Architect: Las Flores Schools Need $14 Mil in Upgrades

The combination campus of Las Flores Middle School and Las Flores Elementary School could use nearly $14 million in upgrades, according to a Capistrano Unified School District architect.

Of that figure, $4 million would go to replace half the portable classrooms with permanent structures. Another $2 million-plus would be spent on postponed repairs and maintenance, such as paint, paving, fencing and the intercom system.

The report was created in 2009 and has recently been updated for 2013 pricing. The district is facing $822 million worth of needs and only has about $44 million on hand to address them.

For Las Flores, the updated total also includes $1.1 million to buy upgraded technology for students.

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.    Fitness Center

2.    New gymnasium

3.    New building (four classrooms)

4.    New toilets

5.    New steel shade center

6.    New building (eight classrooms)

7.    New play surface area

8.    Fire truck turnaround

9.    New play area

10.  Americans with Disabilities Act upgrades

11.  New playground equipment area

12.  New parking lot layout (50 stalls)

13.  Classroom remodel (six classrooms)

14.  Replace wood floor with concrete

15.  “V” gutter for proper drainage

16.  Provide drainage system

17.  New conference rooms

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