Why these projects? Why now?

In 2022, after completing a series of projects, including the new Career & Technical Education building, new performing arts facility, elementary school renovations, and knowing there was additional work to be done, the district convened a community-based facility advisory committee and held multiple public forums to identify the next set of projects. Through a series of meetings that group recommended a two-phase plan to update and replace the district’s outdoor activities complex, including fields, amenities like concessions and restrooms, and parking. That group also saw a need for additional classrooms. That recommendation led to the other part of the plan – renovating the high school science classrooms in phase 1 and reconfiguring and renovating middle school and elementary school classrooms in phase 2.

After phase 1 was complete, the committee was reconvened in February 2025 to validate the next phase of the plan. At that time, the district also distributed a facility survey and held another public forum. Taking into consideration the input from the 320 survey responses and the forum, the committee affirmed that the district’s top priorities were still addressing safety and functional issues at the district’s current football field and track as well as additional classroom space.