Include:  a language "lab" where teachers of foreign language can check in (listen to) individual students as they respond

Music tech lab?

Sewing lab needs to be included, not same area as child development area because of pins and safety reasons

Family and Consumer Science area needs to be near an entrance to make carrying in groceries easier

Will English classrooms all have student computers?  Will there be a journalism lab?

Science labs should include built in computer/probeware access

World (Modern) languages – listening/speaking lab

Switching to 2 semesters?

Science – one central chemical/supply storeroom and lots of storage/bulletin boards/whiteboards in classroom

Woodshop and automotive – actual hands on work with materials and projects instead of mostly computer work

Indoor mini-track around gym

At least two full size gymnasiums

Wrestling room/weight room

It’s important to look at the impact of the space and usage of track and football field usage by sharing with the middle school (teams in season at the same time – who gets priority?)

Study schools in situations like ours (sharing facilities) to see if this would be a good idea

Athletic facilities so students do not need to share facilities or practice at late hours in order to participate

We need facilities that are at least comparable to other schools in the NHC

Athletically – a pool!  The conditions at the YMCA are not healthy to practice in for competitive swimmers – the water is too hot (86 degrees) and the air is horrible and they use bromine, which is toxic.  Due to these conditions several swimmers have developed asthma or other health conditions!

We need athletic/physical education facilities that are adequate for all students

Secondly, as a coach is the need for good sports facilities to help the wonderful kids that work hard to compete (i.e. a pool or extra gyms)

Restroom facilities for the practice fields

Additional locker rooms for the many sports and P.E. classes that currently share them

Separate entrances for gymnasium/paid activities.  The current set-up where part of the main building has to be gated off during game nights that restricts other student activities should be addressed.

Field house is not listed but would seem better utilized than a pool – could be used by many athletic teams and optional places for P.E. classes

Artificial grass for game fields (you do not have to mow, paint, fertilize, labor, etc.) Long term – it easily pays for itself

I feel we need 2 athletic stadiums due to the number of teams.  If soccer uses the stadium, like at our current schools, there would be 4 high school soccer, 3 high school football, 2 middle school football, and 4 middle school soccer playing on the game field

Are soccer fields for games, practices or both?

Swimming pool

An athletic facility that represents a 4A school

Swimming pool

Field house

Separate H.S. facilities

Please talk to us about practice fields and game fields

Where will everything go? – practice fields, stadiums, etc.

Don’t forget to include outdoor locker rooms/training facilities

You can’t share athletic facilities with the middle school!

As a coach, I am extremely envious of what Huntington County has done with their field house.  With less than $2 million, they have developed a facility that offers PE/health teachers anything they desire.  In addition, it has become a community resource for personal exercise/fitness and youth activity practices.

I feel if and when we build a new high school, we need to push having a field house, pool, tennis courts, and softball diamonds.  Not only will this enable our P.E. classes to expand, it will also benefit our athletes and community.  I would also love to see a health classroom attached to the auxiliary gym.  Will there be separate locker rooms for athletics and P.E.?

Facilities that will not be shared with the middle school

The football stadium will be able to share football (Varsity, 9^th, 8^th, 7^th) with ISMS, but if this is done then there will need to be another stadium (smaller) for soccer (boys varsity, girls varsity, boys JV, girls JV, boys 8^th, girls 8^th, boys 7^th, girls 7^th) so they can play on it.  ISMS has their soccer in the Spring.  All other teams (football and soccer – CCHS and ISMS) are in the fall – so you can see the need for 2 stadiums/playing facilities.  Even if we do not use this plan, both CCHS and ISMS will need their own playing facilities as the Varsity football, JV football, 9^th football, boys varsity, and JV soccer and girls varsity and JV soccer would take up nearly every night for their games and would not leave any open days for ISMS to play their football games.  Football and soccer would also need their own separate practice facilities at the new site, along with practice sites in the fall for ISMS football.  Outdoor locker rooms would also need to be available for our teams, as well as visitors when they come without their uniforms on and need a place to dress. 

Choir Room – Large enough to set up platform (show choir) risers and be able to run rehearsal in the choir room because the auditorium is not always available.  This means the choir room floor needs to be flat.  The room needs to be large with practice rooms adjacent, library for music, a loading dock adjacent.  Storage for costumes and props need to be separate from the theatre dept.  The ceilings in the choir room need to be high to accommodate the riser set up, choreography sessions, tall students on the top row with raised arms and props not hitting the ceiling.  The front of the room should be mirrored to facilitate choreography rehearsals, multiple electrical outlets throughout the room must be considered.  Acoustics are critical in this room and an acoustic engineer should be consulted in the design and décor, microphones, recording, and lighting design for this room would also make it much more versatile for choir, music rehearsals, and solo work.  Recorded playback of rehearsal is an excellent tool for student’s self-analysis of their work.  TV monitors and computer stations needed for video viewing and music theory and other software.

Concerned about losing FFA crop plot acres which is a major source of income for the FFA as well as educational lab

Ag education facilities, greenhouse, shops, etc. – adequate for technologies to help prepare students for future careers (career pathways – meeting needs?)

What is the plan for moving acreage for the FFA crop plant?  This is a very valuable resource!!!

Storage for clubs/athletics

Durability (College dorms and buildings/classrooms can last for 100 years, and yet our previous H.S. couldn’t last for more than 60!)

Student Government meeting room

Storage closets in classrooms

Classroom growth room (Classrooms as teacher #’s fluctuate)

Is there a commons area?

The auditorium needs to seat entire school body for school presentations and for function in the evening.  (1,500 – 2,000 students)

Are we considering growth for the number of classrooms?  48 is a small number!

Build a school for 1,500 students

Is there a commons area for student gatherings?

Where is guidance area located?

We want to be located by/within student services – nurse area?  Resource – Sp. Ed. Department

We need to be close to administration also

Office areas for teachers away from students

Nature area close enough to science building/classrooms to utilize/help bring real world into school

Classroom areas within close proximity to departments

Look at the ability to recycle on large scales at the new facility

Meeting areas for extracurricular activities

It is important to consider how the square footage compares to the current building (for example, how many classrooms in the new building vs. the current building)

A 21^st century building complex that is highly energy efficient; possibly meeting "green" guidelines for the type of materials used in the construction process

Rooms that are large enough for dual-class participation, and possibly a couple of theatre type lecture rooms

Large open areas can be functional for group meetings

Mainly due to the limitations and restrictions of our current facility – structurally, educationally, athletically, etc…

I think it would be important to look at problem areas that will come up due to building on the ISMS site – sharing athletic facilities seems as if it might be very problematic

Facilities that will help current programs expand and bring our youth into the future

Space – currently students are on top of each other when moving through the halls or sitting in classrooms

We need space to move around so students can work on projects in the classrooms

We need a place that the community can be involved in and not just remember the building as a place they went to school

An educational center that develops high school students in becoming successful adults in the community they choose to live!

A facility that prepares students to meet the challenges that will enable them to be successful after leaving CCHS!

A facility that the total community can take ownership of and be proud of!

A facility that our younger students will look forward to coming to!

We are the furthest behind in terms of interior efficiency, technology, infrastructure, and athletic facilities

We also need strong leadership to guide our new school and give us a global perspective of education and this community

A student service center that houses guidance, career development, internship, ICE and nurse

A comprehensive career development center that would be available not only to students, but to parents in helping them develop resume, writing, interviewing, and career exploration/development skills

Community and business leaders could offer workshops and seminars on subjects ranging from financial management to career transitions

We would like flexibility spaces to do cooperative learning across ED specialty

The era of teacher-lecturer is over; students need the space and equipment that will allow them to break into self-directed learning circles.  The classrooms in the current high school lock us into teaching methods that are 25 years past their effectiveness.  As long as we remain in their building, we are cemented to antiquated methods.

Classrooms – large amounts of white board space that allows for various class/seating constructions to help in differentiating instruction

Be able to control the temperature in individual classrooms for student comfort

Lifelong learning activities in the building so the structure and security of the building should promote and encourage access to the building after hours

The structure of the new building will promote cross-curricular education

The new structure will promote the use of modern technology in every classroom

A facility that is adequate for all the needs of CC students for the next 50 years

Athletic facilities, educational facilities and plenty of space in the entire complex

Adequate space – classes, common areas, parking, staff parking

Large student commons area – needed

Are 48 classrooms enough for 60-70 teachers/staff

What are the exploratory labs

A large common area for displays, a gathering place for students, large working projects area for clubs

Large art area to accommodate all our different subjects we teach (photo, graphic design, computer art, ceramics, crafts – stain glass, jewelry, fiber, drawing, painting, batiks, and 3-D

Commons area?

More than "just enough" classrooms

When (if) anyone complains about the "new" CCHS, have them come out to the portables

May the portables get new carpeting in the meantime?  The current carpet is worn and ragged.

Teachers will need a common collaboration/office space within each department

I question whether 400 seats is adequate for cafeteria – barely adequate for current numbers without an increase in student population

Just from observation, it appears that the classrooms at CCHS are not big enough to accommodate 30+ students

Large classrooms that allow opportunities for group activities

Storage area in each class to create better atmosphere in instruction area

Commons area for students to relax and interact

Current building is very uncomfortable.  When I taught at the middle school, the temperature was controlled by a central unit.  E-mail maintenance and the temperature was changed by the computer.  My heat is off and my room is like a boiler room.  I sweat in the winter and the kids complain about the heat.  We open windows and half the room freezes…I want to teach and not waste classroom time making everyone comfortable.  This was a non-factor in a new building.

We currently have a preschool with our Child Development Classes.  We have done this for 25 years.  We want to continue this: Be sure we have room for it.

Outside plans are more detailed than inside at this point; however, I don’t see a dedicated band practice field.  Will it be on grass or pavement?  Will the construction of a "rehearsal tower" be included?

Inside – rehearsal space for multiple winter ensembles.  Currently Winter Guard must rehearse at Marshall.  The only area for Winter drum line is MPR which is in high demand.

Space for staff members

Enough space for everyone in the department to be together

Department offices

Classrooms that are large enough to hold and effectively educate 30+ students per classroom

Suitable cafeteria to feed and serve a larger student body

Specified areas of building for different subjects/content with specific technology and resources that align with each subject’s curriculum - would enable students to know exactly where to go to find help or seek additional learning opportunities

Bicycle and walking path that connects WCCS property with the River Greenway

Large classrooms capable of comfortably seating 30+ students with enough room to move desks when necessary

Abundant whiteboard space that is visible to all students in the classroom

Wider hallways to prevent congestion between classes

Classroom for credit recovery program close to guidance would be very essential for this programs continued success

We need lots of options on design and classroom options to weigh our curriculum with what we need

Secure storage space in science labs – safety

Adequate ventilation for science rooms – safety

Ventilation for art and kiln rooms

Display areas with locked showcases

Locked storage

Ability to expand for future community growth

Extra classrooms for remediation and enrichment activities, perhaps off of classrooms or per department

Science rooms need lab space and storage

More classroom space for walking in between rows

More storage for classroom materials

Wider hallways

Bigger and better lockers for students

Better facility for school nurse

Make sure there is ample practice space for all extra-curricular (ex. Don’t forget marching band for practice space)

Commons area

 Delivery dock – bay doors, ramps, loading and unloading threshold plates

Storage for cleaning equipment and outdoor equipment (pole barn)

Storage for supplies

Official security employees

Wider halls

Commons at/for lunch time (a lot of students do not eat lunch but are made to stay in the lunch room – these students need somewhere to go)

Much larger clinic

More storage

A facility that allows us to deliver a curriculum that our students need now and in the future

Curricular areas together

Storage

Great cabinets and drawers for storage

Display and bulletin boards – talk to us

I think the focus should be on academics first.  That leads me to conclude that the library, media center, technology area, etc. should be state of the art – our link to future excellence as well as current.

More ability to evenly heat and cool rooms

Good elevator, handicapped accessibility

We need an agricultural wing with space

Lab room for agriculture with lab table and computers

Functional shop, welding area, small engines area, and greenhouse

We need to look at a different site because of room and space

Priority One – Establish a culture of learning based on discipline, respect, hard work, creativity, and WCCS’s core values.  Without the establishment of a new culture, we will be the same thing in a new facility.

Environments and classrooms that allow movement and collaboration (desks that are more like work stations, allowing project based learning and collaboration)

Auditorium – Seating to accommodate entire student body with room to grow

Stage – dock and loading area.  Back stage and side stages need to be accessible from hallways, band, and choir room.  These side and back stage areas need to be as large as the stage area itself so that set pieces, costumes, and actors have exit and storage space.  The auditorium needs a workshop for set building and painting.  It should be well ventilated and adjacent to a dock area.  Men’s and women’s dressing rooms with shower and restroom facilities are needed.  State of the art light, sound, projection, and communication systems must be considered.  Our auditorium is used daily by our school system and regularly by our community.  An inviting lobby large enough to sell and serve concessions would be a good idea since we won’t want food and beverages inside the auditorium itself.

The media center, technology department, radio/TV and video conferencing should all be connected – all serve similarly the entire school (radio/TV serves AV needs and supports use of LCD projectors, etc.)  Integration of technology needs to be priority – all staff that serves that purpose should be housed together and work together to support staff and students.

Green building LEED design may cost more up front but saves a lot over the long haul.  Also critical for saving the planet.

We need to make sure we have adequate size classrooms, technology, as well as athletic facilities.  We must develop the complete package.  We don’t get the chance to do this everyday, so we need to make sure we don’t cut corners and hinder the project.

Include:  Modern world language classrooms with appropriate acoustics so students can clearly hear the target language

Include:  Modern world language classrooms that are acoustically sound so students can hear and be clearly heard as they perform in the target language

Be sure there is wall space that is flexible enough to allow for the movement of dry erase boards (so students seating arrangements can be changed to suit the changing learning environment)

Include:  windows that open!

Don’t forget to include a semi-private area (office) where teachers can collaborate

Don’t forget to include an area where teachers can create things (posters, booklets, transparencies, signs) for their classrooms

No flat roofs (leads to leak issues – ex. ISMS and CCHS)

Larger auditorium than on current plan – needs to seat student body for presentations and meetings

Maintain and expand the program we have – no "cut" should happen now

Need to plan for expansion – don’t want to lock in as we are now

Common space for collaboration, meetings, joint projects

Work/storage areas for departments (near classrooms)

More than 48 classrooms

Bigger health clinic

Clinic near an exit door that has a drive up entrance

Clinic near guidance/e-multi-cat room

Has a shower

Eye wash station

Conference room

Storage room and closet for extra clothing/supplies

For those of us who work here, it is obvious each and every day why we need a new school.  As hard as everyone works to do the best with what we have, it is impossible not to think about how much better things could be if we could expend our energy elsewhere.  To begin with, the fact that our kids have to exit the building during rain and snow to get to 6 classrooms makes a new building necessary.  Classrooms made out of hallways are also not the best configuration for optimal learning.  Some classrooms don’t even have walls, just 6 foot tall borders.  The auditorium should be large enough for the entire school to hear a speaker at the same time.  The nurse’s office – a place often packed with kids – is no bigger than a closet.  We have one conference room that seats 7 people if you pack them in just right.  The building needs to be more accessible to people with disabilities.  We have 2 lifts that only fit one wheelchair each.  To get on the gym floor a person in a wheelchair has to exit the building and enter the gym through the back doors.  The bathrooms are small and hard for wheelchairs to maneuver in.  With only one gym, kids have to schedule practices beginning at 6 am or in the evening until 9 pm.  Our kids shouldn’t have to travel across town to practice their sport.  The facility is just too old to make do with any longer.  Our kids need a place where they can grow and get the best start on life. 

Safety features to keep people in/out without proper passage

Up to code safety and space for science labs (vent hoods, safety showers)

Projectors/screens in every room

Computer applications hardware/capabilities in each classroom/lab

Technologically up to date media center

Computer labs for each department if not in larger classroom

LCD Projectors

Smart Boards

Video linking classroom

We need a building that is expandable to phase in new technology

Being on the tech committee and loving to use technology, my dream is to have computers in my room or greater access to the use of computers.  With that is a need for reliable internet.

All classrooms need computers to integrate technology/internet

Open ended technology options

Technology – accessibility, computer labs, smartboards, future tech?

Technology installation should be planned for future state-of-the-art.  It needs to be flexible and easily upgradeable

State of the art technology – projectors, computers, etc. to challenge students to achieve more

More computer labs to accommodate student research and projects

Technology components are essential for students of today.  They need computers in the classrooms of not only technology courses, but also in English, Science, Social Studies, and Math classrooms.  To have a set up that allows for students to have a “workstation” would be great.  Most will be working on computers in the near future.

Adequate technology that is new and works within the classroom

Ceiling-mounted projectors linked up to computer

Centralized computer/tech areas so that all departments can utilize changes in teach or better different methods (i.e. virtual field trips, video conferencing, etc.)

More computer labs – accessible

Utilization of wireless computer labs in classrooms – perhaps more cost effective when compared to traditional lab spaces

New technology, LCD for Power Point, smart boards, wireless mouse, etc.

More computer labs

More computer labs

WiFi capability for all students in all rooms (wow – laptops for every room, printer capabilities enhanced)

Plenty of technology

Increased student access to technology in classroom (computers, laptops, projectors)

Access to technology is a must (kids want it and I can utilize it to be more effective)

Include:  electric outlets and “data outlets” on all walls to allow for flexibility in presentation areas and seating areas

Include:  Lighting appropriate for showing Power Points, video, and streaming video, and “overhead” projected images

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