Process

The master capital planning process is both investigative and exploratory. It is essential to identify and understand how the existing conditions align with the District's Vision, explore options, and set goals that support current and future program offerings. The process is a fully collaborative effort between the school board, school district, parents, and the professional planning and design team. The final product serves as the foundation for facility planning, but it is considered a constantly evolving, "living" document. As items are completed, and future needs are discovered, the document will serve as a guide for rational decision-making with respect to long-term goals.

Graphic titled ‘District Goals’ listing four goals: Expanded programs and course offerings. Flexible learning spaces. Multi‑purpose space. Quality athletic spaces.

Timeline

Planning Advisory Team

The Planning Advisory Team is a specially convened group of stakeholders that provide context, creative input, and critical feedback to shape the framework for the master plan strategy. The group includes members of the School Board, parents, community members, and school district employees. The team brings a broad background of knowledge and expertise, including construction, school facility maintenance, general business, local policymaking, real estate and development, financial management, and more. The PAT met four times during the master plan process throughout 2024 and 2025. Their efforts were invaluable to the process for deﬁning project priorities and direction.

PLANNING ADVISORY TEAM MEETING RECORDS:

Masterplan Scenario Game

The exercise was created for the Planning Advisory Team to explore a short and long term plan to improve Ouray School District’s infrastructure.

As groups, they created two scenarios:

-Phase One – The first section of work to get constructed.

-Master Plan – Long term comprehensive framework that guides the design and development.

Game Instructions

Each group had 9 “game pieces” in front of them. These are programmatic configurations that reflect the identified needs of Ouray School District.

Below are the instructions they recieved.

First Step- Talk with your group to decipher the highest priority for Phase 1.

Second Step- Move and reconfigure these game pieces onto the game board. Try to focus on the programmatic spaces rather than the specifics of the floor plan.

Third Step- Underneath the site plan, take notes of the building components that your group chooses, then add up the schemes Estimated Cost.

Keep in mind funding/bonding limitations.

Game Results

Below are the results of the three groups. The three groups were asked to keep in mind the funding limitations of their District.

There was broad agreement on which programs belonged in Phase One, with the only notable difference between the groups being the proposed location of a new building in the Master Plan phase.

“Photograph of the Ouray School District master plan exercise showing two printed site plans labeled ‘Phase One Scheme’ and ‘Master Plan Scheme’ placed on a table. Various colored cut‑out program blocks are arranged and scattered around the plans, representing different building and site layout options. A pen lies between the two diagrams. The image shows participants working with moveable pieces to explore potential configurations and costs for the campus.”

Graphic showing program pieces used in the Ouray School District master plan exercise and two aerial site plan diagrams labeled ‘Phase One Scheme’ and ‘Master Plan Scheme.’ The top section displays color‑coded blocks representing different program elements, including gymnasium and supporting spaces, cafeteria and kitchen, arts spaces, woodshop, music, turf field, playground, and renovation of the existing gym building, each with identifying labels and cost notes. Below, two aerial maps show the school site with dashed boundaries and placeholders for Phase One and full Master Plan arrangements. Blank fields for estimated costs and property lines appear beneath each map.

Graphic titled ‘Group #1’ comparing Phase One and Masterplan schemes for the Ouray School District. Phase One Scheme: Renovate the old gym to include the gym and locker rooms, concessions, weight room, elevator, and HVAC upgrades. Construct a new building on 4th Avenue containing art, two music rooms, shop/CTE, and cafeteria/kitchen spaces. Estimated cost for Phase One is approximately $18 million. Masterplan Scheme: Build a new building on 3rd Avenue including a gym, locker rooms and restrooms, and a weight room. Create a new playground by demolishing the old gym. Total cost for the masterplan phase is $15 million. The combined total for all phases is estimated at $33 million.

Graphic titled ‘Group #2’ comparing Phase One and Masterplan schemes for the Ouray School District. Phase One Scheme: Renovate the old gym to include the gym and locker rooms, weight room, elevator, and HVAC upgrades. Construct a new building along 4th Avenue containing art, two music rooms, shop/CTE, and cafeteria/kitchen spaces. The estimated cost for Phase One is $20 million. Masterplan Scheme: Build a new facility along 2nd Avenue that includes a new gym, locker rooms and restrooms, and a weight room, requiring demolition of the old gym. The estimated cost for the masterplan phase is $13 million. Total cost for all phases combined is $33 million.

“Graphic titled ‘Group #2 (Alternate)’ comparing Phase One and Masterplan schemes for the Ouray School District. Phase One Scheme: Renovate the old gym to include the gym and locker rooms, weight room, elevator, and HVAC upgrades. Construct a new building along 4th Avenue containing art, two music rooms, shop/CTE, and cafeteria/kitchen spaces. Estimated cost for Phase One is $20 million. Masterplan Scheme: Build a new gym building along 3rd Street including gym, locker rooms and restrooms, and a weight room. Create a new playground along 7th Street while retaining the auxiliary gym. Estimated cost for the masterplan phase is $15 million. Total cost for all phases combined is $33 million.

Graphic titled ‘Group #3’ showing the Phase One Scheme for the Ouray School District. The plan includes constructing a new building along 3rd Street containing a gym, locker rooms and restrooms, weight room, art, music, and cafeteria/kitchen spaces. The plan also includes renovating the old gym to provide gym and locker rooms, a wood shop, an elevator, and HVAC upgrades, and creating a new playground along 4th Avenue. The estimated cost for Phase One is $30 million.

Thank you for taking the time to review and consider our Facilities Master Plan. Share your thoughts by email with us at

superintendent@ourayschool.org

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