Please take a few moments to read this article that IFF has written about the new building for The Winston Knolls School!
SAVE THE DATE!
Dear Winston Knolls Family and Friends,
Mark your calendars! The Winston Knolls Foundation will be hosting a Building Dedication & Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to celebrate the opening of our new building for The Winston Knolls School on June 3rd, 2022!
A formal invitation with more details will be sent out soon, so please be on the lookout!
Can't wait to see you all there and celebrate this exciting milestone with each and every one of you!
We’re Hiring!
The Winston Knolls School is looking for Classroom Assistants to help with the day to day needs of our students and staff. If you have a passion to help those affected by ASD or know someone who does, please consider applying! You can apply through Indeed, LinkedIn, or the link below!
Groundbreaking ceremony on June 4th, 2021 at the new location for The Winston Knolls School in Elgin, IL.
School Designed for Special Needs Students with Autism
Kraus-Anderson begins construction of new winston knolls school in elgin, il.
School designed for special needs students with autism
ELGIN, Il. (June 2021) – Kraus-Anderson (KA) Madison has begun construction on a new $2 million school committed to specialized education programming and professional services for children with autism. The Winston Knolls Foundation purchased the school for its supported organization, The Winston Knolls School. The new school is located at 1500 Executive Drive in Elgin, Ill.
Tucked in a quiet neighborhood on 2.5 acres, the new school’s layout and building flow have been purposefully planned for the needs of its students and staff. Winston Knolls School will include three courtyards, an activities field space, and a specifically designed playground inside the walls of the exterior courtyard. The building also will have advanced safety and security features.
Designed by Haley Bender Patton & Been Architects, the unique architecture of the 18,176-square-foot building will provide students and staff with total privacy without sacrificing natural light. Every classroom faces an exterior courtyard, with sliding glass doors to allow access to the private exterior courtyard so students can be close to nature and green space without sacrificing privacy or security.
The second floor will include a dedicated gymnasium and a large, flexible multipurpose space that can be configured for adapted physical education activities, after-school events, and celebrations.
The new site also features a private parking lot without through traffic, and with student drop-off and pick-up in a safer closed-loop system.
The financial leader for this project is IFF, an organization supporting nonprofit-sponsored facilities projects, from affordable housing to community centers, through real estate development and consulting. The School will be operational beginning the Regular School Year (RSY) 2022-2023.
The Winston Knolls School at is one of dozens of major K-12 construction projects KA will work on this year during its “Summer Sprint,” a critical, concentrated time during the summer months when school is not in session and when crews can perform work that ranges from new school construction to upgrades to deferred maintenance projects.
KA continues to lead the field of regional education construction projects and is currently ranked 12th in the nation in the construction of K-12 facilities by Building Design and Construction magazine. Over the past five years, KA has completed over $1 billion in K-12 projects. KA’s comprehensive school construction services include facility analysis and budget approaches, leading to informed and successful referendum initiatives.
COVID-19: KRAUS-ANDERSON’S COMMITMENT TO JOB SAFETY
As the world continues to deal with and adapt to the unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, Kraus-Anderson’s top priority remains safety. The company has implemented stringent social distancing practices and other elevated safety protocol on construction job sites, details of which can be found at https://www.krausanderson.com/about/kraus-anderson-responds-to-covid-19/.
About Winston Knolls Foundation
The Winston Knolls Foundation (www.wknollsfoundation.org) is an Illinois Nonprofit corporation that has been organized exclusively to benefit, perform, and carry out the charitable, scientific, and educational purposes of the Winston Knolls Education Group’s program The Winston Knolls School. The School is an approved Illinois State Board of Education nonpublic special education center that provides specialized education programming, professional related therapeutic services, and transitional training for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other related special needs.
About Kraus-Anderson
Established in 1897, Kraus-Anderson® Construction Company (www.krausanderson.com) is one of the nation’s premier commercial general contractors and construction managers. Kraus-Anderson, an Equal Opportunity & Affirmative Action employer, is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn. and has regional offices in Madison, Wis., Bismarck, N.D., and Duluth, Bemidji and Rochester Minn.
About Healy Bender Patton & Been Architects
Healy Bender Patton and Been Architects (www.healybender.com) mission is the same today as it was when the Firm was founded in 1935… to be a trusted adviser; to bring practical, cost-conscious design to our clients and in doing so, never lose sight of our commitment to client service and bringing the best ideas to the table. A commitment to high-quality design is represented by their award-winning projects ranging from school additions and renovations, new schools, worship facilities, and commercial facilities.
About IFF
IFF (www.benefitchicago.org) was founded in Chicago nearly 30 years ago and is now the largest nonprofit Community Development Finance Institution (CDFI) in the Midwest. IFF is a mission-driven lender, real estate consultant, and developer, which finances a variety of nonprofit-sponsored community facilities projects that range from affordable housing and schools to community centers and commercial buildings.
