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GFHS Master Plan Task Force

GREAT FALLS HIGH SCHOOL – MASTER PLAN

Overriding premise: Retain GFHS Architectural Integrity

Serving our community for over 80 years!

Infrastructure

Issues

1) Heat, ventilation, controls (Great Falls High School, Fieldhouse and South Campus) 2) Inadequate electrical power throughout GFHS 3) Inadequate and inefficient lighting throughout GFHS. Retain existing historical lighting in main corridors 4) Inadequate / outdated plumbing and toilets 5) Original windows replaced then covered up; (little natural light)

Issues Solutions Costs

1) Heat, ventilation controls (Great Falls High School and South Campus) 2) Inadequate electrical power throughout GFHS 3) Inadequate and inefficient lighting throughout GFHS. Do not replace existing historical lighting in main corridors (s); supplement with new 4) Inadequate / outdated plumbing and toilets 5) Original windows replaced then covered up; (little natural light)

• New high efficiency modular boilers
• New digital controls
• Utilize existing ventilation shafts for

duct work for air distribution

• Electrical upgrades to support new

mechanical systems and controls

• New electrical power distribution
• New electrical outlets everywhere
• New energy efficient lighting
• New Plumbing -
• water supply
• gas supply
• waste lines
• add water in appropriate

areas not currently served

• Replace windows with energy

efficient units historically acceptable to SHPO $7,000,000 $4,416,000 $552,000 $2,415,000

21st Century Learning Environment In 1930’S Era Building

21st Century Learning Environment

Issues

1) Classrooms do not support 21st Century Teaching / Learning techniques 2) Public spaces (auditorium / old gym, corridors) are in need of refreshing 3) Create more flexible classroom space 4) Existing library is too small and outdated 5) Existing science labs are not fully functional and are outdated 6) Technology not keeping up with 21st Century and hard to incorporate – (mostly on carts)

Technology Integration Model Ruben Puentedura, PhD, Hippasus

Room 107

Issues Solutions Costs

1) Classrooms do not support 21st Century Teaching / Learning techniques 2) Public spaces (auditorium / old gym, corridors) are in need of refreshing 3) Need more classrooms 4) Existing library is too small and outdated 5) Existing science labs are not fully functional and are outdated 6) Technology not keeping up with 21st Century and hard to incorporate – (mostly on carts)

• Remodel all classrooms -
• refinish wood floors
• new white boards
• new finishes
• new integrated storage
• new furnishings
• Remodel public spaces
• finishes
• lockers
• seating
• flooring (except terrazzo)
• Remodel former office spaces on

main level into 5 new classrooms

• Incorporate adjacent counseling area

and remodel the library into an info commons

• Remodel / update all science labs
• Incorporate new technology in all

areas of building

$22,080,000 $5,520,000

Safety & Security

Issues

1) Unsafe and unsecured conditions between campus buildings

(difficult slope between buildings)

2) No controllable main entrance / exit from GFHS / campus 3) Cafeteria inadequate for numbers of students and bad location 4) No place for students to congregate (social, studying, interact with faculty 5) Traffic, parking and drop-off emphasis is to the main residential area to the east (20th St) 6) 1st responder (Fire/EMS/Police) access is poor and unorganized (conflicts with traffic on east drop-off (20th St) 7) East side (20th St) has extreme vehicular / pedestrian conflicts)

PRACTICE PRACTICE FIELDS FIELDS STUDENT/ STUDENT/ EVENT EVENT PARKING PARKING STADIUM STADIUM SOUTH SOUTH CAMPUS CAMPUS MAIN MAIN CAMPUS CAMPUS STAFF STAFF PARKING PARKING MAIN MAIN ENTRANCE ENTRANCE CAMPUS CAMPUS GREEN GREEN 5 5th

th AVENUE S

AVENUE S PROPOSED PROPOSED CONNECTOR CONNECTOR 4 4th

th AVENUE S

AVENUE S 3 3RD

RD AVENUE S

AVENUE S 2 2ND

ND AVENUE S

AVENUE S 17 17th

th STREET S

STREET S 18 18th

th STREET S

STREET S 20 20th

th STREET S

STREET S PARKING PARKING PARKING PARKING PARKING PARKING

STUDENT ENTRY

VISITOR ENTRY

Issues Solutions Costs

1) Unsafe and unsecured conditions between campus buildings 2) No controllable main entrance / exit from GFHS / campus 3) Cafeteria inadequate for numbers

• f students and bad location

4) No place for students to congregate (social, studying, interact with faculty 5) Traffic, parking and drop-off emphasis is to the main residential area to the east (20th St) 6) 1st responder (Fire/EMS/Police) access is poor and unorganized (conflicts with traffic on east drop-off (20th St) 7) East side (20th St) has extreme vehicular / pedestrian conflicts)

• The connector! Enclosed from GFHS to

fieldhouse and south campus

• Student commons
• Food service (s)
• Culinary arts
• Support back of house areas
• Main offices include counseling (frees up 5

classrooms in GFHS)

• Redirect main entrance into the

“connector” building and from the west

• Create single location for first responders
• Create multiple drop-off areas to reduce

congestion around campus $8,900,000

Neighborhood Impacts / Traffic

Issues

1) Parking is inadequate (numbers) and poorly located (to the east on 20th St) forcing parking onto adjacent city streets 2) Traffic pattern around campus is broken up and difficult to navigate with closed streets creating congestion and confusion 3) Traffic “T”s on 20th and 3rd Ave. S turn around real “bottleneck”

PRACTICE FIELDS STUDENT/ EVENT PARKING STADIUM SOUTH CAMPUS MAIN CAMPUS STAFF PARKING MAIN ENTRANCE CAMPUS GREEN 5th AVENUE S PROPOSED CONNECTOR 4th AVENUE S 3RD AVENUE S 2ND AVENUE S 17th STREET S 18th STREET S 20th STREET S PARKING PARKING PARKING

230 NEW SPACES 80 NEW SPACES

Issues Solutions Costs

1) Parking is inadequate (numbers) and poorly located (to the east on 20th St) forcing parking

• nto adjacent city

streets 2) Traffic pattern around campus is broken up and difficult to navigate with closed streets creating congestion and confusion 3) Traffic “T”s on 20th and 3rd Ave. S turn around real “bottleneck”

• Add 230+/- parking spaces to the

west for students and events

• Add 80 +/- parking spaces on the

NE corner of the campus (2oth St & 2nd Ave S. for faculty and staff

• Implement a parking plan with a

management plan -

• incentives
• enforcement
• Continue to work with City and

City’s consultants to further define the desired traffic patterns $975,000

Industrial Technology - Shop

Issues

1) Shop building is inadequate to house all programs 2) Shop building has unresolved structural issues 3) Shop building is in a very poor location –

• traffic (pedestrian vs vehicle)
• no good expansion
• blocks historic view of GFHS from SW

PRACTICE FIELDS STUDENT/ EVENT PARKING STADIUM SOUTH CAMPUS MAIN CAMPUS STAFF PARKING MAIN ENTRANCE CAMPUS GREEN 5th AVENUE S PROPOSED CONNECTOR 4th AVENUE S 3RD AVENUE S 2ND AVENUE S 17th STREET S 18th STREET S 20th STREET S PARKING PARKING PARKING

NEW SHOPS

VISITOR ENTRY

SOUTH CAMPUS NEW SHOPS CONNECTOR

5th AVENUE S

20th STREET S

Issues Solutions Costs

1) Shop building is inadequate to house all programs 2) Shop building has unresolved structural issues 3) Shop building is in a very poor location –

• traffic (pedestrian vs

vehicle)

• no good expansion
• blocks historic view of

GFHS from SW

• New construction for entry level

“shop” classes on south side of south campus

• Upper level Industrial Technology

classes relocated to Paris Gibson Education Center

• Demolish existing building

OR

• New construction for entry level

“shop” classes on south side of south campus

• Upper level Industrial Technology

classes relocated to Paris Gibson Education Center

• Repurpose existing building

Note: The Task Force feels this issue needs additional study. $5,000,000 * OR $6,750,000 *

* Costs not including work to be done at Paris Gibson Education Center

Result: A revitalized Great Falls High School to last

• ur community another 80 years!

An Investment of $57,000,000-$59,000,000

Questions & Answers

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