Architect: George White Elementary Needs $10.6 Mil to Modernize

George White Elementary School needs $10.6 million in upgrades and renovations, according to a Capistrano Unified School District architect.

The report from WLC Architects of Rancho Cucamonga was created in 2009 and was recently updated with 2013 pricing. The district is facing $822 million worth of needs and only has about $44 million on hand to address them.

The updated numbers also include $774,000 to purchase new technology for students.

George White is one of six schools with potentially serious structural issues that could present a danger. Of the $10.6 million George White needs, $4 million would be targeted toward replacing half of the Laguna Niguel-based school’s portable classrooms with permanent buildings. Another $1 million would be spent on routine repairs and maintenance the district has deferred over the last few years, including roofing, heating and floor covering.

Below is an easier-to-read legend for the photo above. New construction, which originally included replacing all the portables, is in peach, remodels in yellow. 

1.    Administration remodel

2.    New administration expansion

3.    Library media center remodel/expansion

4.    New toilets

5.    New kindergarten (2 classrooms)

6.    New two-story building (12 classrooms)

7.    New play area

8.    Fire truck turnaround

9.    New equipment area

10.  ADA upgrade

11.  New parking lot layout

12.  Joint Use

Find out the needs at nearby schools:

• Aliso Niguel High
• Bergeson Elementary
• Crown Valley Elementary
• R.H. Dana Elementary and R.H. Dana Exceptional Needs School
• Dana Hills High School
• Hidden Hills Elementary
• Laguna Niguel Elementary
• Malcolm Elementary
• Moulton Elementary
• Niguel Hills Middle School
• Palisades Elementary

Paige Austin contributed to this report.