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Capital Improvement Plan

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Focus on Student Safety and Growth Within CCS

The Board of Education has worked to develop a comprehensive plan to address student safety and growth within the Cullman City School System. This aligns to indicator 3.1 of our current strategic plan- Address current student growth needs and develop a plan to address future expanding needs.

A result of this comprehensive plan would be to adjust the grade configuration of our school system to PreK-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12. This would be a three to four year process beginning with addressing the Middle and Primary Schools.

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1. Cullman City Primary School

  • Add a 12 classroom wing (tornado shelter), multipurpose building, and cafeteria/kitchen
  • Develop a second exit from campus to Oak Street
  • Convert old cafeteria to additional classroom space
  • Transition all 2nd grade students in August of 2023

Completion Date: October, 2023

ccps capital improvement

 

CCPS New Wing

 

2. Cullman Middle School

  • Add a 16-18 classroom building (tornado shelter) to include a new library, agriscience area, performing arts area, and administrative offices
  • Remove round building and old agriculture building
  • Incorporate interior upgrades to main building and cafeteria
  • Transition all sixth grade students to CMS in August of 2025

Anticipated completion: end of the 2024-2025 school year

CMS phase 1

 

CMS Phase 2

 

3. West and East Elementary Schools-(now merged into Phase II, see below)

  • Invest up to $4,000,000.00 based on facility needs for future growth
  • Transition 2nd grade to CCPS in August of 2023
  • Transition 6th grade to CMS in August of 2025

4. Miscellaneous Projects

  • Install synthetic turf at CHS softball field (completed in April 2022)
  • Replace bleachers in CHS gym (completed in December of 2022)
  • Partner with Quarterback Club to upgrade stadium scoreboard (completed in July of 2022)
  • Address deteriorating tennis complex restrooms (completed in summer of 2022)
  • Maintenance Department Workspace/Shop (completed in April of 2024)
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Phase II of Capital Growth Plan

Cullman Intermediate School (CIS) for grades 3-5

Location: Campus of West Elementary

1. New Two Story Wing (facing HWY 278)

  • Up to 18 typical and specialty classrooms
  • Administrative Space

2. New Multipurpose Building which will also serve as a Storm Shelter (facing HWY 278)

  • Daily PE Classes
  • Stage
  • Bleachers on one side
  • Storage 
  • Coaches Office

3. Grades 3-5

  • Up to 14 classrooms per grade level
  • Self-contained special education classrooms
  • Resource special education classrooms
  • English language learners and speech room
  • Music room
  • Art room
  • Gifted room and lab space

4. Existing Classrooms

  • Upgrade restrooms and sewage lines (where applicable)
  • Upgrade classroom doors
  • Upgrade various millwork

5. Existing Gym

  • Convert to STEM lab (Space for robotics, maker space, 3D printing, drones, collaboration, etc...

6. Library

  • Extend space on the back of the library (north)

7. Cafeteria

  • Remove the stage in the current cafeteria & expand dining space

8. Smith Center (Old Library)

  • Convert to hands-on functional classrooms

9. Enclosed Concourse from the front to the back of the campus to increase security

10. Parking

  • Accommodate at least 100 employees
  • Plus spaces for visitors & required ADA

Estimated timeline: Open 2027-2028 School Year

 

CIS Front

 

CIS Front Drive

 

front of CIS

 

CIS side front entrance

 

Cullman City 3 and 4 Year Old Center on Campus of East Elementary

  1. Renovations & modification to East Elementary
  2. Serve up to 300 preschool children (currently serve 130)

Estimated Timeline: After the completion of CIS

Cullman High Career Technical Education/STEM Wing

1. New Multi-level wing adjacent to Agriscience shop north of old pool area

  • 11 Classrooms
  • 6 Programs (Cybersecurity, Engineering, Computer Science, Health Science, Marketing, & Educators in Training)
  • 2 Labs- STEM & Health Science
  • 3,900 sq. ft. state of the art modern manufacturing classroom and lab
  • Frees up classroom space in existing buildings
  • Parking

Estimated Timeline: Open 2026-2027 School Year

 

 

CTE building

 

Cullman High School Soccer Complex

  • Install turn on soccer field
  • Create 4 turfed practice diamonds for baseball & softball (west of soccer field)

Estimated timeline: Open Spring of 2024

drawn plans of soccer field and practice diamonds