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Pine Hills Elementary (formerly PS 16)
141 Western Avenue
Pine Hills
Elementary -- formerly known as Public
School 16 -- opened its
doors as a brand new school in January 2007. The original building was
demolished in July 2005 to make way for a brand new, state-of-the-art
school.
At 99 years
of age, the original school was one of the oldest in the district that
was still in use. While the school had strong parent and
community support, PS 16 could not be renovated to meet
current educational standards.
For example,
the school was not handicapped accessible and had a small gym that was
also used as the school's cafeteria and assembly area. The only toilets
were located in the basement, meaning that children had to sometimes
walk down several floors in order to use them. The original school was
also overcrowded and had tiny classrooms that could not support
technology.
New &
State-of-the-Art School
The 55,000-square-foot, three-story school is divided into
"neighborhoods" with room for students, as well as parents and the
community. The new building will serve up to 450 students in grades K-5.
The outside
of the school was designed to fit in with its surrounding neighborhood,
while the inside is broken into smaller learning environments where
children are grouped together by grade level.
The new school includes:
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18
classrooms for grades K-5 (all kindergarten rooms with
toilets)
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3
special education classrooms with support rooms for special services
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2
tutorial/enrichment rooms
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1 music
room with practice area and space for storage
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1 art
room with kiln and storage space
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Library/media center
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Computer
classroom
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Gymnasium
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Cafeteria
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Administrative support areas for principal, counseling, attendance,
and special services
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Nurse's
suite with exam room, bed area, and toilet
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Faculty work area
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Parent/community room
Site work:
Other
features:
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Computers and Internet access in every classroom
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Air
conditioning throughout the building
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Full
handicapped accessibility
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Energy-efficient heating and ventilation systems
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Building
security and fire detection systems
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