Photos showing building conditions in the Centennial R-1 School District. Centennial R-1 is based in San Luis, CO, a small, rural community in the south end of the San Luis Valley, near New Mexico.
Art classes are taught in an outbuilding. The photograph accurately represents the room's lighting. The sign at the back of the classroom reads "Art is Culture." Centennial K-12 school in San Luis, CO. October 12, 2006.
Art classes are taught in an outbuilding. The photograph accurately represents the room's lighting. Centennial K-12 school in San Luis, CO. October 12, 2006.
room's lighting. The sign at the back of the classroom reads "Art is Culture." Centennial K-12 school in San Luis, CO. October 12, 2006.
Broken sink frame in the lavatory in the girls locker room. Centennial K-12 school in San Luis, CO. October 12, 2006.
The school was built in a natural bowl and drainage is an ongoing problem. During heavy rains, sandbags are used at this entry to prevent flooding. Centennial K-12 school in San Luis, CO. October 12, 2006.
Music classes are held in an outbuilding behind the school. The buiding has leaks in its roof and has wood paneling that violates fire code. Centennial K-12 school in San Luis, CO.
Stains in ceiling tile from chronic leaks in the roof of the music building. Centennial K-12 school in San Luis, CO. October 12, 2006.
Dropcloths protect instruments from leaks in the building's roof. Centennial K-12 school in San Luis, CO. October 12, 2006.
PE classes are held on one side of the gym while lunch is served on the other. Centennial K-12 school in San Luis, CO. October 12, 2006.
The building was designed with only three sewer clean-out points - all in classroom or student-contact areas. This access point is in the school's library. Centennial K-12 school in San Luis, CO. October 12, 2006.
Sewer clean-out access in the corner of a classroom. Maintenance staff disinfect the floor after work is done, but the stains, and sometimes odor, remain. Centennial K-12 school in San Luis, CO. October 12, 2006.
Science classroom. The original 1970's building was building with an open classroom design that proved ineffective. Partitions were built in the 1980s that established separate classrooms. Unfortunately, the HVAC system does not adequately move air through the building. Maintenance staff open up the entire school building on weekends to allow fresh air to reach the interior classrooms. Centennial K-12 school in San Luis, CO. October 12, 2006.
The building's HVAC system does not allow uniform control of temperature in the buildings classroom. Interior classrooms become very warm and have little air circulation. Centennial K-12 school in San Luis, CO. October 12, 2006.
The building's HVAC system does not allow uniform control of temperature in the buildings classroom. Interior classrooms become very warm and have little air circulation. Centennial K-12 school in San Luis, CO. October 12, 2006.
Practice field and track. Centennial K-12 school in San Luis, CO. October 12, 2006.