Goal of Playground Team
  • Upgrade LES Playgrounds to provide modern, community based children’s park
    Objectives
  • Improve access for Special Needs
  • Install modern play structures and equipment
  • Replace play surface for accessibility and safety
  • Enhance landscaping and provide outdoor pavilion/classroom

Playground equipment is expensive! We doing a number of things to minimize costs and financial impact on the LES students and parents, including:

    Leverage Existing LES Playground and Equipment
  • Keep good existing equipment
  • Add key new components
  • Replace surfacing for access and safety
    Two Phases
  • Put in place Summer 2006 and 2007
  • Community Build Days
    Project Financials
  • Cost ~$175k
    • Equipment, Installation, Landscaping, etc.
  • Funding ~$175k
    • External (~$125k)
      • City, County, School District, Grants, Private Corporations
    • Internal (~$50k)
      • LES PTA, fund raising