Hartford School District

Bread Loaf has worked with the Hartford School district on several successful projects and was selected to provide Pre-Construction and Construction Management Services for the historic Wilder School Renovation in Wilder, Vermont.

This project involved a full-scale renovation of a historic 16,800 square foot, three-level school originally built in 1912. The building now serves as the home of Hartford’s Regional Alternative Program (RAP) which welcomes students in grades 1-12 with severe behavioral disabilities.

This project succeeded in bringing the Hartford Autism Regional Program (HARP) under one roof alongside the existing RAP program. While the student populations needed to stay separated for certain activities, some shared services were able to be combined to gain efficiencies. Bread Loaf worked closely with the project team to solve these spacial challenges

without adding significant costs to the project.

The work included modernization of classrooms, offices and common areas, new HVAC systems throughout the building, an elevator and new roof, and of particular importance, preservation of notable historic elements of this beautiful building. The team did a wonderful job restoring original features that had been removed over the years. The gains in energy efficiency are significant and resulted in more than 50% savings on heating costs.