GFPS Facility Planning Update

Date: November 17, 2015Presented by: Brian Patrick

The District: Students

10,200+ studentsAges 3-21+

The BuildingsPre-School—Skyline Center

31 IDEA students 69 Title 1 students Headstart Parent Participation Pre-

School County Extension Agency

15 Elementary Schools 250-500 students

2 Middle Schools 1450 students each

3 High Schools 2 @ 1400

CMR GFHS/Fieldhouse/S. Campus

PGEC: 204 students

Total of 28 buildings

Buildings and Grounds at Lowell

Little Russell Storage

District Office BuildingAnnexBuildings and Grounds ShopWarehouse

Paris Gibson Square (leased)

Average Age of School

Buildings =58 years old

Decades of Buildings:

1890’s 1

1920's 1

1930's 4

1940's 1

1950's 5

1960's 9

1970's 4

1980’s 1

1990’s 1

Great Falls Public Schools

School Building History

BUILDINGDATE BUILT Age

CENTRAL SCHOOL/PARIS GIBSON SQUARE 1896 119ROOSEVELT 1928 87GREAT FALLS HIGH SCHOOL 1931 84WHITTIER 1938 77LOWELL 1939 76RUSSELL 1939 76PARIS GIBSON 1948 67LINCOLN 1951 64LONGFELLOW 1952 63WEST ELEMENTARY 1952 63LEWIS & CLARK 1953 62EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL 1957 58ADMINISTRATION BUILDING 1959 56ANNEX 1959 56MEADOW LARK 1960 55MORNINGSIDE 1960 55RIVERVIEW 1960 55SUNNYSIDE 1960 55VALLEY VIEW 1960 55CHIEF JOSEPH 1962 53SACAJAWEA 1962 53LOY 1963 52WAREHOUSE 1964 51CHARLES M. RUSSELL 1965 50MOUNTAIN VIEW 1970 45SKYLINE 1970 45NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL 1970 45BISON FIELDHOUSE 1979 36GROUNDS SHOP 1989 26GFHS - SOUTH CAMPUS 1998 17

Community Process for Facilities

Community Informational Meetings:Wednesday, February 25 – 5:30-7:30 – CMR AuditoriumMonday, March 2 – 5:30–7:30 pm – Roosevelt gym Tuesday, March 10 – 5:30–7:30 pm – Longfellow cafeteriaWednesday, March 25 – 5:30-7:30 pm – GFH Auditorium

Board Work Sessions:Monday, November 4, 2013, 5:00-8:00 – GFHS South CampusTuesday, December 2, 2014, 5:00-7:00 – AspenWednesday, December 10, 2014, 4:30-6:30 – Aspen Monday, January 5, 2015, 4:30-6:30 – AspenMonday, March 30, 2015, 5:30-7:30 – AspenMonday, May 11, 2015, 6:30-8:30 – AspenMonday, June 15, 2015, 5:30-7:30 – AspenTuesday, July 14, 2015, 5:30-7:30 – AspenTuesday, August 4, 2015, 5:30 -7:30 – AspenMonday, August 17, 2015, 5:30-7:30 – AspenMonday, August 31, 2015, 4:00-6:00 – AspenMonday, November 2, 2015, 5:00-8:00 - GFHS

Preliminary Conceptual Facility Plan: 2 Issues

1. Increasing Enrollment & Overcrowded Classrooms:

Enrollment projections estimate another 413 students (188 in K-6, 164 in 7-8, and 61 in 9-12). Birth rates as determining factors. It does not take into

account economic growth in Great Falls that might bring in additional families/students.  

As of October 6, 2015 65 out of 260 (25%) K-6 classrooms overloaded

according to accreditation standards. 50 out of 124 (40%) K-2 classrooms classified as

overloaded according to accreditation standards.  2. Aging Facilities

The buildings are aged and are in need of upgrades and repairs.

14 Concepts1. Upgrade Infrastructure in All K-8 Buildings (except LF &

Roosevelt), Skyline Center and Paris Gibson Education Center

2.Build a New School to Replace Roosevelt Elementary School3.Build a New School to Replace Longfellow Elementary School 4.Open Skyline as a 16th Elementary School5. Move the Preschool Program to the Paris Gibson Education

Center West Wing6.Upgrade Memorial Stadium7.Upgrade CMR Infrastructure8. Construct CMR Multipurpose Space & Track/Field

Improvements9.Upgrade GFHS Infrastructure10.Upgrade GFHS Classrooms11.Upgrade GFHS Career & Technical Education (CTE) Facilities12.Upgrade GFHS Technology Infrastructure13.Construct Additional GFHS Parking Spaces14. Study the Feasibility of Constructing a Connector Building

Between the GFHS Main Campus and South Campus

14 Concepts1. Upgrade Infrastructure $12.9M2.New Roosevelt $16.2M3.New Longfellow $15M4.Skyline as a 16th Elementary School $3.4M5. Preschool to PGEC $450K6.Memorial Stadium $705K7.CMR Infrastructure $2.9M8. CMR Multipurpose & Track/Field $6M9.GFHS Infrastructure $13M10.GFHS Classrooms $13M11.GFHS CTE Facilities $5.2M12.GFHS Technology Infrastructure $3.5M13.GFHS Parking Spaces $975K14. GFHS Hub $ ?

Total $93M+

OWNER’S FACILITY PLANNING/CONSTRUCTION REPRESENTATIVE

Assist GFPS with the final stages of Plan development: Viability of the concepts Feasibility of the concepts Reasonability of the preliminary cost estimates

created by others and provide modified cost estimates, if necessary.

Assist the Owner with securing funds to fulfill the Plan Develop in conjunction with the Owner, final cost

estimates and possible funding sources (existing, bond levy, building reserve levy, private donations, etc.).

Assist in developing an election timeline. Assist in developing recommendations for Board

action for funding. Develop a public information strategy and campaign

after Board action.

After securing funds, assist the Owner with the Plan implementation Selection of Design and Construction Teams

Next StepsOwners’ Representative AnalysisBoard Action

To know more and to be in the know…

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