Programming Documents for Pre-K for SA - The City of San Antonio

• Due to the nature of the community outreach and parental education
which will be offered, the building should have a communal space
for large gatherings with a relaxed/informal setting, in addition to the
classrooms for children.
• Space will also be required for professional development sessions
which could include between 50 and 75 individuals or center-wide
parent information meetings (up to 300 individuals).
• Communal areas for the faculty and staff – such as breakrooms and
workrooms – should be separate from those for the community to
provide them an escape/safe haven within their work environment.
• Faculty breakroom should include a small kitchen/prep area
with refrigerator and sink.
• Workroom should be large enough to accommodate shared
equipment required for classroom prep (i.e. laminator, diecut
machines, copier, worktables, storage cabinets for glue,
paper, etc.).
• There will be no cafeteria in this building, although a prep/storage
area will be necessary, especially to allow for catering of day-long
professional development series which are offered at the centers.
• Consider inclusion of a library component which will be accessible
to the public. Materials would be school-age appropriate, but family
members/guardians of children attending school would be able to
visit library and review materials or check-out to encourage reading
to children at home. Preference is to have door that can be accessed
from outside so could be accessed during weekends by community.
• Display areas should be incorporated into the building lobby and
hallways to showcase the children’s artwork and other activities.
• Public (adult) restroom facilities should be accessed from other
public/common areas.
• Bryan Sibille explained the next steps in the program process. At present, the
program is scheduled to be completed by end of August. It will be critical to
meet with individuals and get their input in order to meet this deadline.
• Bill Hensley / Bryan Sibille to arrange meetings with another school district
to discuss best practices in school design.
• NISD and NEISD have already been contacted and are involved in
developing the project scope. It is important that input should also be
received from school districts located in south San Antonio, as well.
Southwest SAISD was proposed as a potential good contact as they
had recently passed a bond and may have program/specifications
which were developed for the bond. Other districts proposed for
input included Harlandale and Edgewood.
• Rebecca Flores will convene two groups to review the program document
and provide input. This will be early childhood experts (to provide feedback
on classroom set-up) and community/parental involvement/trainers (to
discuss common areas set-up).
City of San Antonio Early Childhood Centers of Excellence
Preliminary Meeting with CoSA Education Policy and Services Administrator Page 5
July 10, 2012