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This section of our website has been created to provide our students, staff, parents and community with important information concerning all aspects of the construction of the new Quincy High School.
The City of Quincy and the Quincy Public School Department has begun construction on its largest municipal project in the City's history, a new comprehensive high school. The 330,000 square foot new high school will provide state-of-the-art education technologies throughout.
The new educational facility will also showcase high performance and green building elements. The project's design and approach target meeting MA Collaborative for High Performance Schools (MA-CHPS) criteria to gain additional grant funds from the Massachusetts School Building Authority . For example, typical classrooms will have sloped acoustical ceilings to allow for greater day-lighting and tall operable windows with room dimming shades. These types of amenities are not only energy efficient, but also provides for a better learning environment.
The new Quincy High School will provide an environment that is welcoming, bright and thoughtfully designed to provide a comfortable setting where the students of Quincy can excel. Moving forward together on this important project benefits our community and positions our students for success.
An Indoor Quality Plan (IAQ Plan) has been developed to insure that construction dust and debris does not migrate into the occupied areas of the building. This plan requires the construction of fully secured and airtight walls between the occupied and construction areas. Also, negative pressure fans will keep the construction areas from pushing dust into the occupied spaces.
QUICK FACTS ABOUT THE NEW QUINCY HIGH SCHOOL
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Sustainable Energy Garden with Photovoltaic Electrical Panels, Solar Hot Water Collection, and Science Greenhouse
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A 750-Seat, Air Conditioned Theater with Dramatic Arts Classroom
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Integrates the Quincy High School Technology and Core Curriculum
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Large 3-Station Gymnasium with Multi-Purpose Room and Fitness/Cardiovascular Room
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Wireless Intranet Access throughout the Facility
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New, State-of-the-Art Library Media Center with Separate Computer Lab
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Academic Computer Labs
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Multifunctional Large Group Instruction Spaces
The construction of the new Quincy High School is to take place in phases
over the next four years. Because the school
will remain in full operation throughout the course of this project, all
construction work will be phased. Throughout the planning of this project the
key factor and primary focus in determining how to phase the work, has been
insuring that the students' education is not negatively impacted in any way.
There have been several meetings between the faculty, staff, administration,
owner project manager, architect, and construction manager to insure that the
phasing plan meets everyone's needs and addresses the concerns of disrupting the
learning process.
After much discussion, a phasing plan was developed that meets all of the needs
of the school while allowing the construction team to work in a sensible and
cost-effective manner. One key aspect of this phasing plan is the
use of Coddington Hall. The City of Quincy in August, 2007 reach an agreement with
Quincy College to begin reusing Coddington Hall as a Secondary Education
Facility. During August and September Quincy Public Schools Maintenance Staff
renovated classrooms and administration offices into eighteen (18) classrooms
that will be used by students and staff throughout the construction period.
SAFETY
With school in session, there are some very specific requirements for
student, teachers and staff for getting around the building. There are
numerous construction partitions in place throughout the school. These
partitions separate the work areas from the occupied school areas. The work
areas have separate entrances and exits to the outside of the building. These
are clearly marked as construction entrances and as hard hat and safety
glasses areas. It is critical that building occupants pay close attention to
the directions on any signage, use only doors that are designated for school
use, and stay away from construction areas. On the exterior, fences will be
installed with similar signage closing off areas of the building.
Everything has been laid out in a safe and thoughtful way, to insure that the
safety of the school's occupants is never in jeopardy. It is extremely
important that everyone helps by staying out of construction areas and
adhering to the directions given by school staff and signage. With proper
attention and respect, the occupants and construction personnel will be able
to happily coexist with minimal impact to either party's operations.
The safety and security of students, teachers, staff and administration is of the utmost
importance in this construction project. The Construction Project Team has
implemented a process to insure that those people who come to work at the
existing Quincy High School are thoroughly checked out prior to their acceptance to work on
the project. This process is referred to as the "CORI" process.
"CORI" stands for Criminal Offender Record Information. The first day that a
worker comes to the site, they will fill out a CORI application which will
then be processed in their state of residence. A report will then be
forwarded to the City of Quincy and the determination will be made as to
whether the employee is fit to work on this project. Upon approval, the
worker will receive a photo ID.