DVES Build or Renovate On DV Campus or

DVES Build or Renovate? On DV Campus or New Site? Location? Do we even need another school?

Build or Renovate? • Full renovation to make DVES comparable to DDPS and SES approx. $16 million • New school approx. $23 million • Major drawbacks of renovation include: • age of building (1956) • probable closure for one full school year • still higher operating costs than a new, more efficient building • no additional field space

Build on DV campus or new site? • DV campus is approximately 54 acres • 1956 – 1 school (combined HS/MS) • 1970 – 2 schools (HS and MS) • 1987 – 3 schools (HS, MS and Elementary) • 2001 – 4 schools (2 HS, MS and Elem. ) + field house • Other additions to HS/MS and D. O. • District Enrollment • 1987 – approx. 1, 500 2013 – approx. 4, 900 • Desire to decompress this campus • Desire to move elementary away from HS

Location for a new school? • Search for large tract of land in the DVES attendance area • Many hours spent searching • Wiese property was not available • Our DD vacant lot isn’t applicable • Biondo property • Central location; on three-lane • Favorable initial responses

Do we need a new school? • 1998 – 4, 500 • 2000 – 4, 700 (built DDPS) • 2006 – 5, 700 • 2013 – 4, 900 • We need 4 elementary schools • DVES is actually growing!

Wiese Property in Matamoras • Seller wants land used for a good cause • Does NOT include Dervend Circle houses • Listed 50 of approx. 64 acres for $1. 5 million • Great parcel – flat; out of the 100 -year flood plain • School design will fit beautifully on this parcel • Space for a second school if needed in future • Will allow us to stay in Plan. Con cycle • Approx. 8 buses

Summary – a Win-Win!!! • DVES students get a beautiful new school • Matamoras should see property values rise • DV sells Biondo property and saves money • Milford Township gets large parcel back on rolls • Biondo property could generate new jobs in area • DV campus gets decompressed • District has long-term plan for future growth