Facilities Overview
Proposals prepared by consulting
architect by Gifillan Callahan Architects
Superintendent Jim Rydland directed a comprehensive
audit of facilities needs as part of his
first-year analysis of the entire school
system. All 20 district buildings, some
more than a century old, have been thoroughly
examined. Auditors discovered a host of
needs ranging from masonry cracks, roof
leaks, clogged drains, rusted doors, and
crumbling asphalt on the outside, to flooded
rooms, inadequate ventilation, poor lighting,
cracked tile, ripped carpet, and outdated
equipment on the inside.
Some of the most urgent
problems will be fixed this summer from
designated life-safety bonds, but most
of the issues remain. However, before committing
to these extensive repairs and renovations,
the district must decide on the appropriateness
and cost effectiveness of educating many
of our children in outdated, aging structures
that fail to equal more modern schools
in our district.
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