Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District CTE Feasibility Study

Project Overview

Vaysen Studio collaborated with Ashley McGraw Architects and Barker Architects to provide a comprehensive assessment of the existing construction trades learning facility and then proposed design solutions for the new construction of, renovation of, and or, expansion to the Construction Trades Program. Additionally, the school district explored adding three (3) new Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs: Culinary Arts, Cosmetology, and Public Safety. The project goals were to determine the existing deficiencies, assess future needs, and design an addition and renovated CTE structure for the Conant Middle High School campus.

We worked with the district and Region 14 community (comprised of Masenic, Con Val, and Jaffrey-Rindge school districts). Our team worked collaboratively with the district to establish a number of stakeholder groups to help guide the process. Local industry partners shared their wisdom through the Program Advisory Committees (one for each CTE program). Learner experience is core to the Jaffrey-Rindge ethos, as exemplified by the learner design team guiding the process.

Prompted to consider the world the next generation of Jaffrey-Rindge students will need to be prepared for, the building committee, a group comprised of a cross-section of stakeholders, developed the following vision:
“New ways of learning with a focus on flexibility, creativity, and problem-solving. Learners should be spending more of the day doing active, hands-on, skills-based work.”

Client

Jaffrey Rindge Cooperative School District

Services

Community/Stakeholder Engagement, Feasibility Study, and Existing Conditions Assessment

Location

Jaffrey, New Hampshire

Typology

K-12 Public School

Project Team

Susanne Angarano

Kristen Hill