A New Chapter Has Begun

The community’s support of a bond issue in May 2018 set into motion a new chapter in Little Miami’s history. Over the next three years, construction of an all-new early childhood school will occur along with additions to three other buildings.

With construction will come change, in everything from parking and traffic flow, to grade reconfigurations and school calendars. As we move through this exciting time, we would again ask for the community's support, input and patience.

Resources

Videos

• Visioning Process (1:16)
• Site Tours (1:00)

Documents/Handouts

• Get the latest Weekly Construction Report (April 12, 2021)
• Salem Elementary Renovation Narrative
• OFCC Visioning Report (Nov. 1, 2018)
• Public Update Meeting PowerPoint (Jan. 24, 2019)
• Board of Education Update on Building Design (May 28, 2019)
• Board of Education Update on Building Design (Nov. 4, 2019)
• Construction Projects One-Pager (August 2019)
• Board of Education Update on Building Design (Jan. 28, 2020)

Timeline

Parents, teachers and administrators discussed the vision for new educational spaces in September 2018.

• May 8, 2018: Community approves $64.6 million bond issue
• July 31, 2018: Board passes resolution to select design professional firms
• Sept. 19-20, 2018: Parents, teachers, administrators visit Institute of Applied Creativity for Transformation at the University of Dayton for construction project visioning
• Sept. 25, 2018: Board passes resolution to accept the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission master plan and ELPP project agreement
• Nov. 26, 2018: RFQ advertised for construction manager services
• Nov. 27, 2018: Board approves contact with Emersion Design for architecture design services ($4,019,276) and approves OFCC visioning report
• Dec. 10, 2018: Sale of $59.6 million in bonds on bond market; an additional $5 million in notes to be sold in January, 2019
• Dec. 10: Initial planning meeting with stakeholders to program additions to intermediate, junior high and high school
• Jan. 24, 2019: Public update meeting held at Little Miami High School
• Feb. 26, 2019: Board approves contract with Skanska Megen VII as construction manager. Programming for new early elementary school completed
• March-May 2019: Schematic designs of LMIS, LMJH and LMHS addition completed
• May 2019: Schematic design of new early elementary school completed
• May 28, 2019: Board of Education hears update on preliminary building designs
• June 2019: Design development of intermediate school addition completed
• August 2019: Construction documents for intermediate school completed and groundbreaking; design development of junior high and high school additions completed
• September 2019: Design development of new early elementary school completed
• Oct. 2019: Ground broken for Intermediate School addition.
• December 2019: Construction documents for junior high and high school additions completed
• Summer 2020 (approx.): Intermediate school addition complete
• Spring 2021 (approx.): Junior high and high school additions complete
• Fall 2021 (approx.): New early elementary school complete

What do these terms mean?

Programming
Using information from the visioning process, Emersion Design/Fanning Howey will develop a list of spaces and square footages for the school and additions.

Schematic Designs
Emersion will take this list and develop concept floor plans. The firm will also determine the “massing” of the buildings (size, shape and how they are situated on the site), and general aesthetics of the exteriors.

Design Development
Emersion will finalize floor plans, then create exterior and interior elevations and will finalizing all building materials.

Construction Documents
Emersion will create actual drawings that the construction crews will use to build the buildings.

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