The architecture firm selected to design the new Rocky Mount High School has enlisted the help of Fanning Howey, a national firm that specializes in educational facilities planning and design.
Oakley Collier Architects and Fanning Howey on Monday at a Nash-Rocky Mount Board of Education work session reviewed eight school buildings that could be used as models for the high school. The board had requested that the architects come in to present the prototypes and answer any questions members had.
Many school board members weren’t satisfied with the proposed $1.89 million fee for a hybrid/component model, a combination of old and new designs, presented at the last meeting. Oakley Collier initially pitched that the board pay the firm $1.98 million to design the school, a fee they said was based on the budget given to them.
Oakley Collier told the board that A.J. Dimond High School in Anchorage, Alaska, was likely the model they’d recommend based on what the board and school officials said the need was for the high school.
“We can design a school to meet your budget,” Oakley Collier partner Ann Collier said.
In other business Monday, Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools also is exploring the possibility of district accreditation rather than individual school accreditation, Nash-Rocky Mount’s Assistant Superintendent for Instructional Services Connie Luper said. A letter of interest was submitted for consideration.
As it stands, all of the district’s schools are individually accredited. Luper said district accreditation would allow for continuity and collaboration toward a shared vision, with responsibilities localized at the central office rather than at school sites.
Individual schools still would be part of the accreditation process, Luper said.
“There really aren’t any cons,” Superintendent Rick McMahon said.
The Nash-Rocky Mount Board of Education will have its next regular board meeting at 7 p.m. Dec. 1.
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