Even if dollars were available for Linden, the building would still not meet the needs of a present day Kindergarten program. We need to start our children's education with a strong educational environment that will help them to meet their potential. The present building does not provide enough classroom space for an enrollment of 300 students and the classrooms are not large enough to provide adequate instruction for four and five year olds. There isn't adequate room for guidance services, nursing facilities, special need students, library, restrooms or teacher work room. The building is not adequately wired to support technology, and the building meets ADA compliance awkwardly.
Parking is equally inadequate.
A new building will give the students safe, clean, cheerful, bright, and inspiring environment in which to work. A new school would be a step closer to meeting this plan. The playground areas will be in courtyard areas within the school making it safer for students and preventing them from wandering off, or from outside intruders. There will be a walkway to the Senior Center giving both the seniors and the students an opportunity to mingle with one another, as well as to give each other privacy. These plans are not set in stone.