Facility deficiencies:
- Outdated and inadequate heating, ventilation, electrical and plumbing systems
- Inefficient windows and doors with failed seals, gaskets, and flashings
- Aged roofs with deteriorating substrates leading to frequent leaks and patching
- Significant deferred maintenance
- Deteriorated concrete and masonry
- Worn finishes
- Poor layout for current team teaching techniques at DMS
- Inadequate space to accommodate enrollment bubbles; temporary classrooms
- Overcrowded cafeteria
- Inadequate space for specialties (music/art/PE)
- Buildings cannot easily accommodate 21st Century technology infrastructure
Duxbury High School Conditions, Spring 2009
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