Cleveland Modernization Planning & Design

Cleveland Design Advisory Group Meeting Materials

• DAG #8 Meeting Presentation 4-10-25
• DAG #7 Vision Boards 3-20-25
• DAG #7 Meeting Presentation 3-20-25
• DAG #6 Meeting Presentation 2-27-25
• DAG #5 Meeting Presentation 10-15-24
• DAG #5 Different Perspective Activity Boards 10-15-24
• DAG #5 Day in the Life Activity Boards 10-15-24
• DAG #5 Video 10-15-24
• Design Workshop Presentation 9-21-24
• DAG #4 Meeting Presentation 9-12-24
• DAG #4 Meeting Summary 9-12-24
• DAG #3 Meeting Presentation 8-1-24
• DAG #3 Meeting Boards 8-1-24
• DAG #2 Meeting Presentation 6-6-24
• DAG #2 Meeting Summary 6-6-24
• DAG #1 Meeting Presentation 5-9-24
• DAG #1 Video 5-9-24
• DAG #1 Meeting Summary 5-9-24

Project Timeline

Planning and Design began in early fall of 2023 with the development of a Cleveland Comprehensive Plan. The Planning and Design phase will continue into 2026. The passage of the May 2025 Bond provided the district funding for construction. A final schedule for construction is currently in development.

The Cleveland Comprehensive Planning Committee (CPC)

The Cleveland Comprehensive Planning Committee (CPC) was a group of school and community stakeholder representatives who worked together to help provide feedback for the Cleveland Comprehensive Plan. The Committee includes parents, teachers, students, alumni, PPS staff and partners, community representatives and a school board member.

Design Team

Mahlum is the design team for Cleveland Master Planning. Deeply rooted in the Pacific Northwest, Mahlum creates spaces that express the culture, aspirations and identity of the communities they serve, distinctively honoring the character of each K-12 school they design. They designed the recently modernized Grant High School.

Cleveland Conceptual Master Planning

• Cleveland Conceptual Master Planning

Modernization Public Survey

As part of the community engagement effort, PPS conducted a survey for the Cleveland Modernization Project. The survey asked which of two design options was favored for the modernization:

Plan A – Build an all-new Cleveland High School.

Plan B – Keep and renovate only the 1929 structure and build new facilities around it.

A total of 1,413 people responded to the survey with 81% in support of building an all-new Cleveland High School. Current CHS and feeder school students made up 40% of respondents, and they overwhelmingly support an all-new building. The main reasons people cited were that all new construction provides better educational options for teachers and students and more outdoor open space for the school and community.

Those who wanted to preserve the 1929 building expressed the importance of preserving historic buildings even though they pose some challenges for future use. Some expressed concern about what the loss of the historic building would mean for the neighborhood and the community. View the survey summary info-graphic.