Cincinnati Public Schools opened its second new high school building and its eighth new elementary building in January 2007, adding two more exciting, modern learning centers that welcome students and the community.

Shroder High School’s new building sits impressively on a grassy campus on Duck Creek Road in Madisonville, tucked among corporate offi ces near Interstate 71. The new home of the Ethel M. Taylor Academy in Millvale, at the corner of Beekman and Fricke streets, stands out among neighborhood houses on a site three blocks from its former building (then called Millvale School).

Both are eye-catching examples of 21st-century schoolhouses, with technology-ready classrooms, energy-effi cient systems, abundant natural light and welcoming common areas designed for student and community use.

These distinctive new buildings are part of CPS’ $1-billion Facilities Master Plan, designed to replace or fully renovate the district’s

deteriorating, outdated buildings by about 2011. The fi rst new building — the new home of Rockdale Academy in Avondale — opened in January 2005 and led a surge of new buildings opening to students since then.

The result are schools with benefi ts for students that weren’t found in many of the older buildings, such as large classrooms, full-service gymnasiums, rooms designed for art and music instruction, computer labs and quality outdoor recreation areas.

“This building sends the message as soon as someone walks in that education is important here and taken seriously,” said Robert Longworth, Taylor’s principal.

Shroder’s new building has “opened up so many new options for the Shroder community,” said Principal Yenetta Harper.

“We love everything about our new building. We are enjoying all the latest technology, with our teachers making use of it to enhance instruction,” she said.

New Shroder, New Taylor Schools Welcome Students And Communities

WHAT’S HAPPENING NOWIn November 2006, CPS’ $1-billion Facilities Master Plan — launched in 2002 and designed to be fl exible and adaptable — underwent adjust-ments to match it to the district’s projected enrollment. The plan now will provide 51 schools for 32,315 students, allowing the district to build enough quality classrooms to serve all students without creating costly extra space.

Changes include:Eliminating construction of 13 buildings Lowering student capacity at 11 schools

For schools remaining in the Facilities Master Plan, see chart inside. COMPLETED NOW

12 projects - 11 new school buildings (including new Zoo Academy)- 1 full renovation/expansion

FINISHING NEXT5 new elementary buildings (Roberts, Douglass, Hays, Academy of World Languages, Fairview)1 whole-campus high school renovation (Withrow)

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An Update on CPS’ Facilities Master Plan

Facilities Update February 2007

Ethel M. Taylor Academy: Gaining a new building and a new name, the former Millvale School opened January 3 inside an $11.2-million, 66,301-square-foot building for preschool to eighth grade.

1.Taylor Academy’s main entrance welcomes students and the community to a building that serves as a neighborhood landmark and anchor.

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2. Cubbyholes to hold students’ belong-ings line classroom walls.

4. Classrooms feature televisions linked to classroom computers and white marking boards instead of chalkboards. Classrooms are grouped around extended-learning areas offering teachers space for such things as team teaching and tutoring.

5. Principal Robert Longworth stands in Taylor Academy’s sunlight-filled stairwell.

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Shroder High School: Now on an 8.8-acre campus in Madisonville, the new Shroder welcomed students on January 3 into a $15.6-million, 102,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art building.

1. Shroder High School’s peaked roofs, canopied entrance and brick towers lend the building a collegiate look.

7. Taylor’s front office is a welcoming, functional space.

6. Classrooms are technology-ready to support computers for students’ use.

8 . A performance stage fills one end of Taylor’s “cafetorium,” a combination cafeteria and auditorium.

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3. Shroder’s lunchroom, with a stage at one end, does double duty as a performing-arts arena.

4. A view inside the 35-foot-tall, octagon-shaped tower that forms Shroder’s central lobby.

5. Comfortable chairs and walls of books create an inviting library atmosphere for Shroder’s students.

7. Shroder’s gymnasium is a point of pride for students, providing much-desired space for extracurricular activities.

8. Science lessons are hands-on in Shroder’s several classroom labs.

6. Recessed lighting brightens Shroder’s hallways.

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OpenedNew Rockdale PreK-8 (Avondale) - Opened January 2005New Midway PreK-8 (Westwood) - Opened August 2005New Roll Hill PreK-8 (North Fairmount) -Opened August 2005New Winton Hills PreK-8 (Winton Hills) - Opened August 2005New Pleasant Hill PreK-8 (College Hill) -Opened November 2005New Riverview East PreK-12 (Columbia Tusculum) - Opened January 2006New Woodward 9-12 (Bond Hill) - Opened August 2006Cheviot, Renovation and Addition PreK-8 (Cheviot) - Opened August 2006New Rees E. Price PreK-8 (Price Hill) - Opened August 2006 (Home of Whittier School)New Zoo Academy 11-12 (Avondale) -Opened August 2006 New Ethel M. Taylor PreK-8 (Millvale) -Opened January 2007(Formerly, Millvale School)New Shroder 7-12 (Madisonville) - Opened January 2007

Opening SoonWithrow Renovation 9-12 (Hyde Park) - Withrow University moves into renovated north wings over Spring Break 2007. (Withrow International moved into renovated south wings in April 2006.) Gymnasium, kitchen and cafeteria completed Fall 2006. Demolition of vocational building, renovation of stadium and completion of site work in Summer 2007.Architect: Cole+Russell and Fanning/Howey Building Construction Cost: $38,539,594

New Roberts PreK-8 (Price Hill) - Interior walls being installed in the 95,000-square-foot school for 750 students. Building scheduled to open in August 2007. Architect: McGill Smith Punshon Inc. and DeJongBuilding Construction Cost: $16,146,347

New Douglass PreK-8 (Walnut Hills) –Interior work beginning on 74,000-square-foot school for 550 students. Construction finishes Summer 2007.Architect: DNK Architects + DH ArchitectsBuilding Construction Cost: $13,078,725

New Hays – PreK-8 (West End) - Exterior walls and roofing being installed on 66,100 square-foot school for 450 students. Students moved to 940 Poplar Street, West End, until new building completed. Construction finishes Summer 2007. Architect: Moody-Nolan Inc.Building Construction Cost: $12,807,775

Under ConstructionNew Academy of World Languages PreK-8 (Evanston) - Precast walls going up in Janu-ary 2007 for 84,144-square-foot school for 650 students. Demolition of old building completed. Students moved August 2005 to 2240 Baltimore

Avenue, North Fairmount. Construction finishes Fall 2007. Architect: McGill Smith Punshon Inc.Building Construction Cost: $14,881,079

New Fairview PreK-6 (Clifton) - Foundation work under way, and precast walls going up in March 2007 on 84,144-square-foot school for 650 students on former site of Clifton School’s south building. Demolition of existing building completed January 2006. Construction finishes February 2008. Architect: GlaserworksBuilding Construction Cost: $14,156,805

New Bond Hill PreK-8 (Bond Hill) - Construction under way on 66,100-square-foot school for 450 students. Demolition of old building completed Summer 2006. Students moved August 2005 to 6701 Elbrook Drive, Amberley Village, until new school completed. Construction finishes Spring 2008.Architect: Steed Hammond Paul + DH ArchitectsBuilding Construction Cost: $12,754,244

New Mt. Airy PreK-8 (Mt. Airy) - Construction under way on 84,144-square-foot school for 650 students. Demolition of old building completed Fall 2006. Students moved December 2005 to 1402 W. North Bend Road, College Hill, until new school completed. Construction finishes Spring 2008. Architect: DH Architects Inc. Building Construction Cost: $14,897,235

New South Avondale PreK-8 (Avondale) - Construction under way on 84,144-square-foot school for 650 students. Demolition of old building completed in January 2006. Students moved August 2005 to 305 Rockdale Avenue, Avondale.Construction finishes Spring 2008.Architect: ATA Beilharz ArchitectsBuilding Construction Cost: $15,242,385

Up NextKilgour Renovation and Addition PreK-6 (Mt. Lookout) - Project will be awarded in January 2007 on a 23,630-square-foot addition and a full renovation of existing building for 450 students. Interior work to prepare for renovation completed Summer 2006. Students moved August 2005 to 3401 Edwards Road, Hyde Park. Construction begins March 2007; finishes Summer 2008. Architect: Champlin/Haupt Architects Inc.Building Construction Cost: $12,849,801

New Pleasant Ridge PreK-8 (Pleasant Ridge)- Project will be bid in January 2007 for 75,310-square-foot school for 550 students. Demolition of old building completed. Students moved August 2005 to 4324 Homer Avenue, Madisonville. Con-struction begins Spring 2007; finishes Summer 2008.Architect: Steed Hammond Paul + DH ArchitectsBuilding Construction Cost: $18,410,447

New Covedale PreK-6 (Covedale) - Project will be bid in Spring 2007 on new 66,100-square-foot school for 450 students. Demolition of old Cove-dale building completed Summer 2006. Students moved August 2005 to 3200 Midway Avenue, Westwood. Construction begins Summer 2007; finishes Fall 2008.Architect: KZF DesignBuilding Construction Cost: $12,925,357

CPS’ Facilities Master Plan 2006-2007

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

New Carson PreK-8 (Price Hill) - Project to be bid in February 2007 for a 75,310-square-foot school for 550 students on current campus. Front annex building demolished July 2006. The school will operate inside remaining two-story building until new construction completed. Construction begins Spring 2007; finishes December 2008.Architect: GBBN Architects Inc. Building Construction Cost: $14,858,023

New Parker PreK-8 (Madisonville) - Final design plans in progress for an 84,144-square-foot school for 550 students on current campus. Project will be bid in Summer 2007. Construction finishes Spring 2009.Architect: Voorhis, Slone, Welsh, Crossland ArchitectsBuilding Construction Cost: $16,175,485

Roselawn Condon Renovation Prek-8 (Rose-lawn) - Final design in progress for renovated building for 550 students. Students will remain on site during renovations. Construction begins Fall 2007; finishes Summer 2009.Architect: ATA Beilharz ArchitectsBuilding Construction Cost: $9,405,943

New School for Creative and Performing Arts K-12 (Over-the-Rhine) - Project will be bid in Spring 2007 for 250,000-square-foot school for 1,350 students at Central Parkway and Elm Street. Demolition of three buildings on site Winter 2007. SCPA will combine in new building with Schiel Primary School for Arts Enrichment. Construction begins Spring 2007; finishes Fall 2009.Architect: Cole+Russell + Fanning/Howey + Moody-NolanBuilding Construction Cost: $59,533,011

Hughes Renovation 9-12 (University Heights) - Schematic design under way for renovation of building for 1,200 students. Construction begins Summer 2007, moving in phases so students can remain in the building; finishes Fall 2009. Architect: Cole+Russell + Fanning/Howey + Moody-NolanBuilding Construction Cost: $44,980,757

New Sands PreK-6 (Mt. Washington) - Design under way for 84,143- square-foot school for 650 students on current campus. Construction begins late 2007; finishes Fall 2009.Architect: Steed Hammond PaulBuilding Construction Cost: $14,920,176

Looking AheadArchitects will be assigned soon to 21 projects remaining, listed alphabetically below:

Academy of Multilingual Immersion StudiesAikenChaseClarkCollege HillDater MontessoriHartwellMt. WashingtonNorth AvondaleOyler

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Produced by CPS’ Public Affairs Dept. Christine Wolff, editor; Courtney Wolf, designer; Robert T. Ohr and Corie Blount, photographers

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