Great Falls High Master Planning Committee

November 1, 2011 - 10:21am
Purpose: 

Great Falls High School, Master Planning Project 2011 - 2012
Great Falls High School (GFHS) has been a beloved, landmark building in the community since the 1930s. On August 8, 2011, the Great Falls Public Schools Board of Trustees approved a year-long master plan study of GFHS. The plan will focus on mechanical, structural, occupancy and traffic issues. Also, safety and energy issues will be addressed while simultaneously paying attention to the architectural integrity.

The School District has contracted with the Great Falls architectural firm of L’Heureux Page Werner to conduct the study. Also, they appointed a task force comprised equally of stakeholders from the community and school district.

Charge to Task Force Members
Assist the Board of Trustees of the Great Falls Public Schools in its fiduciary responsibility to the community of Great Falls as keepers of the district’s facilities and grounds by developing and recommending to the Board a master plan for bringing Great Falls High School into a 21st Century learning environment. The plan must attend to mechanical, structural, occupancy and traffic issues while addressing safety and energy and the implications of continuous return on investment for the community while simultaneously attending to the architectural integrity of this icon of the community. You will help collect input from others in the community and deliberate on all information. The plan will consider the best, highest use of facility and grounds in support of public education, current and future, and to the greater good of the community’s youth.

Master Plan Study

Chairperson: 

Tom Moore, Assistant Superintendent for Secondary Education

Meeting Frequency: 

The task force will meet monthly with various stakeholder sub-groups and consultant firms to develop the scope and magnitude of the master plan recommendations. The final recommendations will be made to the Board of Trustees in the late spring of 2012.

Usual Meeting Place: 

 Great Falls High Cafeteria

Meeting Dates and Times: 

Thursday, May 17, 2012 - Great Falls High Cafeteria - 3:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Report to the Board of Trustees: Monday, June 11, 2012 at 7:00 PM; District Office Building, 1100 4th Street South

Great Falls High School Master Facility Plan Task Force Meeting Agenda

May 17, 2012

15 min -

  • Parking / Traffic study update (Dave Houtz/Dennis Burns) 

15 min -

  • Structural / Seismic review (Dave Z) 

10 min -

  • Electrical Systems/daylighting review/recommendations (Tava S.)
  • Window replacement

20 min-

  • Mechanical Systems review/recommendations (Dane W)

5 min-

  • Room mock-ups update - (Room 107 Learn Lab and main level toilets) 

10 min -

  • Historic Preservations discussion

15 min -

  • Program/concepts/scope/phasing introduction (Steve/Greg)

40 min -

  • Group discussion - re: program/concepts/scope/phasing of the master plan

5 min -

  • Public comment

Minutes for  Meetings

 

Other Information: 

Great Falls Public Schools (GFPS) District invites community members to provide comment on the Great Falls High School (GFHS) Master Planning Project. District officials and members of L’Heureux Page Werner Architecture and Engineering firm conducted a hearing on November 9, 2011. They were seeking input on how to make GFHS a 21st Century learning environment while protecting the integrity of this beloved, landmark building.

On August 8, 2011, the GFPS Board of Trustees approved a year-long Master Plan study of Great Falls High School. The plan will focus on mechanical, structural, occupancy and traffic issues. Also, safety and energy issues will be addressed while simultaneously paying attention to the architectural integrity of the building.

We are asking students, parents, GFHS alumni, and community members to please provide comments on the Great Falls High School Master Plan Study at, gfhsplan [at] gfps [dot] k12 [dot] mt [dot] us.

 

For additional information on this item, please contact:
Dave Crum, Community Connections Manager
Great Falls Public Schools
1100 4th Street South, Great Falls, MT 59404
Phone: 406-268-7340
Email: dave_crum [at] gfps [dot] k12 [dot] mt [dot] us