New High School Recommendation - Links • Page - Harrisonburg City Public Schools

Due to significant growth, the HCPS School Board has proposed building a second high school. On December 5, 2017, the School Board voted to go with the design presented by architecture firm Grimm + Parker - to be opened for the 2021-2022 school year at a cost of $76 million. The School Board presented the proposal to City Council on December 12. On January 23, 2018, City Council voted to build a second high school to open in 2023.

Our special edition of The Insider, the HCPS newsletter, explores the recommendation to build a new high school.

Related Documents

Grimm and Parker Presentation to School Board - January 7, 2019
Short-Term Plan to Address Overcrowding at HHS - February 6, 2018
HHS2 Cost Escalation Projections - February 6, 2018
School Board Statement on HHS2 - January 16, 2018
New High School Proposal - Presentation to City Council, December 12, 2017
High School Cost Analysis - December 2017
High School Cost Estimate - December 2017
Summary of School Board Discussions and/or Motions - December 2017

Enrollment Projections

HCPS School Enrollment Projections - October 2017
Projected Division and HS Enrollment - October 2017
2017-2026 Enrollment Projection Study - February 2017
Live Birth Rates to Kindergarten Enrollment

Media Coverage

"City Council votes to build a second high school in Harrisonburg to open in 2023" - January 23, 2018
"HCPS: Operating Two Schools Adds 4.6 Percent" - Daily News-Record, January 19, 2018
"Board: Council Must Decide Now On School" - Daily News-Record, January 17, 2018
"City School Board Talks Overcrowding" - Daily News-Record, January 3, 2018
"HCPS Officials Make Pitch for New School" - Daily News-Record, December 13, 2017

High School Space Study Committee

In the spring of 2017, Harrisonburg City Public Schools launched a process to engage the community on the issue of high school capacity and the possible options to address growing enrollment. A 30-member High School Space Study Committee will carefully study the enrollment trends and projections to verify the capacity issue and then explore options to solve the issue.In the spring of 2017, Harrisonburg City Public Schools launched a process to engage the community on the issue of high school capacity and the possible options to address growing enrollment. A 30-member High School Space Study Committee will carefully study the enrollment trends and projections to verify the capacity issue and then explore options to solve the issue.

Open House Documents

New High School Recommendation - Links

Materials from March 23, 2017 meeting

Materials from April 20, 2017 meeting

Materials from April 27, 2017 meeting

Materials from May 4, 2017 meeting