School Board Meeting 8/12/2026
Full Video recording
Main Takeaways
New renovation plans were presented - basically 70% new building, 30% old building. Will take about 3 years (Jan 2028 - Aug 2030, demolition ending Dec 2030). There'd be NO temporary classrooms; they will build a new classroom wing first over current blacktop area to move classes into. This plan retains both gym and library for most of the construction time; the library may move temporarily during phase 3. It COSTS MORE than a new building ($67.7 new vs $68.4 renovated). Final building will have less outdoor space (building is larger) that will be where the bike racks/front gym currently are. Outdoor space during construction will be limited.
All board members feel this renovation is a good option as it means much less disruption to teachers/students than previously expected.
Board is currently looking at $90 million + $17 million (from our savings) as the referendum amount. The vote is 6-1 (with Brett being the sole vote to want to ask for more to do more).
Projects for this amount would include new middle school (68.4m), HS HVAC (35.5m), fire safety only at elementary schools (~3m). You can see a list of projects from April. This is basically lines 1 and 2, with a tiny bit of 3.
Additional documents/links
New renovation plan - as linked above. This discusses phasing, cost and considerations.
Floor plans for the new renovation plan. This shows what rooms will be on which floors for the new renovation plan.
Other current Middle School options - these are links to documents about other options discussed this summer
List of projects and cost - list of projects included in April’s referendum and associated cost at that time.
Focus group notes - the new facilities planning webpage has links to notes on each focus group (both general, MS neighbors, and Armory Park)
Survey results - presentation given by Donovan group on the survey results. Also this addendum.
Board contact information - click each name to see email and phone number.
Important Dates
Next board meeting is Aug 19th. Referendum question will be finalized at this meeting.
The district’s annual meeting is scheduled for September 2. You can find the bulletin here, and it was mailed to all households in the last week or so.
Full Notes
These much abbreviated notes are for the full video recording. Time during meeting is included so you can skip ahead to the most interesting parts of the meeting with greater ease. Included are document links when relevant.
Survey Results - 6:35
Focus Group themes - 42:43
New Renoation Plan - 50:30
Memo discussed right at the beginning. This links to many other documents on page 2.
FInancial discussion of $90 million scope - 1:26:50
Lydell sidebar- 1:35:40
This discusses updates to Lydell as well as recaps the challenges the Lydell site has as a option for a new Middle School.
Board members discuss building new vs renvoation plan - 1:39:40
Priority of HS HVAC and other project priorities - 1:55:20
What's a good $ for the referendum - 2:05:00
Referendum question wording - 2:32:40
Public Comment - 2:36:50
