New Beaumont School
New Beaumont School
July 05, 2011 at 9:18 AM
Superintendent Yanitski announced that Black Gold Regional Schools and St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Schools met with Alberta Infrastructure and Alberta Education to learn construction details and timelines. The joint facility will be one of 13 schools constructed along the Queen Elizabeth II Corridor under a P3 (private public partnership) model.
Built to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver Standard, the joint school will be energy efficient and provide a healthier learning environment through improved air quality and the use of natural light. The facility will have a capacity of 1,200 students from kindergarten to grade 9, including 700 students from the yet to-be-named public school and 500 students from Académie Saint-André Academy, respectively.
The schools will be located in Dansereau Meadows, which is in northwest Beaumont. Tendering is expected to begin in December 2011 with groundbreaking expected in spring 2012. It will take approximately two years to complete construction. Doors are projected to be open to students in September 2014.
Beaumont’s new joint school is part of the Alberta Schools Alternative Procurement (ASAP III) project. The successful contractor will be responsible for financing, building, and maintaining the school for a 30-year term. Black Gold Regional Schools will be able to provide input into the design phase of the project.
The Board directed the Superintendent of Black Gold Regional Schools to form a school design team for the new Beaumont public ECS-Grade 9 school.
The Board directed the Superintendent of Black Gold Regional Schools to conduct a contest to name the new public school in Beaumont.