District 200 Seeks Input on $154 Million in Facility Improvements

For over a year, the Board of Education and District staff have engaged our community, staff and architects to develop a Facilities Master Plan. This plan includes an assessment of the school district’s buildings, combined with an existing physical assessment, to provide a detailed, long-term view of our building needs, according to a recent District 200 newsletter.

Here you will find a summary of the needs the district has identified as “high priority” in the district’s Facilities Master Plan. Those needs include physical assets such as roofs, windows, plumbing, doors and fixtures that need repair or replacement. They also include renovation of the spaces in our schools, such as libraries and science labs that do not currently support the needs of “future ready, 21st century learners,” according to schools officials.

“We’ve spent a great deal of time developing, studying and prioritizing projects that will preserve and enhance learning environments through cost-effective solutions,” according to the Friday Focus on Learning newsletter.

The District 200 Board of Education is considering a bond proposal that could appear on the April 2017 ballot that would allow the school district to complete $154 million in work identified here. In order to make that decision, the board is seeking the community’s input, according to the news release.

The school board is working with a partner to conduct a telephone and an online survey to solicit community input. Community members will be selected for the telephone survey at random to ensure a representative sample. Phone calls will come from "Market Research Associates" from a 913 or 816 area code.

All members of the community are invited to participate in the online survey that is currently available on our District website, www.cusd200.org. the survey will remain up through and through September 30.
You can view more information at www.cusd200.org/facilities.

Source: District 200 Friday Focus on Learning newsletter

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