In this Message

• Thank You For Supporting Issue 13
• Community Stakeholder Group Draws 85 Applications
• CMAR Interviews for Ludlow Renovation Project to Take Place Nov. 16
• Facilities Planning Updates to Move to Mondays
• District’s Long-Term Facilities Planning Webpage Includes FAQ, Resources
• Share with Your Neighbors: Sign Up To Receive Updates

Thank You for Supporting Issue 13

The District thanks our residents for supporting our plans to update and modernize our beautiful, historic buildings. In doing so, our community has invested in our children now and for generations to come. 

Issue 13 was approved by voters by a 59-41 percent margin, and this funding will help to strengthen and create the safe, comfortable and vibrant learning environments that our students, staff and families need and deserve. It will help us expand our preschool program. Shaker Heights will continue to be known as a community who takes pride in our excellent schools and we will continue to attract and retain families and students from all across the region. 

In addition to voters, we thank the many organizations and civic leaders who supported this ballot issue. We also thank Mayor David Weiss and Shaker Heights Public Library Director Amy Switzer, as well as the City and Library staff, for their collaboration through the Forward Together facilities planning process, which laid the foundation for this successful bond issue. 

The Shaker Heights City School District will continue to provide regular updates on the implementation of our facilities plan. Over the coming days and weeks, we will be sharing additional information about specific next steps that we are taking for the upcoming renovation and construction process. Please continue to follow this process at shaker.org/facilitiesplan.

Community Stakeholder Group Draws 85 Applications

The District received applications from 85 residents wishing to participate in the Shaker Schools Facilities Advisory Committee. Applications came from a wide range of community members and generally reflected the overall community diversity. Submissions were due by 5 p.m. on November 6.

The committee is a stakeholder group that will help shape and guide implementation of the Long-Term Master Facilities Plan, provide community feedback as the District works to implement the Master Facilities Plan and engage with the broader community regarding the implementation of the Master Facilities Plan. 

The stakeholder group will consist of approximately 30 members. Half of the group will be determined by lottery and half will be appointed by the District and Board of Education to ensure equitable demographic and geographic representation.

Members of the group will be identified by mid-November. It is expected the group will hold its first meeting in December and will meet monthly thereafter.

CMAR Interviews for Ludlow Renovation Project to Take Place Nov. 16

The three finalists for Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) on the former Ludlow Elementary School renovation project will participate in interviews on November 16. 

The three firms seeking to serve as CMAR are: 

• Gilbane Building Co.
• Panzica Construction Co.
• Infinity Construction Co. 

Representatives from the GPD Group, the firm handling architectural and design services for conversion of the school into a PreK complex, will participate in the interviews. A CMAR is a project delivery method which entails a commitment by the Construction Manager to deliver the project within a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP). 

The District will make a recommendation to the Board of Education at its December 5 meeting.

To review the slide presentation used by the GPD Group at its “meet the architects'' event October 26, click here.

Facilities Planning Updates to Move to Mondays

Our weekly Long-Term Facilities Planning Updates, which have been coming out Friday afternoons, will be moving to Mondays. Starting on Monday, November 20, begin your week with the latest news and information about District facilities, including projects related to the successful bond issue and the planned renovation of Ludlow Elementary School.

District’s Long-Term Facilities Planning Webpage Includes FAQ, Resources

The District’s long-term facilities planning webpage includes ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ as well as links to planning process resources and archives. Community members can view the webpage at shaker.org/facilitiesplan.

Share With Your Neighbors: Sign Up To Receive Updates

All community members may sign up to receive these ongoing information updates about the District’s long-term facilities planning process. Please share this link with your neighbors to sign up: Click here to receive long-term facilities planning updates. (Current staff and families will automatically receive emails.)