Franklin By The Numbers
- Building Square Footage: 53,778 ft2
- Number of Teaching Spaces: 47
The referendum projects began at Franklin in March 2026, with construction of the new multipurpose room/gym. The addition, as well as the remaining renovations and upgrades, are scheduled to be completed during the summer of 2026. These upgrades include significant improvements in health, safety, and security, as well as enhancements to mechanical infrastructure and classroom facilities.
Below is a list of what will be completed during the summer of 2026, and our plan to maintain these systems while addressing any items we could not fund with the referendum.
Health, Safety, and Security
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Abate hazardous materials.
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Replace room signage.
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Replace classroom doors and hardware.
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Replace interior corridor (hallway) doors, frames, and hardware.
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Replace select interior auxiliary doors, frame, and hardware.
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Add outside fencing.
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Replace fire alarm devices.
Mechanical and Infrastructure Improvements
- Replace lockers.
- Replace exterior light fixtures.
- Replace flooring and carpet.
- Replace the building generator.
- Repaint the building as needed.
- Replace classroom sinks.
- Retrofit classroom faucets with hands-free.
- Replace water fountains.
- Replace sinks in the restrooms.
- Retrofit restroom faucets with hands-free.
- Replace mop sinks.
- Replace BFP with RPZ backflow to the mop sinks.
- Replace urinals.
- Replace toilets.
- Add new underground stormwater detention for the new addition.
- Replace the playground equipment and surface.
Classroom Renovations
- Replace cabinets.
- Replace countertops.
Classroom Additions
- An addition is being constructed for a new multipurpose room/gym.
- Current spaces will be renovated into a special education life-skills suite.
Following the support of our referendum, we are fulfilling our commitment to long-term fiscal responsibility by reevaluating our 30-year facility roadmap. We have partnered with McKinstry, a leading strategic facility planning partner, to perform independent, third-party engineering assessments of our building systems. This partnership provides the District with a live system for tracking asset health and remaining life, allowing us to stay ahead of repairs and protect the community's investment in our schools for decades to come.
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Field Engineering
June 2026
McKinstry engineers begin a comprehensive physical assessment of all eight District schools to catalog every major building system (HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and roofing).
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immediate tracking
Summer 2026
New equipment installed during recent construction projects is added to our 30-year roadmap to ensure we are tracking its health from day one.
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Financial Modeling
Fall 2026
Field data is analyzed to determine the observed remaining life of our assets.
This phase involves building a customized financial dashboard to predict repair costs and prioritize work based on educational impact.
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Plan Finalized
Fall 2026/Winter 2027
The Board of Education will review the final report and refined 30-year plan.
This data-driven roadmap will be used to guide all future capital budget decisions.
Once the McKinstry study is finished, we will add the projects that were not included in the referendum here.
Franklin's Construction Budget
| Total construction budget | toTal Cost Via Bid |
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| $10,618,402 | *$11,848,713 |
*For the purpose of this illustration, we have combined all the work being funded by the referendum and our Capital Fund 60. This amount also includes the playgrounds.
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