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After a pandemic, derecho and pause phase from the board-approved 2018 Facilities Master Plan, it’s time to start implementing the progressive work of building new, much-needed learning environments! One new elementary school has been recently built, one more elementary school is near completion, and others are planned for the near future and beyond.
Our Facilities Master Plan Taskforce, composed of community members, parents and staff, has been hard at work the last several months looking at all the options and providing an elementary school amendment recommendation to the CRCSD board of education on March 28, 2022, and currently preparing for an upcoming secondary school recommendation to the board on May 9, 2022.
Beyond the task force input, two community update sessions were held on February 8, 2022, and a recording was posted on the Facilities Master Plan webpage with a linked form to provide feedback. Presentations and question/answer forums were also held at the following elementary school locations:
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Tuesday, March 8, 7 p.m.—Madison Elementary School
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Wednesday, March 9, 6 p.m.—Arthur Elementary School
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Tuesday, March 22, 6 p.m.—Harrison Elementary School
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Wednesday, March 23, 6 p.m.—Garfield Elementary School
These dates and times were sent in a communication to all families, included in the CRCSD Friday newsletter, posted on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and reported multiple times on a local news station.
“While much of the decision-making process is based on enrollment data trends and financial data around maintenance and repair costs, we know that there is an emotional component to these decisions also,” said Superintendent Noreen Bush. “Our beloved schools hold many memories and we try to balance those emotions with the need for progressive learning environments, state-of-the-art facilities, and fiscal responsibility to the taxpayer. All voices are considered before making the proposed recommendations to the board.”
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