This Update follows a meeting last month with the leadership of College St. Pierre, the Bishop of Haiti, and Dubois Eggleston (Head of School, Porter Gaud, Charleston, SC), Patrick Martin (English Professor, Porter Gaud), and Bishop Thomas Johnston
Dubois Eggleston and Patrick Martin
Leadership Team from the June Meeting
Accomplished to date:
+ All rubble and debris from the destruction of CSP has been removed from the school grounds
+ Temporary classrooms have been constructed and classes have resumed (535 students / 40+ faculty)
+ Administration and Faculty are preparing for national examinations
+ The Bishop of Haiti has had on-going meetings with the national leadership of Haiti in an attempt to secure additional land for College Ste. Pierre’s future
+ A preliminary report by the Bishop’s Task Force on assessing damage to Diocesan Structures has recently been completed and will be released in the near future
Short-term Needs to prepare CSP for the Fall
The first of October marks the beginning of a new school year for College St. Pierre and the beginning of a temporary season in the life of CSP (at least two years before a new facility is designed and constructed). In preparation for a new start, the administration of the school has identified the following as priorities and needs for this next season. [A certified engineer who is currently working with the School and the Diocese has provided the following estimates]:
+ 5 Laptop computers for administration use (approximately 6,000 USD)
+ Photo copier for the School (approximately 2,000+ USD)
+ Security is a significant problem for the School and there is an immediate need to repair portions of the security wall surrounding the campus. The entire wall needs to be replaced at some point in the future; however, we can patch certain areas temporarily to meet this pressing security need. [$42,000 USD for the entire security fence and iron gates and approximately $15,000+ to patch the portions that have been destroyed.]
Damage from a thunderstorm to one of the temporary classrooms
+ Construct a one-story administration building that would connect to the existing library. They are currently using the library for administrative offices and this would return the library to its proper function. This building would have seven offices and two restrooms, $78,000 USD.
+ Repair the existing computer / laboratory building. The engineer has determined that this building (which was the newest one in the College Ste. Pierre complex) is structurally sound, but it is in need of repair before students can use it. This building houses four large classrooms one of which is the computer-lab and functions as the main entrance to the School. The computer lab is essential for accessing curriculum, online classes, and connecting the students and administration to emerging partnerships. This is a very important piece of our short-term strategy of returning to academic excellence even as we are in a much longer-term building program ($18,000 USD).
Existing Building to be repaired
Computer Lab to be repaired
