Missoula County Public Schools
Overview of Planning
January 2014
Missoula County Public Schools
Overview of Planning
•Why are we doing this?
Technology Upgrades
Address School Safety & Security
Align 21st Century Vision with 20th
Century Facilities
Prepare for Rising Enrollment and
Capacity Challenges
Prioritize Deferred Maintenance in
Aging Buildings
Missoula County Public Schools
Overview of Planning
• What have we learned?
Facility Age, Condition, Utilities, and
Capacity
Enrollment Forecast/Facility & Student
Locations
School Sites, Undeveloped Parcels,
Leases
Missoula County Public Schools
Facility Condition: Age
•
The average age of MCPS facilities is 57 years old.
 9% are greater than 100 years old.
 18% are greater than 90 years old.
 41% are greater than 60 years old.
 62% are greater than 50 years old.
 Chief Charlo is the newest school, built in
1995.
 38% of the buildings have never been
expanded.
 38% of facilities have been expanded at
least twice.
 12% of the buildings have been expanded as
many as five times.
Missoula County Public Schools
Facility Condition: Deferred Maintenance
o $424,000,000 Replacement Costs
o $65,000,000 Deferred Maintenance & Energy Projects
Missoula County Public Schools
Enrollment Forecast
 892 more
students in next
decade
 2017-18: Peak
K-5
 2023-24: Peak
6-12
 50% 9-12
enrollment from
 11 K-8’s
Missoula County Public Schools
Rattlesnake Elementary
2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23
K
1
2
3
4
5
61
59
61
58
55
62
78
67
59
68
61
55
65
84
66
63
64
57
85
66
85
71
63
63
69
88
67
83
71
62
80
73
86
68
82
69
70
85
72
87
67
80
75
74
84
73
86
65
73
79
73
86
72
84
72
77
78
74
85
70
70
76
76
80
73
83
69
74
75
78
79
71
69
73
73
77
78
77
67
72
72
75
77
76
68
70
71
74
75
75
Total K-5
356
388
399
433
440
458
461
457
467
456
458
446
447
439
433
Total PK-5
Change
% Change
356
388
32
9.0%
399
11
2.8%
433
34
8.5%
440
7
1.6%
458
18
4.1%
461
3
0.7%
457
-4
-0.9%
467
10
2.2%
456
-11
-2.4%
458
2
0.4%
446
-12
-2.6%
447
1
0.2%
439
-8
-1.8%
433
-6
-1.4%
Missoula County Public Schools
Facility Capacity
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Capacity calculated using state standards, not best practices
Many classrooms are small and cannot seat 28-30 Students grades 3-12
5/9 Elementary Schools at/over capacity
3/3 Middle Schools at/over capacity
2/4 High Schools at/over capacity
Maintain Flexibility over time
Missoula County Public Schools
Overview of Planning
•
Key Insights from ASSESS Phase
 1. Flexibility of spaces, daily schedules, annual school calendars and furnishings are desired to meet
changing demographics and annual budgets. Develop new ways to use buildings, schedules and
human resources to meet needs.
 2. New ways of engaging children and families in early child, pre‐kindergarten programs and other
community needs are envisioned
 3. District‐wide innovation will create the context for building‐level innovation
 4. Rising enrollment in the past five years and the next five years represents a ten year cohort that is
projected to exceed the capacity existing elementary schools by 2017‐18 and middle schools in
2023‐24.
 5. The majority of MCPS school sites and facilities are in need of site improvements as well as
upgrades to technology, mechanical and electrical systems.
 6. The utilization of undeveloped sites, administrative buildings and leased facilities will be integrated
into the preferred solutions of the Comprehensive Long Range Facilities Plan
 7. Neighborhood identity extends beyond elementary schools and include middle school and high
school choices
 8. 25% of High School students choose schools that are not in their region
 9. What are the budget impacts of our current model in terms of utilities, maintenance and
transportation?
 10. The basic site & building assessment (What works? What could be better? What’s missing?) is
needed for the undeveloped sites and leased facilities.
 11. What are the encumbrances of the undeveloped sites and leased facilities? What is the potential
revenue?
 12. What is the capacity of the existing Missoula College campus adjacent to Sentinel High School?
 13. What is the capacity of our facilities when considering a 21st Century Educational program?
Instructional changes will shift space needs.
Missoula County Public Schools
Overview of Planning
• Key Insights from Explore Phase
 13 inspiring schools from around the world identified
as highly effective in supporting MCPS’s educational
vision
 Education Innovation Teams developed key building
program elements focused on teaching and learning
 Refined & revised draft guiding principles
 Most effective Learning Modalities included:
 Project-Based Learning
 Interdisciplinary Learning
 One-On-One Teacher/Student Learning
 Compare preliminary building program to WY, OH &
MA standards
 Creative responses to Range of Options
Missoula County Public Schools
Overview of Planning
• How are we engaging our community?
Education Innovation Teams
Expanded Education Innovation Teams
Community Listening Sessions
Communication Plan
January Outreach Hosted by EEIT’s
February Survey & Follow up
Missoula County Public Schools
Overview of Planning
• APPLY RECOMMENDED ALTERNATIVES
January 28-30 & February 4, 2014
DISTRICT WIDE (half day) 1/28/14
Range of Options
Option B -- Business as usual
Option C – Consolidate
Option E – Expand
Option L – Light Touch
Option O - Out of the Box
Option R – Realign, Relocate or Renovate
Option S – Start Over
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Option B: Business as Usual
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Option C: Consolidate
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Option E: Expand
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Option L: Light Touch
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Option O: Out of the Box
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Option R: Realign, Relocate or Renovate
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Option S: Start Over
What’s
HotSchools
What’s Not
Missoula County
Public
• Look at the options, if there is something you
really like about the option place sticky note
on that side.
• Look at the options, if there is something that
you want to point out that makes it a bad
option place sticky note on that side.
• Pick top Three Protocol
• With colored dots, place green on #1, Orange
#2, Pink #3
Missoula County Public Schools
Overview of Planning
REGIONAL GROUPINGS (1 DAY)
Region 1 - 1/29/14, Region 2 - 1/30/14, and Region 3 - 2/4/14
• Refine & Critique Alternative, Identify & Rank Top Two Preferred
Alternatives
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT (EVENING) 2/4/14
• Community Listening Session
Missoula County Public Schools
(Report) February-March 2014
FINAL PLAN
Draft Strategic Facilities Plan
Cost Benefit Assessment
Integrate Sustainability & Energy Conservation
PRESENTATIONS
Present key options to Steering Committee
Present recommendations to Board of Trustees
Board of Trustees Adoption
Missoula County Public Schools
Next Steps
REPORT
February- March 2014
Steering Committee Recommendations of 5, 10, 15 Year Priorities to Trustees
IMPLEMENTATION
February-March 2014
Design Summer 2014 Pilot Projects
June-August 2014
Implement Summer 2014 Pilot Projects
September 2014
Submit MTDOC Quality Schools Project Grant for Summer 2015 Pilot Projects
Fall 2014
Design Summer 2015 Pilot Projects
June-August 2015
Implement Summer 2015 Pilot Projects
BOND VOTE
Fall 2015 21st Century Schools Bond incorporating best educational practices,
technology, safety, energy
Fall 2015-Winter 2017
Design Bond-Funded Projects
Spring 2017-Summer 2018 (and beyond)
Construct First Phase of Bond-Funded Projects
Missoula County Public Schools
Collecting Community Insights, Hopes &
Concerns
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