Project Description
JAMES S. RICKARDS
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Complete Campus Replacement
PROJECT PHASE

ORIGINAL SMART SCOPE OF WORK IS CLOSED
ALLOCATED BUDGET
PHASE 1 & 2: $82.7 million
PHASE 1 ā THREE-STORY BUILDING REPLACEMENT *This project is not funded by SMART.
Administrative offices
- Classrooms
- Music and art rooms
- Media Center
- Science Labs
- Indoor gym
PHASE 2 ā ATHLETIC COURTS & BALLFIELDS *This project is not funded by SMART.
TARGETED COMPLETION
(Calendar Year)
P1: Q3 2025 | P2: Q4 2025
Original Schedule: Q3 2019 | 2018 Schedule: Q1 2021
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As part of the School Choice Enhancement Program (SCEP), schools are allocated $100,000 to spend on customized enhancements voted on by the school and its community. Common uses of the funds include laptops, security enhancements, projectors, and other useful educational tools.
Listed below are some of the items this school has ordered through SCEP:
COMPLETE
All items delivered
- Janitorial Equipment
- Folding Chairs
- Front Office Furniture
Floor mats
outdoor metal bleachers
flat screen TVs
clay extruder
two-way radios
indoor furniture
projectors
dehumidifier
Laptops
tables for teacher’s lounge
Chairs
laminator
electric strike for the SPE & digital marquee
TVs
Portable Sound System
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The SMART Program is enhancing over 200 schools all across Broward County, and you’ve helped to make it happen!
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WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SMART PROGRAM?
The SMART Program is enhancing over 200 schools all across Broward County, and you’ve helped to make it happen!
To find out more about projects like this one, the planning involved, and your role in the history of this Bond, click below or email the SMARTĀ Team.