Architects meet with school board

The St. Joseph Board of Education met with the architects that will design its new schools during an open study session before the regular board meeting Monday evening.

Reed Graves of River Bluff Architects and Ron Auxier of Ellison-Auxier Architects each took turns laying out their renderings of the schools to be built at Carden Park and Bishop and Cook roads. Board members and school administrators were given a chance to discuss possible changes and scenarios in the designs.

Last May, the school board selected Ellison-Auxier Architects to build a 75,000-square-foot elementary school at Cook and Bishop roads. The board also selected River Bluff Architects to construct a similar-sized two-story structure at 16th and Duncan streets

Were ready to start putting details to each of these concepts youre looking at, Ron Auxier told the gathering. Were not doing a lot of room changes. Once you get to this level you pretty much know this is the room, this is where food services is at and things of that type.

Reed Graves added that this is the earliest part of the architectural work. There are still a few more steps to be completed before final design.

Now were ready to move into that phase where we start taking designs and adding details to them, solidify material prices, structural schemes and things like that.

In the regular board meeting which lasted a little over 30 minutes, the board approved the submissions of free and reduced lunch applications and accepted a request for qualifications from Lankford and Associates to air condition five of its elementary schools in 2013.

The school district also was awarded a Seven Seals Award by the Missouri National Guard and Reserve for the work with veterans and their children.

Board member Sue Wagner also was honored for her recent recognition at the Annual Gifted Association of Missouri Conference.

Ms. Wagner has worked in the St. Joseph School District program in some capacity since 1980.

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