Architect: Vista Del Mar Needs $10.5 Mil in Upgrades, Repairs

Even though the dual campus of Vista Del Mar Elementary and Vista Del Mar Middle School is relatively new, a Capistrano Unified School District has identified $10.5 million in facility needs.

Included in that number are nearly $4 million to replace half of the schools’ portable classrooms with permanent buildings. Another $203,500 in routine maintenance is needed for items the district has postponed in recent years, including paint and the fire alarm.

The numbers come from a report a firm, WLC Architects, the district hired in 2009 to assess modernization needs across the sprawling, 55-campus school district. They were recently revised with 2013 pricing. The district is facing $822 million worth of needs and only has about $44 million on hand to address them.

The updated figures also include $738,000 to buy state-of-the-art technology for students at the Talega-based schools.

Below is an easier-to-read legend for the photo above. New construction, which originally included replacing all the portables, is in peach, remodels in yellow.  

1.    New gymnasium

2.    New fitness center/weight room

3.    New choral room

4.    New toiilets

5.    Science room remodel

6.    Computer lab expansion

7.    New, decompressed granite walking track

8.    Fire truck turnaround

9.    New play surface

10.  Americans with Disabilities Act upgrade

11.  New parking (23 stalls)

12.  Center for special instruction

13.  New two-story building (10 classrooms)

Find out what is needed at nearby schools:

• Bernice Ayer Middle School
• Truman Benedict Elementary
• Concordia Elementary
• Las Palmas Elementary
• Lobo Elementary
• Marblehead Elementary
• Palisades Elementary
• San Clemente High
• Shorecliffs Middle School