TBBW<\/a>. \u201cThe new campus also allows us to enhance the children\u2019s experience by adding new programs not possible\u00a0because of current physical limitations.\u201d<\/p>\nThat space also allows St. John\u2019s to consolidate a school now spread across three campuses. Plant Avenue currently serves grades 5 through 8; after the redevelopment, most students will attend there, with a separate campus retained for 4- and 5-year-olds.<\/p>\n
The consolidation changes where students attend school within the property St. John\u2019s already owns. The school enrolls about 600 students from pre-K through eighth grade.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re not getting bigger,\u201d\u00a0Jebson\u00a0said. \u201cWe\u2019re not expanding physically.\u00a0We\u2019re\u00a0utilizing the existing footprint of our largest campus, which is the existing middle school campus.\u201d<\/p>\n
That footprint had also become a constraint. Aging facilities and limited land restricted what St. John\u2019s could accommodate, leading the board to begin a master-planning process. Detailed planning for the redevelopment started about four or five years ago.<\/p>\n
St. John\u2019s has raised $14 million so far through a capital campaign.\u00a0Jebson\u00a0said donor names will be released with permission, while some gifts will remain anonymous.<\/p>\n
The plan extends beyond the academic building itself. St. John\u2019s plans to grow its arts program and add student wellness, performance and athletic facilities. A large turf field will provide room for recreation and team practices, something\u00a0Jebson\u00a0called \u201ca real differentiator\u201d for an urban school. The project also includes an outdoor pavilion and underground stormwater infrastructure.<\/p>\n
Fitting those additions onto the same footprint requires St. John\u2019s to rethink land now devoted to surface parking. The work will proceed in phases, starting with the academic building, followed by the parking garage and then the turf field.<\/p>\n
St. John\u2019s Parish Inc. is the project owner, with Barr & Barr Inc. serving as general contractor and Cooper Johnson Smith Peterson Architects as architect. Walter P. Moore is the structural engineer.<\/p>\n
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