Although the Miami-Yoder district is not a high growth
area, the district outgrew its one school built some decades
ago. Forty-five percent of the district's students are
in portable classrooms including all high school
students. The district's 10th and 11th graders attend school in trailers
while 12th graders are bused 40 miles (each way)
to the nearest community college. A needs assessment from 1998
has projected the district's total capital needs
at $10 million, including the new high school they need.
However, the district's bonding limit is only $1 million
and so the district is precluded from ever constructing
a high school under Colorado’s current funding system.
Miami-Yoder K-12
Year Built: 1921
Total Capital Improvement Needs: $6,351,883
Major Problems:
Building Conditions: foundation is
cracking and moving; interior floor has cracks and holes;
stained ceiling tiles; lack of electrical outlets; poor
lighting in classrooms; inadequate fire and safety system;
plumbing fixtures need repairs; windows need replacement;
use of modular buildings for classrooms.
Site Conditions: parking lots and driveways
are gravel – constant grading and poor drainage;
cracks in sidewalks; playgrounds need resealing; inadequate
drainage in landscaped areas – causing water seeping
into building(s); poor drainage on athletic fields; water
source comes entirely from wells; waste water needs to
be pumped more frequently; storm water is surface discharge
– no sewer system; fencing is barbwire.
Educational Suitability: school site
is divided by a county road - student parking is located
on opposite site of school buildings; football/baseball
fields and track are across the county road from the other
athletic fields, equipment and school buildings; perimeter
fencing is barbed wire and minimal fencing along county
road; limited site signage; secondary classrooms are in
modular classrooms, separate from the main building; classrooms
have limited outlets for internet access; secondary media
center is not centrally located since the secondary classrooms
are located in modular classrooms; one gym for all grades
– not large enough for a high school gym; music
room serves all grades – located in a modular, limited
storage and undersized; art room serves all grades –
located in a modular and limited space; performance area/auditorium
seating is located in the gym – serves all grades,
no storage and limited equipment; science classes in modular,
separate from the media center and computer labs; science
spaces are inadequately equipped; preschool is in a former
teacher residence, so the size and space are inadequate;
preschool is separate from the main building and far from
parent drop-off/pick-up; cafeteria is too small –
six lunch periods to accommodate students; reception area
is poorly organized (filing/storage space), small and
insufficiently located.
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