Existing Building Facilities

The Crocker Mansion and Surrounding Grounds

Currently the Mansion houses homeroom and specialty classrooms (for approximately 200 PreK – 4th grade students), and administrative and Mission II functions. The Ballroom on the ground-floor level of the Mansion hosts some larger group events including assemblies, concer ts and special events. Day activities at the Mansion extend out onto the surrounding lawns, the Ballet (Upper) Lawn and the Kindergarten (Lower) Lawn.

The lack of space within the Crocker Mansion has begun to adversely impact the curriculum. Additional space is required to meet classroom needs, particularly specialty classroom needs in the sciences, and to accommodate indoor physical education, athletic programs and the School’s burgeoning fine arts and performing arts programs.

Programs: Ballroom, 16 Classrooms, Music Practice Rooms, Administration, Maintenance, Support Services

Existing Building Area: 34,000 SF

The Middle School J Building

Currently, the J Building houses the Innovation Lab; multi-purpose classrooms (serving approximately 200 5th – 8th grade students) which suppor t primarily middle school humanities and languages; and administration.

Programs: 7 Classrooms, I-lab, Support Services

Existing Building Area: 12,340 SF

The Middle School C,D,E and F Buildings

The old Middle School quad comprises four temporary buildings with classrooms (ser ving approximately 200 5th-8th grade students) that suppor t primarily middle school arts, music and sciences; space for administrative functions and support (technology); and a small outdoor courtyard/amphitheater. In addition to classroom and recess activities, the Middle School courtyard is used occasionally for small gatherings and special events. These facilities currently are insufficient to accommodate the middle school’s burgeoning electives programs particularly in the performing arts and fine arts, the School’s support services for its broad and deep technology curriculum, and program support services.

Programs: 5 classrooms including Art and Music, Support Services, 1 small classroom/meeting space

Existing Building Area: 6,600 SF

Gymnasium/Community Center

The GCC is the School’s only large-capacity indoor assembly, athletic and per formance space. The School currently experiences significant scheduling constraints in accommodating its existing enrollment and programs, many of which have been adversely limited and otherwise impacted. These impacts are particularly acute when inclement weather limits the School’s ability to conduct physical education, athletics and performing arts activities outdoors.

Programs: Gym, Assembly, Rehearsal, and Performance Space, Classroom and After-school programs, Admissions Services

Existing Building Area: 14,300 SF

Library

The library serves as the School’s primary physical books and electronic reference resource as well as an important informal and formal community gathering and meeting area for the Nueva community. The library also houses the School’s media lab which supports the broad digital literacy, citizenship and programming / engineering programs.

Programs: Library, Meeting Rooms, Computer Lab

Existing Building Area: 6,700 SF

Cafe

The cafeteria meets the lunch requirements of the Lower School and Middle School through two separate lunch hour seatings. It functions also as a mid-size community gathering, meeting and performance venue. In addition to supporting the lunch and catering requirements of the School, the kitchen also is used occasionally as an instructional space. The small amphitheater outside the Café serves as an occasional outdoor performance venue.

Programs: Cafeteria, Kitchen

Existing Building Area: 3,800 SF

Environmental Center

The “Environmental Center”, the original Mansion garage, has been imperfectly adapted to accommodate its current principal use as a lower school science classroom. However, the current lower school science facilities which are insufficient and not proximately located, adversely impact the expansion and coordination of these programs.

Programs: Classroom

Existing Building Area: 1,200 SF

Business Office

The business office currently occupies a por table trailer on the most remote periphery of the built campus; this location impedes the ability of the office to support Nueva faculty, staff and the community.

Programs: Office Space

Existing Building Area: 1,230 SF

Admissions Office

The admissions office occupies a small administrative extension to the GCC and a small por table building. The current space does not sufficiently meet the needs of the admissions office which include reception; offices; and private meeting, testing and group gathering facilities. The admissions office currently borrows space from other already-impacted facilities to meet their needs. The creation of more suitably organized space will dramatically increase the capability and effectiveness of this function and team.

Programs: Office Space

Existing Building Area: 1,100 SF

Facility Program:

Proposed Improvements and Projected Uses

The Middle School

A two-story Middle School classroom building will face the Hillside Learning Complex cour tyard, creating a unified Middle School Quad. This new classroom building will replace the classrooms in the existing C, D, E and F buildings that have outlived their expected lifespan, and will add 5 additional classrooms to accommodate enrollment growth.

Programs: Classrooms, Support Space

Existing Building Area to be demolished: Middle School C,D,E,F Buildings (-6,600 SF)

New MS Classrooms:

Estimated Building Area: 11,000 SF

Estimated Structural Coverage: 5,500 SF

The Theater

The purpose of the theater, which was approved in the 1996 Master Plan, remains the same: to accommodate the School’s extensive per forming arts program as well as assembly needs for school-related and sponsored events. Classes, assemblies, rehearsals, performances and other large school events currently held in the mansion ballroom, cafeteria or GCC could be moved into the theater. The theater will not be a commercial facility used for ticketed events open to the general public, and the expected number of performances is not anticipated to increase as a result of the proposed theater. The School proposes that permission for community use be applied for through Hillsborough City Council.

Programs: Fixed Seating for 475 people, Lobby, Stage, Stage and Side Wings, Set and Costume Shops, Support Services

Estimated Building Area: 16,000 SF

Estimated Structural Coverage: 12,000 SF

Administration Space

Middle School administration space will be included in the new Middle School Classroom wing to better integrate the Middle School Staff with the students. A small addition to the library will provide expanded administration space adjacent to the drop-off and will enable relocation of the Business Office and Admissions services from portables to long-term, more central and accessible locations.

Administration Space: Programs: Offices, Meeting rooms, Faculty Workspace

Existing Building Area to be demolished: Admissions Office, Business Office (-2,330 SF)

Estimated Building Area: 3,600 SF Estimated Structural Coverage: 2,000 SF

MS Administration Space: Programs: MS Administrative offices, workrooms and meeting rooms to replace the existing MS Administration areas in Buildings C,D,E,F

Estimated Building Area: 1,800 SF Estimated Structural Coverage: 900SF

Café Expansion

An expansion of the existing café will allow accommodation of an expanded number of middle school students. This could be in the form of an indoor/outdoor terrace with expansive views and a direct connection to the Nueva Garden.

Programs: Kitchen, Cafeteria Seating

Estimated Building Area: 2,300 SF Addition Estimated Structural Coverage: 2,300 SF

- Julie Ron, LS Teacher

Multi-Use Buildings

Environmental Center

A new Environmental Center classroom will support the growing environmental and general sciences curriculum, and replace the existing portable currently used for this purpose. This building will suppor t and elevate a reconceptualized pre K-8 environmental education curriculum.

Programs: Classroom, Lab

Estimated Building Area: 2,800 SF

Estimated Structural Coverage: 2,800 SF

Multi-Purpose Building

A Multi-purpose building near the Lower School will provide recreational and a flexible teaching space for the Lower School students. This building will alleviate scheduling pressure on the GCC and provide a space, easily accessible to the Lower School, for allweather recreation, per formances, and art classes and exhibitions.

Programs: Gym, Music, Art

Estimated Building Area: 6,000 SF

Estimated Structural Coverage: 4,000 SF

Covered Sports Court

A covered sports court will provide greatly needed all-weather recreational space to alleviate current overcrowding and scheduling conflicts on the heavilyused existing Gymnasium/Community Center

Programs: Physical Education and Athletics

Estimated Building Area: 7,000 SF

Estimated Structural Coverage: 7,000 SF

Housing

The proposed housing includes 6 units that could be used to provide affordable, interim housing for teachers or staff members recently relocated to join the Nueva School and short-term housing for visiting speakers, educators, scholars and artists-in-residence.

Programs: 6 Units of Short-term, Affordable Housing

Estimated Building Area: 3,600 SF

Estimated Structural Coverage: 3,600 SF