Projects: Education
Rector School District
Location: Rector, Arkansas
Year Completed: 2010
On the Project: Chris Hartfield
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Rector Preschool Facility
The Rector Preschool Facility is located across the street from the K- 12 campus. The facility is owned and operated by the school district, therefore offering a structured curriculum for children ages six months through Pre-K. In addition to providing daycare services to the community, the program also accepts children of current high school students free of charge as long as the high school student remains in school.
Exterior materials are consistent with the district standards, and reinforce campus design standards. The facility was completed in April 2006 and doors opened to forty students May 2006. Since the grand opening, enrollment has grown 125 percent, to over ninety students.
Rector Physical Education and Math Sciences
The Rector Physical Education facility is home to both middle school and high school basketball teams. The 1,200 seat gymnasium with basketball court also houses four locker rooms, a weight room, three mathematics classrooms, and a science lab. A fully operational concession area is available to accommodate the Cougar sports fans and their rivals. South facing clerestory windows on the second floor concourse provides natural light for the interior, and exterior materials adhere to campus design guidelines.
In the spring of 2007, Rector hosted the AA Northeast State Regional Basketball Tournament with great success.
Rector Administration and Classrooms
The Rector Administration facility was originally built in 1964 and serves as the main offices for the school district. An energy grant was obtained in 1995 to replace the all-glass facade building with studs, metal siding, and smaller windows. It was then retrofitted by FEMA in 1998.
In 2007, Allison Architects was hired to transform the buiding once again. A total interior remodel consisted of electrical, plumbing, and finish upgrades. Exterior metal siding was replaced with masonry and stucco to better match campus standards.