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.

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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

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

• Welcome
• Posters
• Video

Other Documents

• Press Release - March 17, 2017
• List of Committee Members
• HCPS Enrollment Projections - Weldon Cooper
• 2017-2026 Enrollment Projection Study
• Moseley Architects Presentation to School Board
• Alternative Schedule Analysis
• HHS Capacity - Teacher Input
• Growth at High School - Last 3 Years
• HCPS Enrollment Projections graph
• Committee Report on HHS Visit
• Davenport Bond report, part 1
• Davenport Bond report, part 2
• 2015-16 Area High Schools Enrollment Survey
• Memo to Shaver/Prieto Requesting Analysis
• Press Release - May 2, 2017
• Press Release - May 5, 2017
• Committee Report to School Board - May 16, 2017
• Portrait of a Ninth Grader - June 6, 2017
• Grade 6-9 and/or 7-9 Configurations - June 6, 2017

Press

• Committee formed to discuss overcrowding at Harrisonburg High School (WHSV, 3/20/2017)
• Committee to Talk Options for HHS Overcrowding (Daily News-Record, 3/22/2017)
• Committee Eyes Alternative HHS Options (Daily News-Record, 3/24/2017)
• Panel Backs New School (Daily News-Record, 4/03/2017)
• Report: Operating Costs Similar for HHS Options (Daily News-Record, 4/20/2017)
• Committee Backs 2nd High School (Daily News-Record, 5/05/2017)
• High school space study committee talks about their recommendation to build a new high school (WHSV, 5/11/2017)
• Case For A Second School (Daily News-Record, 5/12/2017)

Materials from March 16, 2017 meeting

• Agenda
• Summary Notes
• Presentation
• Committee Responsibilities
   

Materials from March 23, 2017 meeting

• Presentation
• Summary Notes

Materials from March 30, 2017 meeting

• Presentation
• Summary Notes

Materials from April 20, 2017 meeting

• Agenda
• HS Operational Cost Study
• Summary Notes

Materials from April 27, 2017 meeting

• Agenda
• Presentation - VMDO
• Summary Notes

Materials from May 4, 2017 meeting

• Summary Notes