Mifflin County School District
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NEW Indian Valley High
School Building Project

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Committee Visits Two New
High Schools On Monday,
January 16, 2006,
seventeen Teachers from
all departments at the
current IVHS, one
Guidance Counselor, one
Secretary, the Principal,
the Director of Buildings
and Grounds, the Director
of Cafeteria Operations,
the Director of Secondary
Education, the
Superintendent, and Board
President all traveled to
Northern York High School
for the morning and then
on to Big Spring High
School for the afternoon.
These are new high
schools that were built
in the last three years,
and the committee of
twenty-five was looking
for ideas in building
designs that would be
appropriate for the new
high school.
It
was a very busy day but
very worthwhile, and the
host schools were very
accommodating.
The committee
will now begin work on
January 23, 2006, with
the rest of the staff at
IVHS developing
specifications for the
building project. |
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The
Mifflin County School
Board gave the initial
approval to begin
planning the new high
school on November 17,
2005.
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The new
high school will be built
on property owned by the
School District above the
current high school and
above the new track and
athletic field.
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On
December 7, 2005, plans
were formed to purchase
some additional property
northwest of the site and
northeast of the site. |
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On
December 21, 2005, a
project team kick-off
meeting was held
involving members of the
Administration team,
representatives from
Hayes Large Architects,
and Reynolds
Construction.
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On
January 5, 2006, a
meeting was held with
a team of faculty members
from the current IVHS
staff to lay plans for
educational
specifications and
prepare room schedules.
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Visitations to other new
high schools in the state
began on January 9, 2006
and other visitations
followed.
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The
School Board reviewed
room schedules,
educational
specifications, and
topographic surveys on
February 23, 2006.
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On July
5, 2006, a second
Preliminary Meeting was
held with Mifflin County
Planning Staff and Derry
Township.
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September
11, 2006, Geotechnical
Investigations began. |
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Act 34
Public Hearing was held
on January 11, 2007. |
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Bids for construction
were reviewed on
September 6, 2007. |
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The
building will be
constructed to house
1150 students,
grades 9-12, with an
approximate cost of
$62-64 million dollars.
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The bids
for the project were
awarded on July 24, 2008
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The
Department of Education
has approved the project
to proceed.
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Plans
call for construction to
begin soon after August
18, 2008.
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Long-range plans call for
IVMS to move to the
current IVHS when the new
high school is completed.
This move supports the
campus approach which the
school district believes
improves security,
provides more flexibility
for student enrollment
shifts up or down, and
provides for sharing
staff and other
resources. |
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