Remodeling Inlet View would ultimately cost more than replacement.
By Bob Bundy and Bonnie LemboTeachers and staff prepare for the arrival of students after the Anchorage School District returned to in-person learning on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021.
The current building is over capacity. The building capacity is 170, but 217 students are enrolled. This is not due to zone exemptions, which occur both into and out of the neighborhood. Students eligible to attend Inlet View get zone exemptions or participate in lotteries to attend other schools, like Chugach Open Optional School and Aquarian. Some attend private schools. There are currently 306 children living in the neighborhood eligible to attend the school.
The school doesn’t work, and that harms students. Inlet View was built in 1957. Its projected life span was 50-60 years. It passed its maximum replacement date in 2017. And it shows: too-small classrooms; no modern security infrastructure; failure to meet ASD requirements for health, fire and safety; no multipurpose and specialty rooms; insufficient parking, and unsafe queuing for drop-off and pickup. A building that has outlived its life span is expensive to maintain.
Replacement Building Capacity Site Neighborhood Zone Exemption Exemptions Zone Remodel View Inlet Students Life Schools Student Water Street Congestion Traffic Inlet View Safety Health Parking Drop-Off
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