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YOUR DISTRICT’S FULL POTENTIAL HISTORY OF VLK ARCHITECTS VLK has enjoyed great success since our inception in 1984, growing to the 3rd largest educational architecture firm in the U.S. with offices in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio. VLK is recognized for its leadership in designing transformational learning environments that facilitate engagement between students and teachers, and that support curriculum and instruction. VLK is a firm built on service to our clients, providing solutions specific to our clients’ needs and their communities.

VLK MISSION We guide clients through process, collaboration and imagination to realize exceptional environments to work, live, learn and play.

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Austin 2700 Via Fortuna, Suite 230 Austin, TX 78746 | 512.807.3145

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Dallas Legacy Town Center III 5801 Tennyson Parkway, Suite 100 Plano, TX 75024 | 972.265.1885

Programming And Master Planning Site Feasibility Selection Development Coordination Facilities Evaluation Assessments Economic Feasibility Studies Scheduling Facility Capacity Studies

Fort Worth 2821 West 7th Street, Suite 300 Fort Worth, TX 76107 | 817.633.1600 Houston 20445 State Highway 249, Suite 300 Houston, TX 77070 | 281.671.2300 San Antonio 250 W. Nottingham, Suite 115 San Antonio, TX 78209 | 830.388.1531

"Beyond their amazingly talented school architects, VLK has experts in communications, curriculum, academics, graphic design, video production and elections. They bring a comprehensive team to make sure that your community believes in your project and then delivers on what they promise."

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Client References Hutto ISD

Dr. Celina Estrada Thomas, Superintendent celina.estradathomas@huttoisd.net | 512.759.3771 Henry Gideon, Assistant Superintendent of Operations henry.gideon@huttoisd.net | 512.759.3771

Liberty Hill ISD

Steve Snell, Superintendent superintendent@libertyhill.txed.net | 512.260.5580 Dustin Akin, Director of Construction dakin@libertyhill.txed.net | 512.713.3289

Pflugerville ISD

Brandon Cardwell, Executive Director, Facilities & Support Services brandon.cardwell@pfisd.net | 512-594-0245

Florence ISD

Paul Michalewicz, Superintendent pmichalewicz@florenceisd.net | 325.450.4951

Denton ISD

Dr. Jamie Wilson, Superintendent jwilson@dentonisd.org | 940.369.0000

Katy ISD

Lisa Kassman, Executive Director of Facilities and Planning elisabethakassman@katyisd.org | 281.396.7552

Socorro ISD

Tom Eyeington, Chief Operations Officer, Facilities and Planning teyein@sisd.net | 915.937.0380

Keller ISD

Dr. Rick Westfall, Superintendent rick.westfall@kellerisd.net | 817.744.1011

Clear Creek ISD

Paul Miller, Director of Facility Services pmiller@ccisd.net | 281.284.0000

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VLK | LINK® VLK | LINK® facilitates the vision of a district and fully addresses all needs, culminating in a bond program. It aligns the community’s expectations with the district’s actions, and comprehensively captures educational needs, physical condition needs, capacity needs, leadership goals, and curriculum plans, resulting in a true long-range plan for future readiness.

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TECHNICAL DESIGN GUIDELINES

EDUCATION SPECIFICATIONS

DISCOVERY

LONG RANGE FACILITY PLAN COMPONENTS

LONG RANGE FACILITY PLANNING COMMITTEE

SAFETY & SECURITY

PROGRAMMING & CAPACITY ANALYSIS

DEMOGRAPHICS

FACILITY CONDITIONS ASSESSMENT

EDUCATIONAL ADEQUACY ASSESSMENT

Long Range Facility Planning Committee Development of Long Range Facility Planning (LRFP) and Bond Planning is the story of your district and its needs begins with the very first planning meeting. The establishment of your narrative is critical to the community’s understanding of your district’s needs. We are strategic in how we set up the committee that will develop both the LRFP and Bond Plan, if it is needed. The process that is used to vet committee members is targeted in order to develop a strong healthy committee. We believe in working with the superintendent to identify key community representatives in key precincts and will vet your Bond and Community Advocacy Chair upfront so that they can observe and understand the content and decisions made by the District from the beginning.

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Discovery Prior to creating the LRFP, VLK Architects will work through our Discovery Process where along with your community and district representatives we will establish statistical and factual data to be utilized in creating your district’s LRFP. Our Discovery Process consists of VLK | Curation, Technical Design Guidelines, Education Specifications, Safety & Security, Programming & Capacity Analysis, Facility Conditions Assessment, Educational Adequacy Assessment, and Demographics.

VLK | CURATION® VLK | CURATION® studies district philosophy in order to adequately approach the collaborative Long-Range Facility Planning process that will conclude with a collection of thoughts including the Educational Specifications that will define expectations for future design needs in the district. By establishing a deep understanding of instructional goals, VLK Architects can respond appropriately to design needs. The team will be engaged in relevant conversation regarding information related to Curriculum and Instruction, District Leadership, Student Learning Styles, and how these important factors will influence the district’s collaborative design process. Curriculum and Instruction Design Planning will be used to facilitate an in-depth discussion with the team regarding aspects of Curriculum and Instruction as they relate to the design process.

Technical Design Guidelines This document states the general principles to be used in the design of schools with respect to systems, construction, materiality, and finishes with the objective of achieving design consistency, equity and quality, and which can be effectively, efficiently and economically managed through their life cycle. The goal of these guidelines is also to provide safe, functional and sustainable environments conducive to learning. They are comprised of all the technical requirements for construction of buildings for the District.

Education Specifications Education Specifications are defined as the design standards and concepts to be used by the district to guide new facility construction and major space renovations to create engaging and effective learning environments aligned with district learning goals. The specifications define (both narratively and graphically) how learning may occur and establish performance expectations for district facilities by incorporating principles and strategies for successful teaching and learning within the built environment.

Safety & Security VLK’s Best Practices for School Safety & Security are tailored to each community, with the realization and understanding that the students’, staffs’, parents’, and your community’s sense of security in their schools is a top priority. We pledge that during the design of your projects, we will hold meetings with your First Responders, that they will be included in design meetings and building walk-throughs while projects are under construction, and ensure they know what they will need to anticipate in the event of an emergency at your campuses. VLK’s Best Practices for School Safety & Security are scaffolded by our participation on the Texas Society of Architects School Safety & Security Workgroup, Governor Abbott’s recommendations, the Texas State School and Safety Center, and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design(CPTED). In addition, VLK has partnered with the National Alliance on Mental Illness Austin and MHMR Tarrant County Chapters to consider the effects of space on students’, teachers’, and administrators’ mental health.

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Programming & Capacity Analysis In our programming analysis, we take a thoughtful and creative look at preferred adjacencies, number and sizes of spaces, types of spaces and how these spaces support your educational program. Our functional capacity study includes student-to-teacher ratios, class schedules, class offerings, special learning concepts, lunch rotation, and available square footage per instructional space in order to determine an accurate functional capacity.

Educational Adequacy Assessment A survey will be utilized by VLK Architects to evaluate the Educational Adequacy of each campus. The EAI survey is completed using floor plans, aerial imagery, and building walk-throughs. Multiple items in each of the categories listed above are evaluated based on the following scoring scale: 1=Poor 2=Below Standard 3=Meets Standard 4=Exceeds Standard 5=Exceptional. The assignment of scores are based on the District’s Education Specifications, Texas Education Agency Guidelines, the district’s Technical Design Guidelines, Association for Learning Environments best practices, and VLK’s institutional knowledge of district facilities. Scores for each section are averaged and scores for each campus are averaged to produce this rating.

Facility Conditions Assessment As part of the Long-Range Facility Plan, VLK performs facility conditions assessments of instructional campuses, district athletic facilities, administrative buildings, maintenance warehouse, grounds buildings, and transportation facilities. These assessments include the reviewing of as-built drawings, conducting site visits, reviewing district standards for new construction, applying knowledge of current building codes and architectural barriers rules (accessibility requirements). The gathered information is entered directly into our database and sorted into categories. Category 1, items that address deficiencies related to life safety, campus security, and/or accessibility. Category 2, items that address deficiencies related to building envelope (like roofing & windows), building systems (like HVAC or lighting), or other near term major maintenance needs. Category 3, items that address all other deficiencies not within Categories 1, 2 or 4. Category 4, items that address deficiencies related to maintenance items addressable directly by district staff. These categories are then summarized per campus and at a district level.

Cost Estimating As solutions are being formalized, VLK comprehensively estimates opinions of probable project costs for each solution, that are not only based on the categories evaluated in the Long Range Planning process, but also take into account right-sized square footage and programming, appropriate unit costs, contingency, on-site and off-site costs, soft costs, furnishing fixtures, and equipment costs and inflation. Properly calculating these costs are critical in reaching an overall potential bond value to ensure adequate funds for each project are included.

Demographics VLK Architects will work with your demographer or provide demographic services to provide 10-year enrollment projections by grade and campus. By using your historical enrollment data, our team is able to establish cohort patterns of growth rates within your district. Finally, we research and track all active and future single family and multi-family developments within your district as a basis for future growth. All of this data results in the 10-year enrollment projections which are then rolled into our capacity analysis study. People. Service. Solutions.

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SEEKING CONSENSUS

BOND CAPITAL PLANNING

ELECTION INFORMATION/ CAMPAIGN MANAGEMENT

PRIORITIZATION

BOND PLANNING COMPONENTS

CITIZEN’S BOND PLANNING COMMITTEE

MESSAGING SCHEDULE/ COMMUNITY OUTREACH

Citizen’s Bond Planning Committee The LRFP Committee established at the beginning of the process will transition into the Bond Planning Committee. The Committee’ s collective knowledge and development of the LRFP is invaluable in working towards a bond. The Committee will work with the same ground rules as they did while working to develop the LRFP.

Prioritization Generally, the district’s needs exceed their ability or willingness to bond and this leads to a prioritization stage. An understanding of the district’s bonding capability and tax impact along with the committee’s perceived tolerance to a bond proposition will result in a target value for the bond. A debate for prioritization will ensue with the committee ultimately defining the highest priority initiatives to present the Board of Trustees. This debate is healthy and productive and provides some real insight into what their neighbors will be thinking. It is essential that the Board of Trustees support the findings of the committee.

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Seeking Consensus Historically, a Voter Model process has been used for bond planning meetings which requires people to choose “Yes” or “No” only. VLK utilizes a Consensus Model process for bond planning which seeks for members to feel as though they received something that they wanted creating more support for the bond and engagement in finding solutions. This model pushes the “No” vote to a neutral position, allowing members to feel invested because they are walking out as not only educated but as advocates for the bond. Communication Methods: The way we conduct the meetings changes the way committee members perceive their task, creating an environment of holistic solutions, support for the bond, and community engagement. Historic Voter Model: “If I don’t agree with everything, I will veto this package.” “If I don’t get everything I want, I won’t agree to anything.” Creates “winners” and “losers” Fragmented committee with focus on the aspects of the bond that they don’t want. VLK Consensus Model: “If there is one thing I can agree with, I will approve the package.” Everyone might not get everything, but everyone will get something. Forces them to say “I like almost everything!” Pushes the “no” vote to “I am not happy, but I am neutral” Community Surveys Gauge Support: Proposed committee resolutions can be tested at this time for community acceptance through surveys. The results can help gauge bond value or tax rate increase tolerance, understanding of needs versus wants and the general willingness of the community to support the proposal. Targeted Approach Test the Temperature Provide a Road Map to Victory! Identify Key Messages

Bond Capital Planning Bond Counsel: VLK is experienced in assisting Bond Counsel with adjusting projects costs relative to financing capability. Project Scheduling: Project schedules must be reconciled with the original opinions of probable costs to ensure that appropriate inflationary factors are included. Proposition Strategy: The most effective strategy accounts for voter awareness and accomplishes the projects in the bond when unforeseen circumstances arise. Financing Options: The team will advise the Bond Counsel on best financing options available, taking into consideration tax implications and inflation.

Election Information & Campaign Management Once the Bond is called, the referendum moves from the planning phase to the election phase. Converting from the Citizen’s Bond Planning Committee into the PAC is essential because the committee members are invested and understand the information which guarantees a swift seamless transition into the PAC during the election phase. Our support of the District (Information) Campaign and PAC (Advocacy) Campaign is strategic, coordinated; the key is to get the “YES” vote out to the polls.

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Messaging Schedule/Community Outreach VLK assists both campaigns by developing a messaging schedule to pro-actively plan weekly themed events along with social media and website efforts to get the word out to the community. We will coordinate and plan training/workshops for school board members and district officials, and PAC leaders in order to teach messaging. We fully support preparation for committee meetings, community presentations, and provide graphics and clip art for printed materials such as hand-outs, signage, and postcards. The best strategy is based on gaining community confidence and developing trust in the school district. Our goal is to have a citizenship that is educated about, and understands the district’s mission, theory of action, student outcome goals, and the facts regarding a bond through citizen awareness and participation. Complete Voter Analysis - A complete voter analysis will let the district know expected turnout for a particular election date as well as other important factors such as gender, age, geographic area, and party affiliation. With this information it is easy to make some educated assumptions. For example, younger voters, women, and Democrats are much more likely to support a bond election. Combined with the Scientific Voter Survey mentioned below, looking at turnout in past elections in specific geographic locations, for example, will give us clues as to why a previous election turned out the way it did. It will also help determine whether we need to increase turnout in any specific area or within any specific demographic. Scientific Voter Survey - A scientific voter survey should be done to gain much more insight into the level of support for an election. Telephone interviews are conducted amongst likely voters. Likely voters are based on voter history for your district. A telephone survey will measure very particular points of interest such as level of support for leadership, level of support for specific projects, or messages that voters need to hear in order to gain more knowledge regarding an election. This is a useful tool on its own or even more powerful when combined with a complete voter analysis. On its own a voter survey can help the district decide on messaging. Combined with a voter analysis, you can compare which subgroups are more likely to support the bond with which subgroups are more likely to turnout to vote. This becomes a key element for turnout.

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Stakeholder Engagement - Communicating with voters before it is time to ask for something in return is essential. The idea is to create a movement of overall support for the district before we start talking about an election. We can create a program that engages community members and staff and is specifically designed to highlight all the wonderful things about your district. We should engage members of the community from specific geographical areas where support has been lacking in the past. District leadership should find out what is important to them by not only asking but being willing to listen and take appropriate action. Remember, if you do not tell your story, somebody else will. Communications Consulting - The goal of communications consulting is to ensure your district has everything required to manage communications efforts during an election. The development and review of communications materials is crucial in ensuring that messages are delivered consistently and effectively. Develop Communications Timeline / Coordinate Communications Activities - A communications timeline will be developed to make sure that all activities in relation to an election are successfully coordinated in house and with outside partners. This timeline becomes especially important in making sure that all work is completed, activities are coordinated, and resources are used wisely and efficiently.

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Develop Campaign Plan - An effective campaign identifies the many subgroups in the population and creates messages specifically targeting those groups using a specific means of communication. Your messages should resonate with voters so they have a complete understanding of the impact an election will have on the entire school district. Facilitate Team Meetings - Weekly communications meetings involving district communications staff and leadership are crucial in the coordination of election-related activities. It is during this time when the entire team is together that progress on work is checked, questions are answered for the entire group, new information is brought forward and new strategies are discussed and incorporated into the overall timeline. Develop Communications Strategies for Leadership - Many leaders are brilliant strategists. They execute flawlessly, they know their audience, and they understand their messages. But some of these same brilliant strategists have an Achilles Heel: they can think strategically but cannot communicate strategically.

When leaders have a vision for their district, but do not communicate it effectively, that vision might remain just an idea and never get acted upon or understood. If necessary, we will work to identify gaps in communication among district leadership and make sure that leadership is getting the help they need in order to effectively communicate and deliver a consistent message among many audiences within the community. Collaborate with all External Partners - There are multiple facets to any campaign and many people working from different groups to inform the public regarding the elements of an election. It is crucial that someone act as a liaison to these civic groups to make sure that all activities are coordinated, and every group has the facts surrounding the elements of an election.

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VLK | EDGE® VLK | EDGE® contributes to the educational canon, expects us to transfer our learning in the field of architecture, and urges us to seek the next problem we can solve for our clients. The formalization of VLK | EDGE® permeates our practice with focused dialogue built around scholarly research findings, where students’, teachers’, and principals’ voices provide foundational authenticity for school design. Research has strengthened us a firm, informs our teams, and has sparked questions related to deep instructional pedagogical beliefs. It spurs us to consider a variety of aspects related to teaching and learning as they relate to purposefully designed space. Additionally, VLK | EDGE® drives continual improvement cycles across all market sectors of our firm. We have become expert at identifying what we need to know next with a long list of future research projects. Our first scholarly research project, The Impact of Learning Environments on Student Engagement (Oliveras-Ortiz, Bouillion, & Asbury, 2017) served as the catalyst for formalizing and branding the importance of the system that reciprocates the relationship between what we know, and what we need to know for tomorrow. VLK | EDGE® is that overarching system, facilitating our firm’s continual learning as architectural design professionals. Until recently, the scholarly body of knowledge was void of evidence that design influenced student engagement. We have an established partnership with The University of Texas at Tyler whereby approval is maintained to conduct original research, with approval of the IRB, to study the learning environments, as well as the changes in

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teaching and learning that occur within the spaces that VLK Architects designed. Our results serve as a dialogue within our firm, informing tomorrow’s educational design practice. We discuss pedagogy and instructional methodologies while we debate the instructional and career needs for tomorrow’s learners, and apply what we learn to know that our designs matter. We are continually involved in a research project, and are proud that one of our studies was recently published in the prestigious Journal of Education. Future research will include all facets of our firm. Research focused on examining how architectural spaces influence cognition is growing more apparent. This is of interest to us, as we have all entered a place that just “feels” right; this is due to the details associated with the built environment. Interiors might bestow calm or alternatively, invite exuberance, depending on the design. What causes this? This is one of our driving questions for continual research. Through initiatives like VLK | CURATION® and VLK | EDGE®, we are illuminating the idea that buildings are more than just transactional spaces. VLK is dedicated to exploring one of our core beliefs, that what happens in our lives is intricately linked to where it happens. Space makes place. Just as K-12 and Higher Education spaces affect how we learn, commercial and interior architecture affects how we live - the quality of our experiences and how we remember them.

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VLK | CURATION® VLK | CURATION® is our thorough process of action research with the school district. Our Educational Planning Team uses district data such as strategic plans, innovative district plans, goals for curriculum and instruction, current instructional methodologies, academic programs, and state data. Using a district leadership focus group, and a highly collaborative process, we dialogue about teaching and learning via a Curriculum and Instruction Design Planning Questionnaire. We also use a learning organization tool to discern the current status of

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the district’s belief system, as well as the intentions for growth, improvements, and educational changes. VLK Architects also uses a simple teacher observation protocol to study the learning styles of students in the district. Through simple statistics, we can discern the types of spaces that will be most beneficial for learners based on the results of these tools. The outcomes of VLK | CURATION® form the foundation that will drive all aspects of design.

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VLK | LAUNCH® Our charrette process captures stakeholder voices in a collaborative inquiry-based process to create your conceptual design that our architects bring to life. Utilizing the VLK | CURATION® report, recommended potential spaces are then considered by a larger team of decision makers where we capture community voice in VLK | LAUNCH®. In this process, we invite district leaders, campus leaders, teachers, students, and community/business leaders to create the conceptual framework, vocabulary, and vision of the project. All participants form a larger design team that ultimately creates the

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design concept that will result in the actual project. This process is controlled by the district’s priorities established during VLK | CURATION®. Design team members are invited by the district and VLK Architects staff work with teams to ensure the conceptual design ideas are feasible.

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VLK | PIXEL VLK recognizes that your brand identity differentiates you from your competition. Whether new or existing, your facility should represent who you are and what sets you apart from the rest. We have extensive experience helping clients establish, define, and communicate their brand, exploring the ways it can be expressed throughout facilities. Through a consensus-building process, your values and strengths are clarified and interpreted creatively to establish new brand assets such as colors, logos, iconography, and messaging that ultimately are conveyed throughout the physical space.

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VLK Architects’ visualization studio, VLK XD (Experience Design), pushes the boundaries of exploration in the design process through the creation of renderings, animations, virtual reality experiences and 360 degree facility tours. A multitude of software platforms and drone technologies allow clients to experience all facets of a project in an immersive environment prior to and after a design is complete. Allowing our clients to showcase their developments, projects and spaces in a way that transcends the boundaries of two-dimensional imagery. We move you and your clients beyond the image on the screen and INTO the project, for an immersive experience.

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Judson ISD Miller’s Point Elementary School, Modernizations and Improvements

Project Information Year Built: Est. 2021 Square Footage: 2,155 sf additions; 11,480 sf renovations

The existing kitchen contains approximately 720 square feet of dedicated equipment to store and serve food. The current facility does not conform to the district’s food service design standard and does not allow for food preparation. The facility is unable to accommodate the existing school population. The renovations will increase kitchen square footage through addition and renovation to provide full-service kitchen.

The main building entrance will be modified to include a security vestibule that will direct visitors to a common reception area where they can be checked in. This administrative suite will be reoriented and “centralized” to create a new main corridor allowing student access to classroom wings, and the cafeteria without accessing the security vestibule. The interior finishes will be updated to materials and a color scheme that will reduce maintenance costs and modernize the building interior.

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Houston ISD Condit Elementary School

Project Information Year Built: 2017 Square Footage: 83,154 sf

Condit Elementary is embedded into the neighborhood fabric of Bellaire, Texas - a school that has served the community for over 90 years. The design reflects the history of the community and elevates the educational spaces to support nextgeneration learning. The library is integrated as part of the school circulation and is called the learning commons. It is not dedicated to books alone but to collaboration and technology, as well. Every

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classroom connects directly to the learning commons, and by proxy, the books. Students and educators have immediate access to a space that encourages collaboration among peers in both small and large groups, making it a part of their daily experience. The traditional role of the librarian has transformed into a media specialist, serving as a second educator for every classroom. Education expands beyond the walls of the classrooms and teachers engage the new learning commons as an active multi-purpose experience for the students.

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San Antonio ISD Graebner Elementary School

Project Information Year Built: Est. 2024

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A two-story, 50,000-square-foot addition to a 47,000-square foot Graebner Elementary School built in 1932 and a classroom and gymnasium addition built in 2001. The project modernizes the existing two-story academic building and adds an additional classroom wing, community room, fine arts spaces, and library, as well as modernizing the existing gymnasium, cafeteria, and stage. The existing front face of the building—which includes the library and community room, among other spaces—can be closed off from the rest of the school for after-hours community functions.

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San Antonio ISD Schenck Elementary School

Project Information Year Built: Est. 2024

A two-story, 70,000-square-foot addition to the existing 23,000-square foot Schenck Elementary School. The project modernizes the existing one-story academic building for the proposed admin area and community space to allow for the entrance to be off Goliad Road per the community input. In place of the 1955 building and the annex will be the new addition of classrooms, collaboration spaces, fine arts, and library. The proposed new addition will connect to the existing gymnasium to enclose all the spaces. The library and outdoor learning spaces will face the existing trees along Kate Schenck Avenue. Along with fully enclosing the building, the design will also include perimeter fencing with controlled entrances and improved site circulation for privacy, safety, and security which are important for the parents, students, staff, and community.

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Hutto ISD Modernizations and Improvements at Hutto Elementary Schools

Project Information Year Built: 2021 Square Footage: Varies by Campus

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VLK provided full services for modernizations and improvements to Veterans’ Hill ES, Ray ES, Nadine Johnson ES, & Cottonwood Creek ES. The scope included renovation of the school’s libraries to provide nextgeneration learning and collaborative environments for both teachers and students, including new finishes, infrastructure, amenities, and energy efficient construction to make these schools equitable with the newest elementary schools in the district.

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Austin ISD Brentwood Elementary School Modernizations

Project Information Year Built: Est. 2022 Square Footage: 99,301 sf

This project calls for a full modernization of Brentwood Elementary School through a combination of partial rebuild and partial renovation work. The program will increase capacity of the campus from 585 to 696 students. The design of the learning environment will incorporate “learning neighborhoods” that provide specialized spaces that are both flexible and adaptable over time. Brentwood is also one of the Austin ISD specialized campuses that services Auditory Impaired students.

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Three A.I. Studios to serve the varying age groups are incorporated in the new design. These spaces are separated acoustically from adjacent spaces, with special care given to the design of room partitions, ceiling/floor assemblies and the HVAC equipment and ductwork serving the Studios. Floor, wall, and ceiling materials are specified that will provide an acoustically quite space to enhance teaching and learning in the A.I. program.

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Katy ISD Bethke Elementary School

Project Information Year Built: 2016 Square Footage: 144,303 sf

This two-story collaborative learning environment is organized to house specific grade levels while providing collaboration areas for each team. The overall building allows natural light into classrooms to promote student comfort and achievement. Two stories of science labs offer outdoor access with a balcony for older students, while the library media center is an active learning area. Teachers meet, plan and review data in their Instructional Design Area for grade level needs.

Innovative spaces provide for transformed instruction. Students experience an extension of their learning environment with innovative areas outside classrooms. Students can take their technology needs with them around the school, and recharge their devices. Large group areas allow teachers to design lessons for a variety of curricular needs as well as a student group size. Classrooms are uniquely shaped allowing for personalization of space based on curriculum and instruction needs.

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Clear Creek ISD McWhirter Elementary School

Project Information Year Built: 2016 Square Footage: 134,283 sf

A true “community school,” the design of McWhirter Replacement Elementary provides both preK - fifth grade and adult community education spaces in one campus. Grade-level based neighborhoods feature collaborative spaces and technology connectivity. Collaborative areas are teamed with computer labs enclosed by folding glass walls

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to create break-out spaces. Art and science classrooms feature outside project areas. The community education area features classrooms with operable walls to create different scale environments for after hours adult education.

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Socorro ISD Purple Heart Elementary School

Project Information Year Built: 2014 Square Footage: 111,000 sf

The elementary school design features classrooms designed around collaborative flex areas that will support science instruction in wet/dry project areas. This new building includes administrative offices, classrooms, multiple common area hubs for interactive collaborative spaces, library, computer labs, cafetoruim, and a full service kitchen for future sharing with the addition

of phase two construction for the new middle school. Purple Heart Elementary School is Phase 1 of a master planned campus. The master plan is zoned allowing each campus to have its own entrance, parking, dropoff areas, outdoor instructional, and athletic areas. Internally, the campuses will share library, food service, and some athletic areas.

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Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Sue Gratehouse Pope Elementary School

Project Information Year Built: 2013 Square Footage: 116,500 sf

The ﬁrst new elementary school for the Bridgeland community, this two-story facility not only provides students views of the lake located across the street, but also offers separate learning levels for each grade. Collaboration with the district’s curriculum and facilities departments prioritized objectives, including taking advantage of the site and master planned community amenities; ensuring design supported both

acoustically sound pre-k/k classrooms and open concept older age classrooms; integration of green concepts for teaching and learning; and design to meet Texas Collaborative for High Performance Schools. These transformative spaces evolve with students and transcend future teaching methods by extending each grade level pod via glass operable walls, and allow for large group, small group, and individualized student learning. They are equipped for both wet and dry projects, as well as progressing technology.

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Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Janet Brenner Hoover Elementary School

Project Information Year Built: 2017 Square Footage: 116,000 sf

Hoover Elementary School meets the district’s mission to support open and collaborative next generation learning environments, while also respecting development patterns of children, ages four through eight. Classrooms pods include ﬂex spaces equipped with unique teaching tools which extend the learning environment into the corridors. Floor graphics have been designed that support the curriculum for Pre-K-2nd

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grade students. The design and location of these graphics are aligned to speciﬁc Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for geometry and measurement at each grade level. In addition to ﬂexible and collaborative learning environments, the design incorporates Texas Collaborative for High Performance Schools (TX-CHPS) initiatives. Through an innovative educational dashboard, the school’s energy consumption will be measured and displayed in the building, allowing for a specialized learning opportunity, integrating math and science for students.

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Waller ISD H.T. Jones Elementary School

Project Information Year Built: 2017 Square Footage: 106,300 sf

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Built in 1956, the existing facility needed upgrades to match the district’s educational specifications and teaching initiatives. The new Jones Replacement Elementary School was part of Waller ISD’s 2015 November Bond Election. Due to the district’s increased student growth, the new Jones Replacement Elementary School helps house 500 more students than its previous facility. The new school includes a

new central library, gymnasium, playground equipment, cafeteria, and a flexible learning environment with collaborative spaces and teaching spaces for various sizes of student groups. The previous facility remained occupied until the new facility was completed and staff and students relocated to their new home in August 2017.

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Lamar CISD Don Carter Elementary School

Project Information Year Built: 2018 Square Footage: 94,978 sf

The building is designed to allow for ease of student circulation and to facilitate supervision and administration, all while providing a safe and secure campus. The new campus design features a long central corridor with administration, fine arts, special programs areas, a media center, gym, cafeteria, and large group instruction spaces. Six classroom pods break off of the main shared corridor, divided by grade level. Each grade level pod has its own special programs area as well as collaboration spaces and restrooms

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centralized for use by each classroom. Students will easily be able to identify their grade level pod based on wall accents, flooring, and furniture selections color coded for each section of the school. Safety and security attributes were a priority when developing this prototype campus. Outdoor learning courtyards were strategically placed with secured fences between classroom pods. Separate parent and bus drop-off areas control traffic flow and make it easier to monitor students arriving and departing each day. The building was also designed with a secure main entry near the administration space.

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San Antonio ISD Bowden Academy

Project Information Year Built: 2011 Square Footage: 82,002 sf renovations, 13,700 sf additions

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Interior renovations and a 13,000 sf classroom addition to accommodate pre-K through eighth grade students. Other renovations include re-roofing the building, security upgrades, new mechanical systems upgrades, exterior windows, new ceilings, and LED light fixtures throughout.

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Clear Creek ISD Brookwood, Ferguson, Ward & Wedgewood Elementary Schools

Project Information Year Built: 2014 Square Footage: Varies by Campus

Priority maintenance repairs to four elementary school campuses that accommodate 830 students in grades pre-k through ﬁfth grade.

Renovations included mechanical replacements, electrical switchgear replacements, roof maintenance, and miscellaneous interior repairs and upgrades. These schools were packaged together due to their similar mechanical systems and being of the same prototype design of 100,180 sf.

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Lake Dallas ISD Lake Dallas Middle School

Project Information Year Built: Est. 2021 Square Footage: 14,447 sf Additions 12,639 sf Renovations

These phased additions and renovations to Lake Dallas Middle School incorporate the strong traditions of Lake Dallas ISD while providing safe and secure facilities that address expansion in both enrollment and curriculum. The additions and renovations include the relocation of the field house and weight room so that they are seamlessly connected to the main building. The addition provides a fenced in outdoor practice area

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adjacent to the weight rooms. Renovations include the coaches’ offices and locker rooms and create additional storage space for athletics. This project also creates the ability to access athletics separately, so the spaces can be used after school hours and site circulation was addressed for bus and parent drop off.

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Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Watkins & Thornton Middle Schools

Project Information Year Built: 2017 Square Footage: Varies by Campus

HVAC updates and ADA modifications to two district middle schools. For Watkins Middle School, the scope of work included a new orchestra hall, renovations to rehearsal rooms, replacement of acoustical panels, ADA modifications, water system modifications and the repair of instrument storage cabinets. For Thornton Middle School,

scope included a new PA system, security upgrades, HVAC upgrades, replacement of old chalkboards to markerboards, new bleachers in the gymnasiums, and various system improvements.

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Hutto ISD Modernizations to Hutto Middle School and Farley Middle School

Project Information Year Built 2021 Square Footage Varies by Campus

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VLK provided full services for modernizations and improvements to Hutto and Farley Middle Schools. The scope includes renovation of the school’s libraries to provide next generation learning and collaborative environments for both teachers and students, including new finishes, infrastructure, amenities, and energy efficient construction to make these schools equitable with the newest middle schools in the district.

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College Station ISD Wellborn Middle School

Project Information Year Built: 2018 Square Footage: 169,639 sf

Wellborn Middle School continues the district’s path to align its facilities and create parity across all grade levels through the design of facilities based on its curriculum and instructional pedagogies and best practices of educational design featuring flexibility and collaboration. Based on the design of the district’s newest intermediate school, Pecan Trail, the school features

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neighborhood pods with collaboration areas. Staff PLC’s are located at the entrance to each neighborhood. An LGI is located across from the library and features flexible seating. Technology supports a variety of devices with wireless connectivity being provided throughout the campus.

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Keller ISD Vista Ridge Middle School

Project Information Year Built: 2017 Square Footage: 163,000 sf

This next generation learning environment for fifth-eighth graders features active collaboration zones for individual, small team, and large group instruction. Back-to-back performance platforms, allow for a traditional cafetorium setup, as well as a more intimate stage fronting tiered seating and public spaces. Site amenities such as tennis courts, basketball courts,

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and a jogging trail are shared with the adjacent neighborhood and were carefully planned to allow use by various groups while considering the security and maintenance needs of a school facility.

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Liberty Hill ISD Liberty Hill Middle School Additions and Renovations

Project Information Year Built Est. 2023 Square Footage 38,100 sf additions; 63,400 sf renovations

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The additions and renovations to the existing Liberty Hill Middle School respond to Liberty Hill ISD’s rapid growth by providing building improvements that support the district’s long-range plan. The scope of work was determined through supporting research and collaboration with district leadership to reinforce the mission of LHISD. The building expansion and renovation will provide space for 1,200 students and promote innovation among students. An artificial competition field, 8-lane running track and natural grass practice field will be added to support the campus’ athletics programs. Other campus enhancements include site and traffic flow improvements, replacement of the existing roof, and HVAC system improvements.

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Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD Marine Creek Middle School

Project Information Year Built: 2019 Square Footage: 163,000 sf

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The site is planned to also have a YMCA with natatorium, a new elementary and an administration building. The site is adjacent to Marine Creek Reservoir. A large open learning courtyard is oriented to the trails on Marine Creek. The media center is a double volume space open to three academic wings. Folding panel partitions can divide the media center into multiple more intimate teaching spaces.

The architectural vernacular is traditional with a masonry and cast stone exterior and pitched metal roof. The building structure is a combination of load bearing CMU in the athletic areas and insulating concrete forms for the remainder of the building for energy efficiency and durability. Collaboration areas have been created throughout the commons areas of the academic wings.

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Royse City ISD Bobby Summers Middle School

Project Information Year Built: 2020 Square Footage: 164,529 sf

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The newest middle school in Royse City ISD satisfies the need for a secondary school in the southwest area of the district. A fast-growth district, the construction of the new school allows the district to shift its grade configuration to a PreK5 elementary, 6-8 middle, and 9-12 high school model – freeing up the two intermediate campuses for use

as elementary schools. The middle school will be a two-story building, designed with a two-story media center as the heart of the school. It will feature grade-level collaboration spaces, and opportunities for students to choose from a variety of learning environments. The school has been designed with the ability to accommodate future growth in Royse City ISD.

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College Station ISD Pecan Trail Intermediate School

Project Information Year Built: 2017 Square Footage: 120,696 sf

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Adjacent to Greens Prairie Elementary School, the design features neighborhood learning communities, each with its own collaboration space, computer lab, and professional learning studio.

Utilizing the neighborhood learning community concept allowed for introduction of natural light to support student achievement. Public spaces like the gymnasium and cafetorium were designed for use by various community groups in a secure environment during non- school hours.

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Fort Worth ISD Benbrook Middle School

Project Information Year Built: 2011 Square Footage: 164,000 sf

Benbrook Middle School shares a 31-acre site with the existing Westpark Elementary School. The split level design allows for a three-story academic wing on the south side of the building while shared facilities, such as the cafeteria and auditorium, are located adjacent to the main corridor. The main east-

west corridor is a two-story volume provided with clerestory windows to bring natural light into the core of the building. The fine arts suite includes art rooms, band, choir, orchestra, practice rooms and a 600seat auditorium. The library features generous glazing on the north elevation to provide natural light into the reading area.

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Denton ISD Strickland Middle School

Project Information Year Built: 2021

The Strickland Middle School project includes additions and renovations to modernize the 60 year-old beloved legacy campus. The new design incorporates next generation learning features which align with Denton ISD’s current curriculum concepts and state-of-theart technology. Features of the project include a new two-story seventh and eighth grade wing, inclusive of large and small group collaboration space, a storm shelter and relevant

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science labs, renovations to the sixth grade wing which incorporate similar collaboration features, an ESL hub, a new controlled front entry embedded into a new right-sized administrative addition, and a new, two-story library/ media center located in the heart of the current campus. The new library/media center was created by removing the first floor above the basement and raising the roof to introduce clerestory windows allowing abundant natural light into the space.

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Ysleta ISD Hanks Middle School

Project Information Year Built: Est. 2022 Square Footage: 173,752 sf

The newest middle school for Ysleta ISD, Hanks Middle School will replace two aged district middle schools. The new campus has the capacity for 1,200 middle school students and will be a state of the art innovative learning environment. The building will include STEM classrooms, an open and flexible media center, fine arts and athletics wings, as well as a cafetorium for

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assemblies and performances. There are numerous collaboration areas and an abundance of natural light and glass, allowing for learning on display across the campus. The exterior features a prominent and intricate facade that will encourage student and community pride in their new middle school.

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Spring ISD Dekaney High School Ninth Grade Center Addition

Project Information Year Built: 2020 Square Footage: 136,079 sf

The new ninth-grade center at Dekaney School meets the unique academic and social needs of high school students in a building designed to support a more personalized learning environment.

classroom wing and a one-story wing for auxiliary needs, including athletic spaces, cafeteria and fine arts. Administrative spaces are strategically placed throughout the building to ensure a strong connection to student learning areas.

The new center is located on the southside of the current campus with the entrance for cars and buses located off Imperial Valley Drive. The design includes a three-story

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Allen ISD Allen High School Additions & Renovations

Project Information Year Built: 2017/2018/2019 Square Footage: Varies by phase

VLK worked with Allen ISD to renovate the school over the course of three phases. The first phase included renovations to the basketball courts and student dining areas. The work included a learning stair in the competition gym lobby/concourse, multiple feature walls, and branded graphics, while also reworking existing components. In the second phase, VLK completely renovated the library into a bright, open, space for learning and collaboration, with flexible furniture

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and ample collaboration space, both large and small. The most recent phase consisted of additions and renovations to their classroom wing, science labs, and special education spaces. VLK is looking to the future of this facility by creating a master plan that will incorporate the updated finishes throughout the school.

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Waller ISD New Waller High School

Project Information Year Built: Est. 2022 Square Footage: 675,000 sf

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The new Waller High School is a replacement campus that will be built on the property adjacent to the current Waller High School. Project will include the new high school, as well as additional athletic facilities, new buildings, renovations of 20,000 sf of existing buildings, reconfiguration of the existing baseball and softball complex, a new track and field complex with an

integral soccer pitch. Once complete students will be instructed in a rich learning environment that supports next generation learning and provides opportunity to a variety of settings in which to explore subjects and create projects. The existing high school will be retrofitted for a junior high campus and will share site amenities with the high school.

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Brazosport ISD New Brazoswood High School

Project Information Year Built: Est. 2022 Square Footage: 270,300 sf

New and existing facilities serving 2,800 students includes the construction of a new MultiSport Fieldhouse, campus CTE Center, and replacement Senior High facility providing next generation learning environments and alignment with Brazosport ISD district standards. Designed through VLK | Launch®, students, teachers, community members and administrators came together to develop the conceptual design of this newest learning environment which is

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located on the same site as the existing high school and will be developed through phased construction. The three story curved academic tower features core academic classes, library and administration area while the cafeteria is located between this wing and the existing athletics block and features outdoor dining. The Fine Arts area is located on the east end of the new campus and is adjacent to the existing 9th grade center to support all fine arts needs of 9 – 12th grades.

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Denton ISD New Denton High School

Project Information Year Built: Est. 2022 Square Footage: 525,000 sf

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The new Denton High School is a replacement campus for the current Denton High School, which sits in a landlocked urban neighborhood and no longer serves the functional and educational needs of its students. The new facility is designed to serve 2,400 students on a new 150 acre site. The facility will provide equity in academics, athletics, and fine arts for all Denton High School students. The campus will uniquely support the district’s one of a kind recognized IB program.

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Sherman ISD New Sherman High School

Project Information Year Built: 2020 Square Footage: 134,283

As the district’s only comprehensive high school the campus will include core academic spaces, indoor and outdoor athletics, fine arts, and an extensive array of Career and Technology shops and labs. Over the summer of 2017 the Building Bearcats committee of parents, teachers, business and community leaders gathered to establish the facility needs of Sherman ISD. They set a course of action asking the Board of Trustees to call for an election for multiple projects including the

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construction of a new Sherman High School on a new 97 acre site replacing the 1950 era current SHS. This new campus provides for expansion of opportunities for students, room for the growing enrollment, and numerous safety and security improvements, opening Fall of 2020.

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Keller ISD Keller High School Additions & Renovations

Project Information Year Built: 2016 Square Footage: 166,103 sf

The Keller High School additions and renovations project creates a secure and identifiable main entry to the building, lost to the original after decades of small additions. The classroom wing and interior renovations also allows the campus to achieve its organizational goals, grouping blocks of rooms, providing flex rooms and student group work areas to support each department. Infill of the tiered seating of the cafeteria provided more flexibility,

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natural light, and greater capacity for dining use, as well as other campus functions. Inclusion of a new performance and student group work area / tiered lecture seating responded to music group concerns about the loss of a tiered venue for their concerts. New administration space consolidates the many different functions into a single area increasing efficiency of both spaces and staff. A new band and orchestra addition was designed with large opera areas, practice rooms with acoustics in mind and adequate storage areas lining the walls.

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Denton ISD Ryan High School Additions & Renovations

Project Information Year Built: Est. 2021 Square Footage: Varies by phase

The Ryan High School Additions and Renovations addressed growing facility needs for the district for years to comes.

cafeteria, consumer science labs, ROTC classrooms, Ag shop, baseball field, practice field, tennis courts, and athletic throwing events to bring them up to par with new Denton ISD standards.

The project includes the addition of an Auditorium and supporting amenities for both district families and students to provide a state of the art fine arts facility that will lead to greater opportunities.

The project also includes renovations and upgrades of existing finishes, paving, exterior building elements, and mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems.

Renovations include the existing fine arts facilities, food service facilities,

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Fort Worth ISD Dunbar High School Additions & Renovations

Project Information Year Built: 2021 Square Footage 109,775 sf

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Full Architectural Services; Developed through VLK | Launch, the Dunbar High School Renovation project is an extensive renovation project that utilizes the existing spaces and redesigns/upgrades them to meet the latest district programs and accommodate new technologies. It includes an entirely new library, updated CTE spaces, upgrades to the athletic spaces and classroom wing, all new collaboration spaces and also includes a minor addition for a secured vestibule and canopy at main entrance for creating a secure outstanding entrance.

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Fort Worth ISD Eastern Hills High School Additions & Renovations

Project Information Year Built: 2021 Square Footage 44,645 sf

Full Architectural Services; Developed through VLK | Launch, the additions and renovations to Eastern Hills High School transformed the learning experience for the students within. The renovations include the main building and gym locker rooms, with a 44,645 sf addition, new secured main entry, and renovated stair tower at existing east end. The project also includes renovated administration and cafeteria spaces, expanded art rooms, an entirely new library and classroom wing, new Collegiate Academy, and expanded music program spaces. Upgrades throughout the campus include updated restrooms, collaboration areas, and improved handicap-accessibility.

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Denton ISD Braswell High School

Project Information Year Built: 2016 Square Footage: 527,156 sf

The fundamental design concept of Dr. Ray Braswell High School is based on the fostering the four “C”s of education: Communication, Collaboration, Creativity, and Critical Thinking.

The facility is designed to house 2,600 students when complete. A future ninth grade center is planned and will increase the population to 3,200 students. The school plan and architecture is organized into four defined houses. These houses form the space for dividing the students into smaller learning communities.

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Midlothian ISD Midlothian Heritage High School

Project Information Year Built: 2014 Square Footage: 293,000 sf

Midlothian’s second high school was designed to keep future growth in mind. Among the features included are a world-class cafetorium, cubicles in the teacher commons area for their individual use, a geothermalmechanical system for the main building, an outdoor classroom laid out like an amphitheater and large commons area with collaboration spaces. The high school has been

designed to be able to double its student capacity under a second phase of construction. Every future addition has been carefully planned so the locations of each new space will have the appropriate adjacencies, keeping athletics, fine art and academics in the same location.

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Keller ISD Timber Creek High School

Project Information Year Built: 2009 Square Footage: 449,270 sf

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Upon entering Timber Creek High School, 9th - 12th grade students are welcomed into a two-story atrium and main corridor, balanced by academic and administration areas on one side and fine arts, a commons area and athletics spaces on the other.

The administrative suite located near the front door maximizes its visual presence and provides increased security for building occupants. This is the fourth high school for the Keller Independent School District. The high school is designed to serve 2,100 2,500 students.

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Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD Chisholm Trail High School

Project Information Year Built: 2012 Square Footage: 532,708 sf

Chisholm Trail High School is the district’s third high school, developed to serve the rapidly growing district. Located adjacent to Tarrant County College District’s Northwest Campus, the district’s Sarah Hollenstein Career and Technology Center and Marine Creek Lake, the facility provides students many opportunities beyond what the traditional high school has to offer. The school’s student-focused design incorporates many elements to encourage different levels of socialization among the student population. The open concept

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cafeteria includes a snack bar, bistro and outdoor dining area, ideal for maximizing student interaction. Adjacent to the cafeteria is the library, which offers great views of the lake and provides students a bookstoretype of setting. The intimate courtyard, located in the center of the campus, reflects a student-centric focus through its amphitheater. Wireless Internet throughout the school allows students and staff alike a chance to connect anywhere within the facility and a consolidated ninth grade wing enables freshmen to successfully transition to high school.

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Bells ISD Bells High School Additions & Renovations

Project Information Year Built: 2019 Square Footage: 16,228 sf Additions 62,947 sf Renovations

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New administration with secured vestibule and controlled entry. Expansion of cafeteria/commons areas. Kitchen expansion and new science classroom/lab combos and a new library.

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Lake Dallas ISD Lake Dallas High School Additions & Renovations

Project Information Year Built: Est. 2021 Square Footage: 14,954 sf Additions 22,625 sf Renovations

Phase I of the additions and renovations to Lake Dallas High School includes a new front entry and major renovations the special programs area and administrative suite. Site improvements will include additional parking and new traffic flow at the main entry. In addition, there will be landscape, irrigation, and utility upgrades. The addition will provide a secured vestibule and relocate of the administration to the

front of the building. This new addition will also house some of the special education programs. Renovations will include relocating the remaining special programs to the existing administration area. Repurposing of spaces in the classroom wing will also provide additional classroom space. Renovations will be done in the cafeteria and staircases connected to the bridge. Renovations will also provide improvements to the prefunction space near the auditorium

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Katy ISD Katy High School West Campus Addition

Project Information Year Built: 2013 Square Footage: 113,000 sf

A whole campus was created with the completion of the Katy High School West Campus. Renovations included creating a safe and secure entry for the students, teachers, and parents at the existing administration area, as well as reconstructing the kitchen and natatorium. The addition includes a main corridor, connecting the new building to the existing main high school campus, allowing all grade levels to access the fine arts and athletic spaces within the facility. This redesign situates the library as the core of the entire campus. In an effort

to encourage collaborative learning, student classrooms are organized around shared instructional spaces, offering maximum flexibility in both layout and technology for multiple learning opportunities.

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Plano ISD Shepton High School Additions & Renovations

Project Information Year Built: 2018 Square Footage: 375,000 sf

The Shepton High School Additions and Renovations created a recognizable front entry with additional security measures, as well as all new collaboration spaces in underutilized hallways, and a world-class cafetorium. The additions and renovations to Shepton High School included extensive renovations to approximately 91,425 sf of existing academic, administration, fine arts, library, kitchen, cafeteria, and storage areas. The additions to the facility are

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approximately 26,915 sf and include a main entrance, administration, band, dance, and classroom areas. With these additions came a new front door elevation and main entry with a secured vestibule as part of the administration area. An upper level standalone grab-and-go acting as a fifth kitchen serving line supports the campus’ open lunch policy. New student commons area are equipped with technology and operable partitions to create flexible spaces for students to gather.

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Fort Worth ISD Culinary Arts Renovations at Multiple High Schools

Project Information Year Built: 2009 Square Footage: Varies by Campus

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The culinary arts additions across three high schools in Fort Worth ISD resulted from the creation of the district’s Programs of Choice. These programs allow students to apply for a school that offers the career pathway unique to their interests. The design team renovated the home economics rooms into true culinary arts spaces, complete with interior finishes, such as a more attractive aesthetic and more sanitary, slip-resistant sheet vinyl flooring, as

well as solid plastic paneled walls. New deep fryers, a combination oven, salamanders and a 54-quart mixer provide students a full commercial production line and fit into the three levels of culinary training offered within each school. These new tools not only afford students the opportunity to expound upon their gastronomic interests but also prepare them for life after high school in the culinary world.

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Azle ISD Azle High School Gymnasium and CTE Addition

Project Information Year Built: 2015 Square Footage: 82,000 sf

The new additions to Azle High School include a 2,000seat competition gymnasium with varsity basketball and volleyball locker rooms.

The Career Technology Education addition includes shops and classrooms for automotive, agriculture, industrial arts, veterinary technician, and floral programs, as well as classrooms and laboratories for health sciences.

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Allen ISD STEAM Center

Project Information Year Built: 2019 Square Footage: 111,210 sf

The Allen ISD STEAM Center serves all grades throughout the district. Programs offered at the facility include engineering and robotics labs, computer labs, computer maintenance instructional programs, science and physics labs, math classrooms, and design studios for the architecture and interior design programs. A K-8 experience area will offer STEAM

programs aimed at younger students. Collaboration spaces, common areas, and huddle rooms are provided through out the facility to provide a range of spaces for groups to collaborate on projects.

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Arlington ISD Dan Dipert Career + Technical Center

Project Information Year Built: 2017 Square Footage: 167,000 sf

The design concept for AISD’s Dan Dipert Career + Technical Center is based on the vision of “Exhibiting Opportunity”; exposing students, educators and visitors to every career program the center has to offer.

The academies are organized in a manner that creates synergy between the programs. Students are both visually and physically exposed to all programs through open collaboration spaces and shared resources. The design of the building facilitates the district in optimizing the student’s path for self discovery.

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Houston ISD Energy Institute High School

Project Information Year Built: 2018 Square Footage: 160,000 sf

Energy Institute High School is the newest magnet school in the Houston Independent School District and the first “energy” school in the Nation. Project-based learning (PBL) is utilized in the pathways of the geo sciences, alternative energy, and offshore technology for this 800 student campus. Working with the community based Project Advisory Team (PAT) which includes energy sector businesses, VLK Architects and Houston ISD organized a design charrette to establish the goals, priorities, and initial design

concept for the project. The resulting concept features a campus-like setting, mimicking many of the corporate campuses where energy students visit and intern during their high school education. PBL is supported through a variety of spaces including small classrooms, project rooms, and various collaboration spaces. An outdoor courtyard is the center of the campus with a shaded tiered collaboration area and outdoor instructional spaces. The design supports a technology rich campus that is part of the PowerUp 1:1 initiative and all instructional spaces are equipped with smart interactive monitors.

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Project Information Year Built: 2020 Square Footage: 185,000 sf

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Full Architectural Services; The design concept is focused on the placement of collaboration and transparent flexible spaces at any area to encourage a collegelike environment for the students. Sustainable features were used throughout the building to help simulate research and development facility types across the country. The programs have real world learning spaces, such as a hospital or emergency care clinic replica for students to gain confidence in these settings. An outdoor courtyard is located at the center of the campus with multiple collaboration spaces and outdoor instructional spaces.

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Katy ISD Legacy Stadium - in Association with HKS

Project Information Year Built: 2018 Square Footage: Varies

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Legacy Stadium offers a venue for more than just football. The multipurpose facility includes a two-story press box, training rooms, and a 12,000 sf field house with spaces for police officers, paramedics and coaches. An elevated concourse

allows spectators to see the field while waiting in line for concessions and a limited-access loop around the stadium provides for easy drop-off and pickup.

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Crowley ISD New Central District Stadium

Project Information Year Built: 2022 Square Footage: Varies

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The CISD Sports Complex will build on the established traditions of CISD and addresses the need for a facility that provides for current programs and future program needs.

The new CISD Sports Complex facility will be one of the three planned facilities on the Risinger Tract that will serve Crowley ISD community.

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Hutto ISD Memorial Stadium Improvements

Project Information Year Built: 2021 Project Size 800 sf field storage 3,600 sf concessions 5,500 sf pressbox 10,000 seat capacity

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Hutto Memorial Stadium Improvements to provide for seating capacity of 10,000 including new visitors field house, new concession and restroom facilities for home and visitors side, renovated scoreboard, new multi-level press box with filming deck, and site improvements to support these facilities.

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Denton ISD Baseball /Softball Complexes, Ryan & Denton High Schools

Project Information Year Built: 2018 Square Footage: Varies

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VLK was hired by Denton ISD to perform additions and renovations on softball fields for Ryan and Denton High Schools. The goal of the project was to create parity with the facilities at the district’s newer high schools, and to repair inconsistencies in the fields to provide a safe playing surface for the athletes.

The additions and renovations include new dugouts, scorers’ booths, spectator seating, bullpens, and batting cages, as well as additional parking closer to the fields.

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