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School Building Renovations
Funding Assistance Project
I. Project Description.
This project is intended to help generate funding for school building
renovations. SMSSI funding requests for school building renovations have so far received encouraging response
from Alumni and friends and, no doubt, will continue to be a favorite for
channeling tax deductible donations. The following is a description of the
rationale and features of the this project, lifted verbatim from the 5-Year
Development Plan.
"While it is true that St. Mary’s
School currently possesses the most adequate resources among its sister schools
in the area, its facilities needs major upgrading in order to meet the demands
of the new academic program. The school was built in 1979, after the original
wooden building was burned. The new concrete building was meant to support a
population of three to five hundred students, and it includes a student center,
library, administrative offices, kitchen, laboratories, and auditorium. When
Sagada was assured of a continuous supply of electricity, minimal electrical
wiring was superficially added to the rooms. As of the beginning of this school
year, lighting in the classrooms was inadequate. Adequate water supply is
another basic need of the school. As the maintenance of the mission compound’s
water supply deteriorated, so did the water supply to the school. Finally,
security continues to be of concern to the school, as the school building has
been victimized repeatedly by vandalism and theft.
In planning any physical renovation
or innovation projects as part of the strategic plan for the upgrading of school
facilities, the following considerations will be addressed, in order to
prioritize and facilitate donations from alumni and other sources:
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Does the project positively and directly impact the
learning of the majority of students (learning environment)?
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Is the project needed to support and enhance the school’s
curriculum (resources needed to deliver the curriculum)?
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Is the project feasible (availability of funds) and
sustainable, to wit: can the cost of maintenance of the project be absorbed by
the school’s operations budget?
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Is the project needed for the security and safety of the
schools and its constituency?
Plans of Action for Physical Plant
Renovations:
In identifying probable sources of
revenue for specific capital development, the following 5-year plan for
upgrading the facilities of St. Mary’s has been approved by its board of
trustees, and work for the 1st phase has been started as of the
beginning of the 2004-2005 school year. In tapping potential donors, the Board
of Trustees has identified individual or group donors for each item, the
completion of which would suit their preferences and fit their own budgets.
1st Phase:
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Renovation
of at least 8 classrooms (Right Wing), including:
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Constructing lowered ceilings to counteract the echo
produced by cavernous cement walls.
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Installation of four banks of fluorescent lights to
provide adequate lighting for students. (currently there is only one
incandescent light bulb per classroom and no sockets).
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Installation of at least three electrical outlets per classroom (to allow
for the use of overhead projectors and other audio visual equipment).
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Construction of adequate white boards (chalk residue has been found to be
dangerous to the health of students and teachers) and bulletin boards (for the
display of student work and other information).
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Construction of platforms in each classroom to enable students to better
see the teacher and the information written on the boards.
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Construction of trapezoidal student desks to allow for better and wider
surface areas for writing. The flexibility of the trapezoidal tables also
allows multiple configuration to suit the demands of various classroom
activities such as small group discussions, large group forums, workshops, and
lectures.
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Painting, varnishing, and covering cement floors with vinyl tiles.
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Monobloc chairs to supplement the trapezoidal tables.
2. The construction of two student toilets on the first floor. Currently
students have to resort to outhouses located in the periphery of the school
building. If we are to teach our kids good hygiene and how to properly use
toilets, we need to provide the facilities. These include:
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4 urinals and 2 cubicles in the boys toilet
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4 cubicles in the girls’ toilet
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wash basins and mirrors
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water storage and a janitor’s closet for cleaning supplies
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fluorescent lighting
3. A concrete cistern adjacent to Stapleton Hall to provide adequate storage
of rainwater for toilet use in the main building.
4. Security grills in all rooms in the school and replacement of broken
windows.
5. Metal doors with deadbolts for all classrooms (eventually for all
rooms).
2nd Phase – Left
Wing (actually planned for SY 2006-2007, but may be started sooner, pending on
receipt of pledges from alumni).
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Renovating the Chemistry laboratory, including water sinks, electrical
and gas outlets, exhaust hoods, safety shower, chemicals preparation and storage
room, science tables and stools, two white boards, and two bulletin boards,
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Constructing a Biology laboratory, including sinks and electrical
outlets, and furnished with science equipment like microscopes, dissecting kits,
science tables and stools, whiteboards and bulletin boards.
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Constructing a Physics laboratory, including electrical equipment and
outlets, white boards, and bulletin boards, tables and stools. The Physics lab
will also serve as the shop to be used in TLE (technology and livelihood
education) units dealing with applied electricity.
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Constructing a Computer laboratory, with at least 18 PCs, properly
networked for instructional purposes, which may be later connected to the
library for Internet access. The renovation includes the installation of
computer and power cables, computer desks and chairs, whiteboards and bulletin
boards.
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Renovation of the Library (or Media Center), to include:
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Proper lighting (at least 32 banks of fluorescent lighting)
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Proper acoustics (lowering of ceiling)
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Electrical outlets
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Proper tables and chairs in the Reference & Discussion area
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The creation of an enclosed Reading Room (Quiet Room) which will house
the Fiction collection
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A
separate Audio-Visual Room (for viewing films, and documentaries) which
will also house the audio-visual collection of the school.
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A computer section (a bank of at least four computers for Internet
access).
II. Project Cost
1. First Phase [The Right
Wing]:
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Renovation of 8 classrooms @P100,000
=
P800,000
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Renovation of 2 toilets @ P75.000 =
P150,000
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Security Grills (whole school) =
P150,000
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Water Storage Cistern =
P150,000
2. Second Phase [The Left Wing]:
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Chemistry Lab (incl. prep room,
equipment) =
P400,000
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Biology Lab =
P150,000
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Physics Lab =
P150,000
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Computer Lab (without computers) = P150,000
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18 Computers for Computer Lab
(networked) = P630,000
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Library Renovation incl. Audio Visual
= P500,000
3. Third Phase:
The Sports Complex. For the description and
costing of this project click on the foregoing
hyperlink.
III. Status
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First Phase. The renovation of
8 classrooms, 2 toilets and security grills were finished ahead of schedule.
Thanks to the Donors.
2. Second Phase.
The chemistry lab, biology lab, and physics lab
are currently undergoing
construction. Thanks to Dr. John Alipit
and his wife Josephine for
bankrolling the construction costs.
The computer lab has likewise been
finished and ready to be
equipped with Computers. Please click
on:
February 18, 2005
Donations
Update to see the names of the donors.
The Library renovation project has been
assigned to the
following committee. Click on the
hyperlink to view:
The Library Facilities Funding
Assistance Committee.
3. Third Phase: The Sports Complex.
For the status of this project
click on the foregoing hyperlink.
The Dormitory
Project will be assigned to a committee to help
generate funding for this project:
The Dormitory
Funding Assistance Committee.
Where to send tax deductible
donations for SMS in the USA:
For other help options, click on any
of the hereunder hyperlinks:
I.
Computers and Related Equipment Funding
Assistance Project.
II.
Sponsor A Student Funding Assistance Project
III.
Library Facilities Improvement Funding
Assistance Project
IV.
Sports Complex/Auditorium Funding Assistance
Project
V.
Dormitories Funding Assistance Project
VI.
School Building and Facilities
Renovaion/Upgrading
VII.
Endowment Fund Build-up
VIII. Book Campaign
IX.
Salary Equalization Fund
X. Raffles
XI.
SMSSI Operating Budget
XII. Memorial
Funds
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