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HomeMy WebLinkAboutGPRexburg_City_Meeting Presentation (2)We are... A free K-12 charter school College prep Our focus is ... All students interested in a rigorous college prep program We serve ... Our Results OUR MISSION & SCHOOLS Our Schools: *All schools growing to K-12 Gem Prep: Online (Statewide), Grades K-12 Gem Prep: Meridian, Grades K-12 Gem Prep: Nampa, Grades K-12 Gem Prep: Pocatello, Grades K-12 Gem Prep: Meridian North, Grades K-11 Gem Prep: Meridian South, Grades K-10 Gem Prep: Twin Falls, Grades K-8 Gem Prep: Idaho Falls,Grades K-8 (Opening 2026) Mission: To prepare students for success in college by providing a high quality, personalized, relevant and rigorous education through exceptional teaching, innovative uses of technology and partnerships with families. Student Population School Size ●K-5 gr student 312 ●6-8th gr around 142 students ●9-12th gr around 120 students ●K-12 Full size 574 students We already have over 230 students signed up on our Interested List. THE GEM DIFFERENCE Benefits of a Gem Prep School ●GP schools dominate Top 10 lists each year-IRI, ISAT, Graduation Rate ●Adding student capacity to the area-without raising taxes ●Creating approximately 40 full time local jobs ●Investing roughly $5 million in grants into the community Being Good Neighbors Spent over 24 man-hours going door to door Distributed 100+ flyers Placed 250+ door hangers Community utilization-movie nights, church groups, community fairs, etc… School year: Mid August to end of May ●Drop off/Pickup: 7:30 -8am / 3:30 -3:50 (1 -1:20 Wednesday) ●School Hours: M/T/Th/F 8am -3:30pm, Wednesdays 8am -1pm Traffic Mitigation ●Traffic study completed to determine traffic mitigation needs and submitted to the city for review. ●K-12 Carpooling to reduce traffic. ●11-12th graders off campus majority of time. ●Busing offered to students. ●Substantial onsite car queuing to eliminate cars spilling onto 12th. ●Over 10 years of experience operating schools around the state to create traffic flow with minimal impact. Gem Prep: Rexburg Project Overview ●New East-West Public Roadway along North Property Line ○Access to School ○Access to Adjacent Property to East (Residential) ○Access to Adjacent Property to the North ○New Public Water and Sewer Lines in Roadway ○Sidewalk and ROW Landscaping along project frontage ●Relocation of N-S Irrigation Ditch – Rexburg Irrigation Company ●Site Design ○On-Site Parking 104 spaces – City Code Requires 68 spaces ○Separate Bus and Parent Access/Egress Paths ○On-site queuing for approximately 100 cars –57-86 cars required ○On-site queuing expected to stay on-site, not onto S 12th W ●S 12th W –Full Width Widening on Project Side of Roadway. ○Sidewalk ○ROW Landscaping ○Street Lighting Project Profile Proposed Campus Timeline ●Construction of Facility: Summer 2026 -Summer 2027 ●Lottery Registration February-March 2027 ●Hiring process will begin in Spring 2027 ●School Start August 2027 Thank you! Website: www.gemprep.org/rexburg