Timeline
Rolling timeline of team actions leading up to the creation of the 5-year plan, approval, and so forth execution of the plan include:
January -June 2018: FI conducts all school tours and stakeholder workshops based on the the following
timeline and calendar, this outreach was an enormous effort to engage community members, teachers,
students and administration in a discovery process.
September 17th 2018: FI issues final draft of the Facility Assessment Report to CPS.
October 5th 2018: FI shares a series of bond options for consideration with CPS leadership.
October 5th-11th 2018: CPS provides feedback, and FI shares final revisions of bond options.
November 14th 2018: CPS presents the Master Plan and Facility assessment as well as the final
selected bond options to the public.
March 2019: Cranston School Committee approves 5 year plan.
April 2019: Cranston City Council approves 5 year plan.
April 2019: The final draft of the CPS Masterplan is issued to CPS leadership & RIDE SBA for record.
September 16th 2019: FI & Jacobs submit Stage I application to RIDE SBA for the 2020 bond work.
October 23, 2019: Rhode Island Department of Education School Building Authority issues approval of
the Stage I application.
September 2019 - February 2020: FI and Jacobs compile Stage II documentation in accordance with this
schedule and checklist.
February 17th 2020: FI and Jacobs compile Stage II documentation the 2020 bond work.
May 8th 2020: Rhode Island Department of Education School Building Authority issues approval of the
Stage II application and recommendation to the Council on Elementary and Secondary Education to
support the district’s proposed 5 year capital improvement plan.
October 8th 2020: FI presents a design update to Garden City community members and the Parent
Teacher Organization.
November 3rd 2020: Election Day in which CPS bond is approved by Cranston Voters, and the Garden
City Elementary School project is authorized by the public to proceed.
December 2020: FI conducts stakeholder workshops with Garden City Teachers to get design feedback.
February 12th 2021: FI and Jacobs compile Stage III Schematic Design documentation for Garden City
Elementary School.
The timeline of plans over the five years is as follows, although details are subject to change:
Garden City Elementary School:
Project Timeline from design to completion: November 2021 - Spring 2023
Construction Timeline: August 2021 - Spring 2023
Gladstone Elementary School:
Project Timeline from design to completion: January 2022 - June 2025
Construction Timeline: July 2023 - May 2025
Phased Renovation Projects:
Phased Renovation Project 1: Eden Park Elementary School (East Wing and Gym):
Project timeline from design to completion: September 2021-August 2024
Construction timeline: Phased over three summers: 2022, 2023, 2024
Phased Renovation Project 2: Cranston High School West (bathrooms, security, HVAC, envelope):
Project timeline from design to completion: January 2021-August 2024
Construction timeline: Phased over three summers: 2021, 2023, 2024
Phased Renovation Project 3: Park View Middle School (Security, HVAC, Envelope):
Project timeline from design to completion: January 2022-August 2023
Construction timeline: Phased over two summers 2022, 2023