Action Plan Perkins Elementary School Perkins Elementary School was built in 1918. Other projects are needed so that the school meets education standards in areas such as adequate classroom space including space for all-day kindergarten, wiring for computers, science labs, a library and a security system. Marilynn Wadden, principal of Perkins Elementary School, states that parts of the building, although well kept on a daily basis, are in great need of major repairs. The plumbing is in constant need of repairs, and the electricity is inadequate for the demands of the modern school day.
Most classrooms have only one or perhaps two electrical outlets.
Restrooms are poorly placed and there are only two boys' and two girls' restrooms for the whole school to use. This one fact causes a loss of about 40 minutes of learning in each school day. The playground asphalt has huge cracks in it and is much too small for the number of children at Perkins. There are no small rooms for speech, counseling, parent conferences or tutoring. With increased enrollment, there is inadequate space for Title I and special-education classes.