Mountain Brook Schools Could Begin Facility Upgrades This Summer

Mountain Brook AL

26 January, 2021

4:01 PM

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MOUNTAIN BROOK, AL — Several much-needed facilities upgrades in the Mountain Brook school system could begin as soon as this summer. A Village Living report said that the capital improvements were discussed at Monday night's Mountain Brook City Council meeting. "We hope to start construction as soon as school is out at all six of our sites," Mountain Brook superintendent Dicky Barlow said in his report to the council. "Over the next three years, we have substantial projects, and I think y'all are going to be really proud of the way our schools look." The school board approved the designs for the projects in October. Architecture firms have drawn designs and presented them to the school board for review. The designs include three major, new construction projects — one at MBHS, one at MBJH and another at Brookwood Forest Elementary — along with extensive renovations at Cherokee Bend Elementary, Crestline Elementary and Mountain Brook Elementary. The MBHS project will include: A new two-story academic wing with 42 classrooms that will replace the existing 200 and 300 buildingsA new counseling suite that will replace the existing 100 buildingA new band room and renovated dance studioRenovated restrooms in the Fine Arts Center The MBJH project will include: A new three-story main entrance building with 18 classroomsRenovated and expanded cafeteria and auditoriumRenovated locker roomsNew pitched roof and turret over media centerAt Brookwood Forest: New addition with main entrance, administrative suite, and lunchroomRenovated classrooms and restroomsGym roof replacementHVAC improvementsNew paint and flooring as needed throughout the school At Cherokee Bend Elementary: Renovated lunchroom and kitchenRenovated administrative suiteRenovated restroomsHVAC improvementsNew paint and flooring as needed throughout the school At Crestline Elementary New gymnasiumRenovated auditoriumRenovated main entry and administrative officesRenovated restroomsHVAC improvementsNew paint and flooring as needed throughout the school At Mountain Brook Elementary: Renovated lunchroom and administrative officesRenovated restroomsWindow replacementsWaterproofing buildingHVAC improvementsNew paint and flooring as needed throughout the schoolRead a recap of Barlow's report to the Mountain Brook City Council in Village Living.