1. Date: November 17, 2015 Presented by: Brian Patrick

2. 10,200+ students Ages 3-21+

3. Pre-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 Building Annex Buildings and Grounds Shop Warehouse Paris Gibson Square (leased)

4. Average Age of School Buildings = 58 years old Decades of Buildings: 1890’s1 1920's1 1930's4 1940's1 1950's5 1960's9 1970's4 1980’s1 1990’s1 Great Falls Public Schools School Building History BUILDING DATE BUILT Age CENTRAL SCHOOL/PARIS GIBSON SQUARE1896119 ROOSEVELT192887 GREAT FALLS HIGH SCHOOL193184 WHITTIER193877 LOWELL193976 RUSSELL193976 PARIS GIBSON194867 LINCOLN195164 LONGFELLOW195263 WEST ELEMENTARY195263 LEWIS & CLARK195362 EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL195758 ADMINISTRATION BUILDING195956 ANNEX195956 MEADOW LARK196055 MORNINGSIDE196055 RIVERVIEW196055 SUNNYSIDE196055 VALLEY VIEW196055 CHIEF JOSEPH196253 SACAJAWEA196253 LOY196352 WAREHOUSE196451 CHARLES M. RUSSELL196550 MOUNTAIN VIEW197045 SKYLINE197045 NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL197045 BISON FIELDHOUSE197936 GROUNDS SHOP198926 GFHS - SOUTH CAMPUS199817

5. Community Informational Meetings: Wednesday, February 25 – 5:30-7:30 – CMR Auditorium Monday, March 2 – 5:30–7:30 pm – Roosevelt gym Tuesday, March 10 – 5:30–7:30 pm – Longfellow cafeteria Wednesday, March 25 – 5:30-7:30 pm – GFH Auditorium Board Work Sessions: Monday, November 4, 2013, 5:00-8:00 – GFHS South Campus Tuesday, December 2, 2014, 5:00-7:00 – Aspen Wednesday, December 10, 2014, 4:30-6:30 – Aspen Monday, January 5, 2015, 4:30-6:30 – Aspen Monday, March 30, 2015, 5:30-7:30 – Aspen Monday, May 11, 2015, 6:30-8:30 – Aspen Monday, June 15, 2015, 5:30-7:30 – Aspen Tuesday, July 14, 2015, 5:30-7:30 – Aspen Tuesday, August 4, 2015, 5:30 -7:30 – Aspen Monday, August 17, 2015, 5:30-7:30 – Aspen Monday, August 31, 2015, 4:00-6:00 – Aspen Monday, November 2, 2015, 5:00-8:00 - GFHS

7. 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.

8. 1. 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 School 3. Build a New School to Replace Longfellow Elementary School 4. Open Skyline as a 16 th Elementary School 5. Move the Preschool Program to the Paris Gibson Education Center West Wing 6. Upgrade Memorial Stadium 7. Upgrade CMR Infrastructure 8. Construct CMR Multipurpose Space & Track/Field Improvements 9. Upgrade GFHS Infrastructure 10. Upgrade GFHS Classrooms 11. Upgrade GFHS Career & Technical Education (CTE) Facilities 12. Upgrade GFHS Technology Infrastructure 13. Construct Additional GFHS Parking Spaces 14. Study the Feasibility of Constructing a Connector Building Between the GFHS Main Campus and South Campus

9. 1. Upgrade Infrastructure$12.9M 2. New Roosevelt $16.2M 3. New Longfellow$15M 4. Skyline as a 16 th Elementary School$3.4M 5. Preschool to PGEC$450K 6. Memorial Stadium$705K 7. CMR Infrastructure$2.9M 8. CMR Multipurpose & Track/Field $6M 9. GFHS Infrastructure$13M 10. GFHS Classrooms$13M 11. GFHS CTE Facilities$5.2M 12. GFHS Technology Infrastructure$3.5M 13. GFHS Parking Spaces$975K 14. GFHS Hub$ ? Total$93M+

10.  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

11. Owners’ Representative Analysis Board Action

12. Website: www.gfps.k12.mt.uswww.gfps.k12.mt.us Facebook: Great Falls Public Schools Twitter: @TammyLLacey @GFPublicSchools

13. Questions and/or Comments