msw and family and many neighbors in the northern part of Missoula were victims of a tragic facility plan decision by MCPS Trustees and administrators. In 2004, THREE schools were closed unnecessarily, throwing most of Missoula schools into chaos due to the overcrowding of the remaining open schools.
msw believes that NOTHING GOOD CAN COME FROM THIS PROJECT PLAN.
msw believes the above as many of the same people in charge of the changes in 2004 and also in 2005 with the sale of Roosevelt School, are now in charge of potentially MORE DESTRUCTIVE PLANS FOR MORE OF OUR MISSOULA PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
Trustees in 2004 and 2005 did favors for PRIVATE SCHOOLS AT THE EXPENSE OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Missoula International School, which is STILL leasing Prescott School and Missoula Catholic Schools which leased and then bought Roosevlet School have reaped the benefits of the disloyal Trustees WHICH ARE STILL IN OFFICE. We are now seeing results of the DISASTROUS DECISIONS during those two years - MANY EXPENSIVE ADDITIONS AND MODULARS due to over-crowding in Missoula's schools! All of which contributes to so much busing for our students.
msw is of the belief that Missoula County Public Schools needs to re-open our many closed schools due to the projected increase in enrollment by an economist (Dr. Larry Swanson completed a demographic report on enrollment trends for MCPS).
The Trustees in charge and their MCPS friends have discussed building NEW SCHOOLS for our students. In August 2005, MCPS administrators created a 3 page facility plan document with more harmful AND EXPENSIVE facility ideas.
Below is just one document in this new 2012 process. msw hopes to post more in the future. msw is finding it difficult to cut and paste the links to these documents, however, will work on this in the future. Thank you for your patience during this publishing process.
Requests for Qualifications (RFQ)
for Comprehensive Long Range Facilities Plan
View
and/or download original RFQ document
for Comprehensive Long Range Facilities Plan (pdf)
published
May 7.
View
and/or download AMENDMENT
published May 16 to original RFQ document.
View
and/or download revised RFQ
document with May 16 amendment incorporated into text
(see
page 8 of document).
Missoula
County Public Schools serves 8,500 students
in the Missoula and Seeley Lake, Mont. communities. The District consists of 17
schools - nine elementary (K-5), three middle schools (6-8), and four high
schools (9-12), an alternative high school programs, adult education, division,
preschool program, and vocational agricultural complex. The District also
operates and maintains several parcels of vacant land, a business building,
administration building, and several buildings rented to other organizations.
MCPS is committed to providing the highest quality education for all of its
students. The District has five main goals that guide the development of its
teaching and learning programs:
- Achievement and graduation for all
students, regardless of their circumstances and abilities.
- Refine and implement a quality evaluation
and supervision program for all staff.
- Define and implement a quality professional
development program that encompasses best practices and supports the needs
of all staff.
- Restructure the organization to become more
efficient, effective and accountable to support the goals of the District.
- Cultivate and enhance staff, student,
parent, business, and community involvement.
In the 2011-2012 school
year, the District completed a 21st Century
Comprehensive Educational Plan that now provides the vision for
necessary educational facilities in the next 15 years. The 21st Century Model
of Education is focused on six key elements: incease student engagement;
transform learning environment; support early innovators; personalize
professional growth; enhance communications; and collaborate with all
stakeholders to make decisions.
MCPS must position its
schools and facilities to support integration of the 21st Century Model of
Education. The District seeks to establish a comprehensive facilities plan that
identifies 5, 10, and 15 year recommendations for new construction, expansion,
renovation and/or other options for buildings and properties in support of the
educational vision developed through the 21st Century Model of Education. The
Plan must also identify the necessary technology infrastructure and backbone
that will be required in all buildings to support the integration of existing
and emerging technologies in classrooms.
The District will
establish a Comprehensive Long Range Facilities Plan Committee to oversee the
development of the Comprehensive Long Range Facilities Plan. The bulk of the
community and District input to the facilities plan should be completed between
October 2012 and March 2013. A wide range of input from district teachers,
staff, students, parents, community members and organizations is necessary to
identify key stakeholders, issues and tasks. Respondents may propose
alternative approaches which achieve similar goals by clearly indentifying any
changes from the scope of services in the RFQ and the rationale for the
proposed alternative approach including time or cost savings.
APPROXIMATE PROJECT
SCHEDULE:
RFQ Avaliable - May 3,
2012
Deadline for RFQ
Questions - May 15, 2012
MCPS Final
Addendums/Updates - May 16-18, 2012
RFQ Responses due - June
5, 2012
Interview Invitations -
June 15, 2012
Interviews - June/July
2012
Notify recommended
Awardee pending Board approval - July/August 2012
Board of Trustee
approval of Awardee - Aug/Sept 2012
Collection of date;
Public/District Involvement Process - Oct/Dec 2012
Public Involvement -
Jan/Mar, 2012
Present Comprehensive
Plan Option & Alternatives - April 2013
Public Review of Options
to identify preferred alternatives - May/June 2013
Planning Committee
selects preferred recommendations - Aug 2013
Preferred Plan
recommendations to Board of Trustees - Sept/Oct 2013
Final Comprehensive Long Range Facilities Plan
documents delivered - Dec 2013
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