Capital Plan

2019-2022 THREE YEAR CAPITAL PLAN MARCH 2018 2019 – 2022 THREE YEAR CAPITAL PLAN [Page intentionally left blank for formatting] ROCKY VIEW SCHOOLS 2019 – 2022 THREE YEAR CAPITAL PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Overview ............................................................................................................................................ i Three Tiered Capital Plan Priorities .............................................................................................. iii RVS “NUTS & BOLTS” Overview ............................................................................................................................................ 2 Rocky View Schools – ‘Our Schools’ ............................................................................................... 3 Historical Enrolment and Growth .................................................................................................. 6 Population and Growth ................................................................................................................... 8 Capacity and Utilization ................................................................................................................. 9 SECTOR ANALYSIS Sector Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 13 SE Sector (Chestermere/Langdon/Indus) ...................................................................................... 14 Airdrie Sector ..................................................................................................................................... 18 NW Sector (Cochrane/Bearspaw/Westbrook) .......................................................................... 20 N Sector (Crossfield) ......................................................................................................................... 22 NE Sector (Kathryn/Beiseker) ......................................................................................................... 24 SW Sector (Bragg Creek/Springbank) ........................................................................................ 26 2019 BUDGET YEAR PRIORITIES Priority 1 Langdon Junior/Senior High School ........................................................................... 30 Priority 2 Chestermere K-9 ............................................................................................................. 32 Priority 3 Bow Valley High School ................................................................................................. 36 Priority 4 Airdrie K-9 ....................................................................................................................... 38 Priority 5 Cochrane K-5 ................................................................................................................... 40 APPENDIX West Creek Development Letter (Chestermere Sector) ............................................................. 44 Mattamy Homes Site Southwinds Letter (Airdrie Sector) ........................................................... 45 Alberta Education Letter Modular Program (2018-2019) ....................................................... 46 ROCKY VIEW SCHOOLS 2019 – 2022 THREE YEAR CAPITAL PLAN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY As outlined in the Rocky View Schools’ 2019 – 2022 Capital Plan, the division faces two main accommodation challenges: 1. CAPACITY FOR THE GROWING STUDENT POPULATION Rocky View Schools (RVS) student population increases by 1000+ students annually. That is about 5% growth, and equivalent to two schools of new students in to the jurisdiction every year. New school facilities are needed to accommodate this continuing growth of RVS’ student population. This increase is mainly in the municipalities of Airdrie, Cochrane, Chestermere, and Langdon. Approval for new schools, as outlined in this plan, is required to keep pace with the increasing student enrolments. ROCKY VIEW SCHOOLS i 2019 – 2022 THREE YEAR CAPITAL PLAN The three sectors in RVS that experience the most growth include: Airdrie +650 students annually = 1 school every 1 year Cochrane/Westbrook/Bearspaw +200 students annually = 1 school every 2-3 years Chestermere/Langdon/Indus +250 students annually = 1 school every 2-3 years 2. UP-TO-DATE FACILITIES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY LEARNER RVS is a division with 51 school facilities that range from rural wood frame buildings, built in the earlier 1950’s, to high schools requiring modernization to fit the needs of 21st century learners. There are small schools by necessity located in rural areas that not only teach children but are the hub of the entire community. It is the school that brings people together. Many of these old rural schools are in need of modernizing or replacing, which will continue to be a priority for RVS. SYNOPSIS Rocky View Schools continues to experience a great deal of student population growth, over 5% annually (1000+ students), which is the equivalent of two schools. Additionally, RVS is a division of varied facilities, from schools built during the early 1950’s in rural communities to school buildings which are brand new and opening in 2017 in the growing urban areas. This dichotomy of facility needs and challenges puts RVS in a unique situation as the division balances the facility needs of all students. Working in partnership with the Government of Alberta, Rocky View Schools, will continue to fulfill the RVS mission of "engaging all learners through meaningful and challenging experiences, preparing them to understand, adapt and successfully contribute to our changing global community.” RVS needs two school annually to keep pace with student growth. ROCKY VIEW SCHOOLS ii 2019 – 2022 THREE YEAR CAPITAL PLAN The 2019 – 2022 Three Tiered Capital Plan Priorities are as follows: Proposed Build Out Site Capital Project Community Type of Project Priority Capacity Readiness 2019 BUDGET YEAR Langdon Junior/High New 1 900 Langdon Existing School Construction New 2 Chestermere K-9 900 Chestermere Summer 2018 Construction Bow Valley High 1400 3 Cochrane Addition Existing School (+700 addition) New 4 Airdrie K-9 900 Airdrie Fall 2018 Construction New 5 Cochrane K-5 600 Cochrane Fall 2018 Construction 2020 BUDGET YEAR New 6 Springbank K-9 900 Harmony Fall 2018 Construction New 7 Airdrie K-9 900 Airdrie TBD Construction New 8 Chestermere K-9 900 Chestermere TBD Construction Chestermere High New 9 1500 Chestermere TBD School Construction 2021 BUDGET YEAR New 10 Langdon K-5 600 Langdon TBD Construction New 11 Crossfield K-5 600 Crossfield TBD Construction New 12 Airdrie K-9 900 Airdrie TBD Construction New 13 Cochrane K-9 900 Cochrane TBD Construction New 14 Airdrie High School 1500 Airdrie TBD Construction ROCKY VIEW SCHOOLS iii 2019 – 2022 THREE YEAR CAPITAL PLAN RVS “NUTS & BOLTS” ROCKY VIEW SCHOOLS Page 1 of 47 2019 – 2022 THREE YEAR CAPITAL PLAN GENERAL INFORMATION Rocky View School Division No. 41 (RVS): • represents a resident population of 160,000 people. • educates over 24,000 students. • transports over 13,000 students daily, including students attending Catholic schools located in the same geographic area. • includes over 1750 square miles (456,372 ha) of land. • employs over 1360 teaching staff and more than 660 support staff. • is the fifth largest school jurisdiction in Alberta. Students come from diverse areas including: • remote locations in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains; • Tsuu T’ina First Nation or Stoney First Nation; • farms and ranches in areas where there is low population density; • acreage communities; • Hutterite colonies; • Satellite/suburb communities experiencing intense population growth; • twelve urban centres (hamlets, towns or cities); • areas annexed by Calgary where the school jurisdiction boundaries remain unchanged or by the following Ministerial Orders: o New and existing residents living in the area annexed by Calgary in 2005 are residents of Rocky View Schools. o Existing residents living in the 2007 annexed areas attend Rocky View Schools until a Neighbourhood Structure Plan is approved by Calgary. Then the area included in the approved plan will be transferred to the Calgary Board of Education Most of the student growth in RVS is due to the number of preschool children entering school. The number of students entering is much larger than grade 12 students leaving - a difference of 586 students this past year. ROCKY VIEW SCHOOLS Page 2 of 47 2019 – 2022 THREE YEAR CAPITAL PLAN ROCKY VIEW SCHOOLS - ‘OUR SCHOOLS’ There are 51 school facilities in RVS including: • 44 regular schools (two schools are co-located), • 3 Learning Connection facilities for students not attending the regular schools, • 3 Hutterite Colony Schools • 1 Online/Homeschooling As of September 2017 the regular school buildings in Rocky View include: • 22 core schools built since 1990 and generally located in the major growth centres of Cochrane, Airdrie, Chestermere, and Langdon. • 8 core schools built in the 1970’s and 1980’s. These are generally in original condition except for portables and maintenance. • 11 schools with significant renovations or additions, several where the original building dates to the 1950’s. • 1 school older than 1960 in original condition • over 300 portable or modular classrooms dating from 1979 to present • the Prince of Peace Christian program located in a privately owned facility built in the mid-1990’s • 4 P3 (Private, Public Partnership) schools opened since 2012 • 5 New School Buildings opened

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