Adult bathroom
Storage –
Nurse – bathroom
Weight and wrestling: wrestling mats
Outside buildings
Bigger bus barn
Bus wash facility
Shop storage (outside)
Teacherages: replace windows, install siding, upgrade electric, plumbing, and septic
All-weather track – how many lanes?
Old Gym – make a decision
Swimming pool
Rubber mulch in playground
Gravel parking lot and shop area – MUD!
Technology
Upgrade phone system (15+ years old)
Cameras – access points
Clear touch screens in every classroom
Key card entry system
Security – door magnets
Key recommendation: Form facilities advisory group