Transcript School infrastructure update presentation - August 2013

Ministry of Education
Greater Christchurch Education Renewal Programme
Infrastructure update
August 2013
Contents
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Introduction
Background
Programme strategic objectives
Key programme phases
• Timing
• Property planning
• Implementation
5. Self evaluation
6. Post programme review
7. Maintaining facilities in the interim
8. 5YA
9. Frequently Asked Questions
10. Questions
Introduction
The government has announced a $1 billion dollar investment to restore, remodel
renew and /or rebuild and where necessary establish brand new schools in greater
Christchurch.
The Ministry’s aim is to create more modern schools with improved facilities that
reflect the advice of education experts and to support students’ use of the latest
learning methods and technology.
The Ministry has created a dedicated team to
deliver this property programme, and will
oversee it from the initial planning and design
right through to final construction.
Where necessary the team will engage suitably
qualified and experienced providers to deliver
individual work programmes.
Background
• The Greater Christchurch Education Renewal Programme (GCERP) was established
following the February 2011 earthquakes to respond to major building and land damage
and demographic change.
• An infrastructure work programme is underway to deliver repairs, remodels, rebuilds
and new schools across greater Christchurch.
• The programme provides a unique opportunity to not only restore but renew the
education system. It will deliver improved facilities that reshape education delivery,
improve learning outcomes and raise student achievement.
Programme strategic objectives – key benefits
Education Renewal
• The education system will provide the skills and
knowledge needed for the development of greater
Christchurch as its economy adapts to changes
caused by the earthquakes.
• Educational institutions will support the transmission
of language and culture and the development of
personal identity by harnessing resources and
expertise in ways that individuals or voluntary
organisations cannot.
• A disproportionate number of Māori and Pasifika
young people leave school early, with few
qualifications, never to return to education or
training. We will provide a network with thriving, wellresourced, culturally responsive ECE services, schools,
and tertiary providers that will work in collaboration
with families, whanāu, and the community.
• Communities identify with their schools: good local
schools can have a positive impact on how people feel
about their neighbourhood. By renewing the
education system, we will rebuild Christchurch’s
reputation as an education destination and confirm
the region as a great place to live.
• Education is a major source of economic activity and
employment in greater Christchurch. The renewal of
the education network will cement education as an
economic enterprise in its own right
Property and infrastructure
• Ensure the right schools are in the right places. Build
an optimised network to meet education demand:
‘rationalise and design a school network to meet
education provision in Christchurch’.
• Better integrate schools to use shared facilities:
Coordinate between schools and between schools and
the community to better utilise assets such as halls
and gyms.
• Provide “safe and inspiring learning environments”
Deliver quality standards in New Zealand schools and
develop a resilient network more capable to respond
to future natural disasters.
• Improved asset efficiency and reduce whole of life
cost of assets.
Key programme phases
The total programme will be delivered over the next 10 years. It is due to be completed
by the end of March 2023. The Programme consists of two broad phases of work:
Property plans
Involves developing a property plan for
each school that is informed and supported
by the Learning Community Cluster Plan
(LCCP).
The property plans bring together the LCCP
and school vision with the estate strategy.
An architect will be appointed to work with
each school to develop up a preferred high
level site plan for each school.
Implementation
Implementation of the property plans and
delivery of the capital investment which will
include detailed design and construction.
A project manager will be appointed to
work with schools to deliver the preferred
option identified in the property plan.
This stage will continue until March 2023.
Property plans support the final investment
decision to be made at each school.
Property plans are being developed with 4
initial clusters. Lessons learnt will be
incorporated into subsequent property
plans.
Post completion review: Assessing school
users’ satisfaction with ‘redeveloped’
school.
The programme for delivery
• The Ministry is currently refining and finalising it’s programme for capital investment.
The Ministry expects to issue this in the next 2-3 months.
• Timing is based on four key priority areas (see next slide).
• To determine where schools will be placed within the programme, a self evaluation
questionnaire has been developed to be completed by all schools.
• Developing the property plans is expected to take approximately 3 months for each
school.
• The whole programme will be implemented over 10 years (approximate).
• Given the scale of work required and supply of contractors in the market, it is not
feasible to complete the design and construction of all schools at the same time.
• The Ministry’s primary concern is to ensure adequate network provision is maintained
at all times across the region and to make ongoing improvements in that provision.
Programme - priorities
Phasing of investment is based on the following criteria:
• Priority 1 : Mergers, closures and dependencies
Schools where deadlines have been announced (new schools, closures or mergers).
• Priority 2: Roll growth and capacity
Schools where works are required because the existing network does not have capacity
to accommodate projected roll levels. Projects should be completed as soon as possible.
• Priority 3: Student achievement
Schools where there is key opportunity to undertake property works aimed at
improving student achievement. Promoting the needs of priority learners, inclusion,
greater community cohesion and innovation are key factors.
• Priority 4: Effectiveness in delivery
Improve the quality of the built environment and deliver programme efficiencies.
The Ministry is still engaging with schools and the sector to assist in assessing priorities 3
and 4.
Programme – schools self evaluation
• Self evaluation assists the Ministry to prioritise the timing of capital investment for
primary schools over the next 10 years.
• The self evaluation includes several questions. Each question requires a rating
based on a 7 point scale. The self evaluation is straight forward and quick to
complete.
• The outcome of the self evaluation does not preclude schools from receiving
funding for ongoing urgent maintenance and health and safety issues.
• Schools will continue to receive minor capital works funding through their
Operations Grant to enable them to continue to maintain the buildings at the
school.
Developing the property plan
LCC Plan and school vision drives the
Property Plan
This document ties
together cluster
education and property
strategies
Learning Community
Cluster Plan (cluster
vision)
Property Plan
Individual school vision
(base on existing School
Charters)
Cross check – ensure property plans are driven by visions
Education Renewal
Implementation
Developing the property plan
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An architect will be appointed to work with each school.
This is a collaborative process providing schools with an opportunity to think
strategically, aligning educational vision with the need for built facilities.
The process matches school aspirations, available resources and site constraints in
a proposal for long term future development that is consistent with the LCC
vision.
High level concept drawings, explanatory diagrams and supporting documentation
will be developed to describe the future direction of the schools.
Implementation – detailed design and
construction
• The Ministry will work with School Boards of Trustees to ensure that disruption of day to
day learning during construction is minimised.
• Construction will be staged to ensure operational continuity with adequate teaching and
staff space maintained at all times.
• If necessary, re-locatable buildings will be used to provide alternative teaching and staff
space.
• Maintaining appropriate Health and Safety standards is a core part of any contract.
Post programme review
Post occupancy review conducted for each project
• Assess stakeholder, including building users, satisfaction with project.
• Assessments completed once the building has been in use for a period of time.
Post implementation review evaluates whether programme has delivered identified
benefits
What happens to my school between now
and the time it is due for remediation?
• In the immediate response to the earthquakes, the Ministry has completed
repair works or provided temporary accommodation to ensure that all schools
remain operational and provide a safe and secure environment for students.
• The Ministry will continue to support schools in maintaining their facilities until
the proposed programme of works is complete. Schools should contact the
Ministry if there are any capital maintenance or health and safety concerns at
their school.
5YA
• Schools capital funding distributed through the five year agreement regime (5YA) is
provided to modernise the existing stock of schools.
• The funding for greater Christchurch schools has been set aside while the impact of the
Canterbury earthquakes on schooling provision and pre-existing school property issues
are being assessed.
• As result of that work, the Ministry advised Government that current funding and
property provision approaches were inadequate to deal with the impact of the
earthquakes and preexisting property issues at schools. The Government subsequently
committed $1 billion for school property over ten years, which is significantly more than
would be provided to schools through current funding programmes.
• To ensure the Government gets the best education outcomes possible from the $1
billion commitment, school infrastructure repair, redevelopment and provision of new
infrastructure will be centrally coordinated by the Ministry.
Key questions
• Why can’t the Ministry complete the works quicker? The total rebuild across greater Christchurch is
currently forecast at $40 billion dollars. There are a finite number of suppliers available to provide this
level of investment. This imposes limits on how quickly the Ministry can proceed and the maximum
amount of work that can be undertaken at any one time while maintaining appropriate value for
money, quality and health and safety standards.
• When will my school be included in the programme of works? An indicative high level programme of
works will be released to all schools identifying when work is scheduled to begin and likely end dates
for each School.
• What happens to property that is owned, wholly or partly by School boards? Will this also be
included in the renewal programme? Property wholly owned by School boards is the responsibility of
those Boards. The Ministry is willing to engage with Boards to include those buildings in the work
programme if the School has the funding to cover the required work. Where a building is partially
owned, the Ministry will asses the work programme on a case by case basis and work with the
respective school boards to arrange appropriate remediation.
• What will Modern Learning Environment plans mean in the case of schools that will only require
refurbishment (as opposed to schools that will be rebuilt)? The Ministry is currently assessing every
teaching space in greater Christchurch for compliance with modern learning environment standards.
The Ministry is aiming to have a at least 85% of all teaching spaces at or above the Designing Quality
Learning Spaces standard in greater Christchurch, regardless of the level of repairs required at each
school.
Questions
The Ministry has established an email address for all Christchurch property related
queries: [email protected]
More information can also be found on the Ministry’s Shaping Education website:
http://shapingeducation.govt.nz/