DISTRICT UPGRADES | ADDITIONS & RENOVATIONS

Location: Odessa r-VII School District

cost: $6,688,000

iDS was hired in 2020 to complete a long range facility plan for the Odessa School District. The goal was to assess enrollment/growth trends, forecast utilization rates of district facilities, address initial concerns and work on an improvement plan for district facilities. Through several meetings with district personnel, iDS helped determine immediate and future improvement needs and work with the district on the development of a schedule to complete the necessary projects.

The big picture planning items include eliminating the use of trailers at the High School, replacement plan for McQuerry Elementary School, improve bus flow at the main campus (Odessa Middle School and McQuerry Elementary School), improve existing parking lots at the main campus, provide secure entries at all buildings, repair tennis courts, provide control system throughout district, assess condition of roofing at all buildings.

Future project planning includes phase two partial replacement and building renovations at McQuerry Elementary, monitor and plan for enrollment growth at Odessa Upper Elementary, Odessa Middle School, and Odessa High School, and district-wide miscellaneous mechanical, electrical, and plumbing upgrades, roof restorations and replacements, as well as a eight new post-tensioned tennis courts.