Board approves schematic design for high school CTE/addition; architects estimate about $8 million

The Pleasant Valley Community School District board approved schematic designs for a Career and Technical Education (CTE) addition at Pleasant Valley High School that would replace the standalone auto lab with a connected, high‑bay CTE complex and add a preschool observation/learning suite.

Tom Wall of FRK and Jesse Moe (team member) described the project scope: demolish the separate auto building, infill the courtyard with high‑bay spaces for automotive and building trades (roughly 22 feet clear height), create two foods labs for Family and Consumer Sciences and add a preschool lab with an observation/education space for high school students. "The auto lab will sit basically right where the current automotive lab is," FRK said in the presentation.

Schedule and phasing: the architects proposed a phased approach. The auto lab would be taken offline after spring break 2026, and the addition would be completed first so programs could migrate into new space before renovation of vacated interior rooms. The team said the addition could be substantially complete for the 2027 school year with renovation work concluding in time for the 2028 school year under the schedule presented.

Cost and procurement: FRK presented a preliminary all‑in cost opinion just under $8,000,000 (including soft costs and furniture/equipment). The firm said contingency was included in earlier square‑foot assumptions and that it will present a separate contingency/allowance line in later documents. Board members asked whether bidding both the Pleasant View and high school projects together could yield economies; staff said they are evaluating that option with the district’s builder.

Design considerations: the architects discussed choices for overhead doors on the high‑bay spaces and tradeoffs between full‑glass, aluminum‑framed doors and more traditional opaque sectional doors. The firm estimated a traditional large sectional door at about $12,000 and an aluminum door with glass at roughly $20,000 per unit, as an early planning figure for discussion.

Board action: Motion by Director Wagle, second by Director Ayers to approve the schematic for Pleasant Valley High School CTE addition, carried by roll call vote. Architects will proceed to design development and return refined costs and contingency breakdowns for board review.