Architect: Benice Ayer Needs $16.2 Mil in Renovations

To bring Bernice Ayer Middle School  up to modern-day standards would take about $16.2 million, an architect has determined.

Of that, $8.5 million would be used to replace half of the portable classrooms with permanent buildings, according to a 2009 study the Capistrano Unified School District commissioned.

The architect’s report was recently updated for 2013 pricing. The district is facing $822 million worth of needs and only has about $44 million on hand to address them.

The 2013 figures also include $666,000 to purchase state-of-the-art technology for students.

The total figure also includes money to build a gymnasium and nearly $1.5 million in routine repairs the district has put off in recent years at the San Clemente campus, including that to floor covering, roofing, painting and paving.

Below is an easier-to-read legend for the photo above. Because the campus is shared withTruman Benedict Elementary, both campuses’ needs are listed. New construction, which originally included replacing all the portables, is in peach, remodels in yellow.  

1.    Administration remodel/expansion

2.    Library media center remodel/expansion

3.    Multipurpose room remodel/expansion

4.    Replace operable walls with permanent walls

5.    New two-story building (12 classrooms)

6.    New kindergarten (two classrooms)

7.    New play area

8.    Fire truck access

9.    New play surface

10.  Americans with Disabilities Act upgrades

11.  New parking (36 stalls)

12.  New two-story building (26 classrooms)

13.  New gymnasium

14.  New fitness room

15.  New science rooms

16.  Acoustical separation

17.  New covered walkway

18.  New toilets

19.  New locker room expansion

20.  Joint use

Find out what is needed at nearby schools:

• Truman Benedict Elementary
• Concordia Elementary
• Las Palmas Elementary
• Lobo Elementary
• Marblehead Elementary
• Palisades Elementary
• San Clemente High
• Shorecliffs Middle School
• Vista Del Mar Middle and Elementary schools