Revelstoke Schools Project
Update
January 25, 2010
REVELSTOKE – The Revelstoke Schools Project has moved asignificant step forward with the selection of the preferred design-build team, Board Chair Alan Chell announced today.
The design-build team consists of a building contractor, architect, consulting engineers and major trades that propose to work together to design and construct the new elementary school and the replacement secondary school on the existing secondary school site.
"The School District received exceptional submissions from the three teams invited to respond to the Request for Proposals. The Project Team assessed each proposal based on the evaluation criteria set out in the RFP, including functionality, aesthetics, sustainability, and life cycle cost,” explained Chell.
The Project Team will now enter into negotiations with the preferred design-build team. It is anticipated that the design-build contract will be signed in late February 2010. An Open House will be held in early March to present the plans for the schools. Construction activity is expected to commence in April 2010.
Contact:
Anne Cooper,Superintendent of Schools
School District #19
P.0. Bag 5800, 1121 Vernon Ave.,
Revelstoke, B.C. V0E 2S0
Phone: (250)837-2101
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Welcome to School District 19 (Revelstoke)
Revelstoke is located on the Trans Canada Highway adjacent to the Okanagan and Kootenay regions. We are a vibrant, historic mountain community of 8,000. Our School District serves approximately 1,200 students in four elementary schools and one high school, all within the city of Revelstoke.
Mission Statement
The purpose of School District No. 19 (Revelstoke) is to provide all learners with an opportunity to acquire knowledge and skills according to individual potential, to develop positive attitudes towards life-long learning and to develop personal social values that will prepare them to participate in and contribute to, a healthy, sustainable and democratic society.
Vision Statement
We envision an education system that enables all learners to:
- achieve academic success to their potential;
- obtain personal fulfilment; and
- demonstrate social responsibility
by creating and nurturing a learning environment which involves the support and engagement of all staff, parents and the wider community.
Values
We believe that our system should create and nurture an environment in which:
- learning based on individual needs and potential within a setting that requires social responsibility is maximized;
- the physical and emotional environments in which we learn, work and interact are safe, supportive and non threatening;
- positive social attitudes and respect for diversity are encouraged;
- the contributions and achievements of students, staff, parents and community are recognized and celebrated;
- the rights and responsibilities of individuals and groups within the community are respected;
- ethical practices based upon honesty, integrity and professional confidentiality are expected;
- appreciation, conservation and sustainability of our natural environment are learned and acted upon;
- open communication among all members of the system is invited; and
- decisions are made collaboratively and through consensus wherever possible.
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