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An Update on CPS’ Facilities Master Plan

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New Rockdale PreK-8 (Avondale) Opened January 2005

New Midway PreK-8 (Westwood) Opened August 2005

New Roll Hill PreK-8 (North Fairmount) Opened August 2005

New Winton Hills PreK-8 (Winton Hills ) Opened August 2005

New Pleasant Hill PreK-8 (College Hill) Opened November 2005

New Riverview East PreK-12 (Columbia Tusculum) Opened January 2006

New Woodward 9-12 (Bond Hill) Opened August 2006

Cheviot Renovation & Addition PreK-8 (Cheviot)Opened August 2006

New Rees E. Price PreK-8 (Price Hill) Opened August 2006

New Zoo Academy 11-12 (Avondale)(Hughes Center)Opened August 2006

New Ethel M. Taylor PreK-8 (Millvale)Opened January 2007

New Shroder 7-12 (Madisonville) Opened January 2007

New Frederick Douglass PreK-8 (Walnut Hills) Opened August 2007

New Hays-Porter PreK-8 (West End) Opened August 2007

New Roberts PreK-8 (Price Hill) Opened August 2007

Withrow Renovation 9-12 (Hyde Park) Completed August 2007

New Academy of World Languages PreK-8 (Evanston) Opened December 2007

New Bond Hill PreK-8 (Bond Hill) Opened March 2008

New Mt. Airy PreK-8 (Mt. Airy) Opened March 2008

New Carson PreK-8 (Price Hill) Opened August 2008

New Fairview-Clifton PreK-6 (Clifton)Opened August 2008

Kilgour Renovation & Addition K-6 (Mt. Lookout)Opened August 2008 New Pleasant Ridge PreK-8 (Pleasant Ridge) Opened August 2008

Roselawn Condon Renovation PreK-8 (Roselawn) Completed October 2008

New South Avondale PreK-8 (Avondale)Opened August 2008

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New Covedale K-6 (Covedale) - Interior work being completed on a 66,100-square-foot school for 450 students. Demolition of old Covedale building completed Summer 2006. Students moved August 2005 to 3200 Midway Avenue, Westwood. New building to open in December 2008.

Architect: KZF DesignBuilding Construction Cost: $12,925,357

New Parker PreK-8 (Madisonville) - Con-struction under way on a 75,310-square-foot school for 550 students on Parker’s campus. Students moved August 2007 to 3500 Lumford Place, Kennedy Heights. Construction finishes Summer 2009.

Architect: Voorhis, Slone, Welsh, Crossland ArchitectsBuilding Construction Cost: $13,529,397

CPS’ Facilities Master Plan 2008-2009

Progress On Individual Schools All dates and costs are estimates. Projects are listed roughly in order of completion.

Under Construction New School for Creative and Performing Arts (SCPA) K-12 (Over-the-Rhine) - Construction under way on a 250,000-square-foot school for 1,350 students. Topping-out ceremony held September 2008. SCPA will combine in new building with Schiel Primary School for Arts Enrichment. Construction began Fall 2007; finishes Spring 2010.

Architect: Cole+Russll, Fanning/Howey, Moody NolanBuilding Construction Cost: $54,751,533

New Sands PreK-6 (Mt. Washington) -Construction beginning on an 84,143- square-foot school for 650 students on Sands’ campus. School will operate in existing building while new building under construction on front of campus. Old building to be demolished when new one completed. Construction began Summer 2008; finishes Summer 2010.

Architect: SHP Leading DesignBuilding Construction Cost: $12,252,637

Hughes Renovation 9-12 (University Heights) - Construction under way on the renovation of Classical Building for final size of 290,873 square feet for 1,200 students. Students moved August 2008 into Professional Building and an annex at back of campus while renovation work is under way. The annex will be retained for future expansion. Construction began Summer 2008; finishes Fall 2010.

Architect: Cole+Russell, Fanning/Howey, Moody NolanBuilding Construction Cost: $39,733,115

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College Hill Renovation and Addition PreK-6 (College Hill) - Going out for construction bids Fall 2008. Students moved August 2008 into temporary home at 1402 W. North Bend Road, College Hill, while work under way on a 31,734-square-foot addition for a final building of 101,732 square feet for 550 students. Construction begins Fall 2008; finishes Spring 2010.

Architect: Moody Nolan, Inc.Building Construction Cost: $16,865,034

The ceremonial scissors are slicing through ribbons at an astonishing pace as Cincinnati Public Schools opens six more new or fully renovat-ed community-oriented buildings.

In year six of an exciting10-year, $1-billion Facilities Master Plan, CPS has completed 25 projects — creat-ing attractive, modern, efficient and technology-ready schools that serve as community anchors. Another 26 projects are under way or in design.

Within the next 12 months, about a dozen projects will start the con-struction bid process.

“The next wave is coming — and it’s a big wave,” said CPS’ Facilities Director Mike Burson. “We passed the midpoint, and we’re fine tun-ing our design systems and taking advantage of lessons learned along the way.”

In August 2008, CPS celebrated the opening of four state-of-the-art school buildings — Carson, Fairview-Clifton, Pleasant Ridge and South Avondale — and the grand re-opening of Kilgour School, with its original building beautifully

renovated and a large new wing added. And by November, a full renovation will be completed at Roselawn Condon School, allow-ing it to better serve its students’ academic and physical needs.

The timing on these six buildings allowed the district to save $12 million by using bulk purchasing to buy furniture and other major equipment. This savings will be used to offset cost increases in other areas of the FMP. Projects under way now and in the future will benefit even more from bulk purchasing used across all areas, Burson said.

All six of the newly completed projects are distinctive eye-catch-ing buildings designed as Com-munity Learning Centers that serve their communities beyond the school day.

“The new South Avondale School embraces the community and our students. It’s a wonderful facility that is open to so many opportuni-ties — for academic achievement and for community support,” said Principal Sam Yates.

CPS Opening More Doors To State-of-the-Art Buildings

What’s Happening NowHere’s a quick summary of Cincinnati Public Schools’ Facilities Master Plan so far:

Completed 25 projects — A $390-million invest-ment in Cincinnati’s neighborhoods •21newschoolbuildings

- 2 new high schools, 17 new elementary schools, 1 new K-12 school and new Zoo Academy classrooms

•4fullrenovations/expansions- 1 high school, 3 elementary schools

Opening Soon•2newelementarybuildings

(Covedale, Parker)

Up Next•3newelementarybuildings

(AMIS, Hoffman-Parham, North Avondale)

•1newhighschool(R.A.TaftIT)•3renovations(CollegeHill,

Dater Montessori, Hartwell)

Inside•Photos—newCarson,Fairview-

Clifton, Pleasant Ridge and South Avondale, and renovated Kilgour and Roselawn Condon

•CPS’“green”movement•CommentsonCPS’newbuildings•Eachschool’sprogress

Facilities Update

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Facilities Update November 2008

Hartwell Renovation and Addition PreK-8 (Hartwell) - Going out for con-struction bids Fall 2008. Students moved August 2008 into temporary home at 125 W. North Bend Road, Carthage, while Hartwell building is renovated with a 7,000-square-foot addition (a gym) and final size of 84,100 square feet for 400 stu-dents. Construction work begins Decem-ber 2008; finishes Spring 2010.

Architect: Moody Nolan Inc.Building Construction Cost: $13,594,351

New Academy of Multilingual Immersion Studies PreK-8 (Bond Hill) - Construction bids out September 2008. Students moved August 2007 into temporary home at 7001 Reading Road, Bond Hill, until construction completed on a 63,032-square-foot school for 400 students. Demolition of existing build-ing scheduled for Fall 2008. Construction begins December 2008; finishes Summer 2010.

Architects: GBBN Architects Inc.Building Construction Costs: $11,977,688

Dater Montessori Renovation PreK-6 (Westwood) - Going out for construction bids Fall 2008. Students moved August 2007 into temporary home at 1700 Grand Avenue, Price Hill, while renovation under way on building with final size of 165,636 square feet for 650 students. Construction begins Fall 2008; finishes Summer 2010.

Architect: Glaserworks Building Construction Cost: $17,426,888

New R. A. Taft IT High 9-12 (West End) - Construction bids out September 2008. Design completed on 100,200-square-foot school for 600 students. Students moved January 2008 into temporary home at 2240 Baltimore Avenue, North Fairmount, until new building completed. Demolition of old Taft began August 2008. Construction begins Fall 2008; finishes Summer 2010.

New North Avondale PreK-6 (Avondale) - Students moved August 2008 into tem-porary home at 876 Glenwood Avenue, Avondale, until construction completed on 85,470-square-foot building for 650 students. Demolition of existing building scheduled for February 2009, followed by start of construction. Construction finishes Summer 2010.

New Hoffman-Parham PreK-8 (Evanston) - Design approved for a 62,998-square-foot building for 400 students in a merged school on the Parham site. Parham students moved August 2008 into the Hoffman building, 3060 Durrell Avenue, Evanston, until construction finished. Demolition of Parham building sched-uled for Summer 2009, followed by start of construction. Construction finishes November 2010.

Architect: DH Architects Inc.Building Construction Cost: $11,669,783

New Clark 7-12 (Hyde Park) - Students moved August 2007 to 5425 Winton Ridge Lane, Winton Hills, until construction completed on a 102,174-square-foot building for 600 students. Demolition of old building scheduled for Fall 2008. Construction begins June 2009; finishes February 2011.

Architect: GlaserworksBuilding Construction Cost: $18,365,128

Rothenberg Renovation & Addition PreK-8 (Over-the-Rhine) - Design under way for a renovated building for 450 students. Several lots purchased around existing school will enlarge campus for playground and green space. Students temporarily using building at 2120 Vine Street, Over-the-Rhine. Start of construc-tion still to be determined.

Architect: WA Inc.Building Construction Cost: To be determined

Westwood Renovation PreK-8 (Westwood) - Design under way to renovate the building for 400 students. Students moved August 2007 into tempo-rary home at 2601 Westwood Northern Blvd., Westwood. Start of construction still to be determined.

Architect: Roth PartnershipBuilding Construction Cost: To be determined

New Chase PreK-8 (Northside) - Students moved August 2007 into temporary home at 1710 Bruce Avenue, Northside, until construction completed on a 67,274-square-foot school for 450 students. Start of construction still to be determined.

Architect: Cole + Russell, Fanning/Howey, Moody NolanBuilding Construction Cost: To be determined

Remaining 10 projects and architects (listed alphabetically):

Aiken - Voorhis, Slone, Welsh, Crossland Architects

Mt. Washington (renovation) - Moody Nolan Inc.

Oyler (renovation) - Roth Partnership

Sayler Park (renovation) - Roth Partnership

Silverton - GBBN Architects Inc.

W. H. Taft Elementary - DH Architects

Walnut Hills (renovation) - SHP Leading Design

Western Hills/Dater High (renovation) - SFA Architects

Winton Montessori (Schwab site) - Cole+Russell, Fanning/Howey, Moody Nolan

Woodford - GBBN Architects Inc.

Progress On Individual Schools (cont.)

November 2008

Cincinnati Public Schools “This is huge for us as a family. It means the world to us that we can stay in the city and have this great school.”- Gina Gambrel, parent, Pleasant Ridge Montessori

“I love how bright my classroom is, with lots of natural light and the blue-and-yellow color scheme. It’s just so fresh. And more electrical plugs! And all the technology at your finger-tips.” - Margie DiMuzio, teacher, Carson

“The air-conditioning is wonderful. And, I really like the library, the additional confer-ence rooms, the small office spaces and our Extended Learning Areas with the sliding doors.”- Karen Mulligan, principal, Fairview-Clifton

“I had concerns about the renovation, wonder-ing were they just going to reuse old things? But this is fabulous … absolutely beautiful.”- Amy Flischel, parent, Kilgour

“I really enjoy the technology available. We now have ceiling projectors, mounted SMART boards, and an awesome sound system in each classroom. I enjoy the built-in bookcases, storage cabinets, freshly painted walls and the new parking lot.” - Kim Shay, teacher, Roselawn Condon

“I love that we don’t waste anything here. Everything’s recycled….There’s this great open feeling here. Everybody works together.”- Christine Dornacher, parent, Pleasant Ridge Montessori

“The natural light coming in through the large windows is such a stark contrast from the former location. I especially love the art room. It’s set up in a way that helps foster creativ-ity…. My son is excited to walk through those doors each day — and that makes me feel good as a CPS parent.”- Andrea Johnson, parent, Fairview-Clifton

“The best thing is to see the original facade not changed. That’s the big-gest image people have in their memories — walking through those big columns as a little kid.”- Tony Raabe, parent, Kilgour

“On the first day, students walked in with their eyes wide, gigantic smiles and lots of happy sounds….We had Open House, and it was very rewarding and touching to see neighbor-hood people coming inside to take a tour of the new building.”- Ruthenia Jackson, principal, Carson School

“I really like the foyer. It’s small but nice and colorful, very warm and inviting.”- Sam Yates, principal, South Avondale

“The staff, students and community love the building’s new design, look and feel. It’s been transformed into a building that supports our mission of meeting students’ academic, social, emotional and physical needs.” - Randal Yunker, principal, Roselawn Condon

“When parents walk into the lobby and see the tall ceiling and big windows, their eyes get big….there’s this feeling of awe. It’s a great space to be in.”- Patty Donnelly, parent, Fairview-Clifton

“I love the air- conditioning. I love the projection system, and the sinks and water fountains in all the classrooms. It’s a very beautiful facility … definitely much more attractive and more inviting.”

- Nancy Crossley, teacher, South Avondale

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‘Going Green’ Becoming A Reality At CPSA rolling bookcase made of wood from Cincinnati trees, a panel of solar cells and a five-foot tall aluminum fan blade are helping Cincinnati Public Schools fulfill its promise to create environmentally friendly schools.

The items were on display recently at the new Pleasant Ridge Montessori School as examples of ways CPS is incorporating “green” elements into its new and reno-vated buildings. By going green, CPS is seeking to make its buildings more energy efficient and environmentally friendly to operate, and healthy places to learn and work.

Interim Superintendent Mary Ronan noted that CPS’ focus on going green means the district soon will have one of the nation’s largest concentrations of school facilities built to sustainable-design standards, which means using a resource in a manner that doesn’t deplete or permanently damage it.

“As a former science teacher, I’m delighted about the opportunities that green schools provide as living class-rooms. Our students can learn about energy efficiency, conservation and alternatives to fossil fuels — issues that are attracting national attention,” Ronan said.

The bookcase’s wood comes from trees cut down in Cin-cinnati parks and neighborhoods. Instead of this wood going to a landfill, it’s being crafted into items for schools including flooring, shelving and furniture through a part-nership with the Cincinnati Park Board and the Hamilton County Solid Waste District.

By December, 100 bookcases made from locally harvested ash wood will be ready for CPS’ classrooms.

The solar cells, donated by Duke Energy, soon will be converting solar energy into electricity at Pleasant Ridge Montessori — the first of three Ohio schools to receive the cells from Duke in 2008. And, nine of the giant fan blades soon will be twirling at Midway School as a light-weight, very large ceiling fan. Along with energy-efficient lighting from GE, the improvements will make Midway’s gymnasium and cafeteria even more energy efficient then when the building opened just three years ago.

It’s been a year since CPS’ Board passed a resolution em-bracing green building design, and the district has moved forward with incorporating green, sustainable-design standards into projects in the final phase of the 10-year Facilities Master Plan. About two dozen buildings will be built to LEED silver standards. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification from the U. S. Green Building Council creates buildings that make excel-lent use of daylight, have high indoor air quality, and conserve energy and water for lower operating costs.

“CPS was the first school district in Ohio to pass such a resolution, and it’s the only district to bring in the com-munity to support it. Together, we can make a tremendous impact,” said Robert Knight, of GBBN Architects, who is serving as a CPS consultant on sustainable design.

Pleasant Ridge Montessori School, which opened in August, is CPS’ first school to apply for the LEED silver certification and the first public elementary school in Ohio to seek it.

CPS recently adopted 10 initiatives for sustainable design:

•StormWaterManagement—reducingimpactofrun-off with permeable surfaces, vegetative green roofs

•High-PerformanceGyms—savingenergywithheat-reducing roofs, ample daylight, ceiling fans

•GeothermalEnergy—reducingenergycostsusingEarth’s thermal properties

•IndoorAirQuality—reducinglevelsofenvironmen-tal toxins such as mold

•Transportation—reducingtheimpactontheenviron-ment from district transportation

•NativeWood—recyclingharvestedtimberfrom local parks for such things as case work, cabinetry

•RenewableEnergy—usingwindandsolarpowertogenerate electrical power

•WaterEfficiency—reducingwaterusage,includingreusing storm water

•Daylight—savingenergydemandwithmorenaturallight and fewer light fixtures

•Zero-WasteSchools—maximizingreductionandreuse of waste, and recycling and composting

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Carson School Replacing a vintage building with a new $14.8-million, 75,310-square-foot school, Carson School greets the Price Hill community from an enlarged campus.

The clock from old Carson’s tower soon will be placed in this mural painted in the new Carson’s lobby.

Music rooms equipped with drums and other instruments offer students opportunities to explore their talents.

Multicolored bricks liven up the walls of Carson’s full-sized gymnasium (right) next to the school’s front entrance. A campus view is offered through the glass-walled conference room off the main office.

Offices in the new schools are located close to main entrances and designed to be welcoming places for visitors.

Classrooms in the new and renovated buildings feature eraserable marker boards, ceiling-mounted projectors and computer technology to aid in creative teaching.

Bold red walls and lots of natural light make Carson’s cafeteria an inviting space.

Fairview-Clifton German Language School Moving to a new campus a few miles from its old site, Fairview-Clifton’s new $14.3 million, 84,144-square-foot school perches atop a knoll in a parklike setting.

Students find a comfortable spot for reading on carpeted steps in the Media Center in front of a hand-painted mural based on a German fairy tale, painted by Charles Grund, a former Fairview parent.

Extended Learning Areas (ELAs) — with eye-catching curving walls — are situated outside groups of classrooms and allow teachers space for creative teaching, small-group work and individual tutoring. “I love the ELAs. I utilize them every single day,” said teacher Jennifer Miller.

The art room offers abundant natural light, access to an outdoor patio and computer technology — a vast improvement over the windowless locker room used for art in Fairview’s old building.

Fairview-Clifton’s new building stands out on its hilltop campus, the site of the former Clifton Primary School. To the far right is the original 1906 Clifton School building, now leased to the Clifton Cultural Arts Center and easily available for students’ arts enrichment.

Signs translated into German around the school reflect Fairview’s focus on teaching fluency in the language and culture of Germany.

The tall windows in the light-filled cafeteria offer views of the campus’ famous Yew tree, which is about 150 years old.

South Avondale School Returning to its original site close to Reading Road, new South Avondale welcomes students and the community into a new $13.2-million, 84,145-square-foot building.

Red and yellow bands of brick highlight the exterior of new South Avondale, which sits on a large grassy campus that includes a football field for community use.

An octagon-shaped lobby is warm and inviting with colorful tiles in blue, yellow, green and orange.

Students get some special tutoring attention from Principal Sam Yates in one of the school’s Extended Learning Areas located outside groups of classrooms.

Extended Learning Areas (ELAs) outside classrooms offer space for innovative teaching. CPS adopted the ELA model for all elementary schools.

Computer labs in all new and renovated schools offer opportunities to learn on modern technology.

A school nurse tends to a student in the school’s three-bed clinic, a feature in all new elementary buildings.

Large classrooms offer space for storage cabinets and counters with sinks inside all new buildings.

Kilgour School Fully renovated with a new 23,630-square-foot addition, Kilgour retained its classic 1922 colonial facade with six columns and a two-story portico, success-fully blending old and new in a $14.9-million project.

The former gymnasium was redesigned into the school’s new Media Center, keeping the distinctive tall, arched windows.

Kilgour’s new outdoor courtyard offers a view of the school’s new two-story addition, which features a gymnasium and 10 classrooms.

The ornate columns were restored to their original beauty.

Computers available in classrooms and computer labs provide up-to-date technology.

Kilgour’s new full-sized

gymnasium features a stage

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Pillows piled in front of a tile fireplace in Kilgour’s original building create a comfortable reading alcove for younger students.

Students follow the Montessori method of exploring work individually inside a Pleasant Ridge classroom, which is 90 square feet larger than traditional classrooms. Pleasant Ridge features an environmentally friendly delivery system for heating and cooling.

A drinking fountain in yellow-and-blue Rookwood tile was saved from the original 1909 building and installed in the new. The windows to the right look down into the Media Center.

A tall tower atrium fills the school’s lobby with daylight, cutting down on electrical use. The three-story classroom wing is seen to the left. Pleasant Ridge is CPS’ first school built to LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver certification.

Built-in window blinds in the upper portion of the tall classroom windows allow the amount of daylight coming in to be adjusted. This window overlooks a new playground.

A Montessori teaching tool lies on the school’s distinctive alphabet carpeting, which is made from recycled plastic bottles.

Pleasant Ridge Montessori School Back on its original site, now enlarged, Pleasant Ridge is reborn as a Montessori program, in a $15.3-million building that is leading the district’s move toward environmentally friendly buildings.

Student bike-riders are encour-aged at this “green” environmen-tally friendly school.

New skylights now brighten Kilgour’s hallways, helping make the building more energy efficient.

Roselawn Condon School A $12.4-million renovationto this relatively new 1982 building addressed needs inside and out to be more welcoming and to better serve the school’s large number of students with disabilities.

Bringing in more natural light was one goal of the building’s renovation.

Redesigned space provides better function for physical therapy to offer support services to Roselawn Condon’s students with special needs. Outside, a larger parking lot allows room for the school’s additional support staff.

Computer labs offer up-to-date technology as learning tools.

Classrooms are bright and colorful, with computer technology to enhance student learning.

Roselawn Condon’s new front entrance facing Summit Road is eye-catch-ing in bright orange-red and yellow. This allowed the building’s old entry to be redesigned and reserved for students arriving in ambulances.

A new sheltered loading zone for buses was created in the back, along with separate areas on the building’s sides for parents to drop off students. New soft-ground playground space (at right) also was created closer to the cafeteria and to the early childhood area.

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