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83rd Annual Convention

The Broadmoor Hotel
December 7 – 9, 2023

JHL at a Glance | Colorado Based + Focused

K-12 Education Projects in Colorado
600+
BEST Grant Projects
15
In K-12 Education Projects
$2B
Colorado School Districts
35+

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Brad Schmahl

Business Development
303.475.7579

Mario Cappella

Vice President

James Torres

Sr. Project Manager

BEST Grant Professionals

JHL has been committed to the BEST Program since its inception in 2008. Since then, we have helped 15 schools with BEST Grant Funding, have completed $200M+ in BEST Grant projects in the past ten years, and have assisted in numerous master plans/grant applications. Through this experience, we understand the budget and schedule challenges inherent in every BEST project. We have the knowledge and experience to deliver a project on time and within the fixed budget.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE

27J Schools

Commerce City + Thornton, CO

MIDDLE SCHOOL #6
This educational facility spanning 135,000 SF across a 25-acre site, will be designed to accommodate 850 students. The facility will include a gymnasium with bleachers, an auxiliary gym with, four locker rooms, a multifunctional cafeteria/auditorium, and a dedicated administration area. Additional spaces include band and vocal rooms with storage, a synthetic turf field, and an exterior storage building.

DISCOVERY MAGNET SCHOOL
This school is a prototype of the existing Reunion, Padilla and Southlawn Elementary Schools. Sitework includes site development, mass excavation, site export, utilities, hardscapes, landscaping and playgrounds. Interior program will include classrooms, gymnasium, art rooms, library, maker space, special education rooms, administrative space, music room and platform. Scope will be modified from the three previous prototypes to include a K-8.

SOUTHLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 
This 66,800 SF prototype school was a phased project that includes classrooms and shared workspaces, common school amenities, art and music rooms, and a gymnasium. The school also has multiple playgrounds and a synthetic turf field.

East Grand School District

Granby, CO

GRANBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Situated near Granby Middle School, 70,000 SF replacement school is a two-story building, including a gymnasium, cafeteria kitchen, music and art classrooms, along with admin offices. Preschool through first grade classrooms, special education classrooms with a library on the first floor; accompanied by second grade through 5th grade classrooms on the second floor, alongside technology, science classrooms. With the current elementary school at full capacity, the replacement school will provide room for the district’s continued growth.

MIDDLE PARK CAREER CENTER
The new CTE Center for Middle Park High School is an 11,000 SF freestanding building housing several new or expanded career training programs including health care, business technology, and catering / culinary.  The new building is separate from the high school but located in a way that defines a secure, central project and delivery yard between buildings.

Cherry Creek School District

Englewood, CO

WOODLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
This two-story L-shaped building is designed to provide several direct connections to outdoor spaces on both floors. The building embodies a modern aesthetic and offers clean lines and strong forms integrated across the 82,000 SF. Inside, there are multiple direct connections to the outdoors ensuring bright learning opportunities in cluster  classrooms, a maker-space, art room, library, a gym-a-torium that blends a performance stage and competitive-sized basketball court. The building also incorporates health and wellness considerations put in place by COVID safety protocols such as wider hallways, hand-washing stations, and optimized air circulation.

CHERRY CREEK INNOVATION CENTER
This 117,000 square foot career-focused campus includes of a variety of learning environments and social spaces from traditional classrooms for instruction, to more intense labs and industry-specific spaces that support real-world training or trade certification programs. The campus supports different pathways for students to explore potential careers or college degrees, including advanced manufacturing, business services, culinary/hospitality, health services, infrastructure engineering, IT/STEAM, and transportation.

St. Vrain Valley School District

Erie + Niwot + Longmont, CO

HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
This new 68,000 square foot elementary school features an architectural character honoring the history of the area; mining, agriculture, and prairie landscape. Classroom pods include large garage doors and operable partitions for flexibility. The site includes an outdoor classroom, outdoor science hub, and a nature walk trail.

NIWOT HIGH SCHOOL RENOVATION
This project included a 50,000 SF renovation of the existing building to improve efficiency and provide four additional classrooms within the existing, operational school. Structural demolition and modifications allowed for construction of a new “learning stair”,which links the commons area on the main level to the lower level library. The existing counseling suite was removed and reconstructed in a new location to allow for construction of the new stair and elevator. The special needs suite was relocated in the building to a more centralized location to promote an inclusive learning environment for all students. Existing tennis courts were replaced with a new eight court-post tensioned tennis court system and the front entry of the school was modified to improve branding and provide a clear identity for the main entrance to the building.

SKYLINE + NIWOT TURF FIELD REPLACEMENT
These existing sod fields were replaced with new artificial turf that included rerouting of the existing irrigation, demo and grading, under-field drainage system, concrete perimeter curbing, and new turf surfacing.

Boulder Valley School District

Boulder, CO

CENTRAL KITCHEN AND EDUCATION CENTER
This 34,000 square foot central kitchen features a loading dock with a fresh food processing area for deliveries from local farms, three food prep areas, over 7,000 square feet of dry, refrigerated, and frozen food storage, a blast chill area, and administrative spaces. An on site café serves scratch-cooked, locally sourced meals to the public and campus staff. The facility accommodates the ‘No Student Hungry’ bag program with a dedicated area for bag assembly, as well as conference space to host nutrition education and food literacy classes. Future plans include a teaching kitchen for cooking classes, special events, and seminars. The Education Center portion of the project includes demolition of the east wing, a new two-story structure, and complete renovation of the remainder of the facility.

Douglas County School District

Lone Tree, CO

DCSD Legacy Campus
This project included the renovation of the Wild Life Experience into multiple disciplines for Douglas County School District. The renovation encompassed multiple disciplines, including CTE suites, Professional Development spaces, classrooms, culinary arts facilities, a Great Hall, administrative offices, a CU Nursing School, and classrooms for Arapahoe Community College.

Aurora Public Schools

Aurora, CO

P-8 AT AURORA HIGHLANDS
This project is the newest school serving the Aurora Highlands Subdivision. It is two stories constructed on spread footings with a crawlspace. The total finished square footage is approximately 106,650 SF. The facility program includes classrooms, science rooms, administrative offices, music rooms, a library, a full-service kitchen, cafeteria, competition gym and locker rooms.

Mapleton Public Schools

Thornton + Denver, CO

MAPLETON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
On the heels of a successful MLO this past November. Work we are supporting the district for a potential 2023 BEST Grant Project Submission and future plans for early childhood expansion at the Explore Campus.