School Improvements
Gunnison Watershed School District was excited to break ground on construction projects within each of our schools beginning in Summer 2024 with projected completion in mid-2026. Key elements of the project support safety & security, overcrowding, maintenance, and vocational preparedness. Here are the project highlights by school:
Crested Butte Community School
(Construction Start: Mid-2024 - Projected Finish: Mid-2026)
- Addition of 12 classrooms, removal of modular classrooms
- Added cafeteria seating, new folding partition
- New stage area and music room
- Separation of elementary admin from secondary school admin
Gunnison High School
(Construction Start: Mid-2024 - Projected Finish: Mid-2025)
- Secure entrance vestibule
- Improved GHS kitchen envelope
Pathways
(Construction Start: Mid-2024 - Projected Finish: Mid-2026)
- Expanded Pathways Center with Culinary Arts program, event space
- New Healthcare Lab, Outdoor Recreation Program
- Expanded areas for Construction Sciences, Cosmetology, Architecture
Gunnison Community School
(Construction Start: Mid-2024 - Projected Finish: Mid-2026)
- Improved entrance security
- Achievement center renovation
- Library space renovation, expanded cafeteria capacity
- Energy efficiency upgrades – exterior envelope and mechanical system
- Exterior drainage improvements, new turf for athletic fields
Lake School
(Construction Start: Mid-2024 - Projected Finish: Mid-2026)
- Entry vestibule security improvements
- Improved vehicular and pedestrian circulation via upgrades to the parking lot and student drop-off
- Safer playground surface, new shade structure and playground equipment
