Superintendent Wimmer outlined a phased process for studying high‑school configuration questions and asked the board whether to proceed with a staged review that emphasizes extensive community engagement.

Wimmer said the district intends to break the review into learning phases through December (academics, co‑curriculars, athletics, enrollment and financial impacts), followed by focused community engagement including targeted focus groups, forums and a survey after the winter break. The timeline is adaptive: the district will "hold ourselves accountable to high engagement," Wimmer said, and then enter a decision window if the board chooses to proceed.

Board members supported a deliberate schedule. Joel Pickler said the proposed timeline “looks pretty good” and that community feedback could shorten the decision window if consensus emerges. Other board members asked for proactive outreach to groups who may be disproportionately affected — for example student-athletes and teams that are not currently co‑oped — and Wimmer said the engagement plan will include targeted focus groups for such stakeholders.

Wimmer proposed the district begin broader public engagement in January to avoid the holiday period and said the board could extend the engagement window into February to allow additional synthesis before deliberations. The superintendent said staff will present a communications and engagement plan in December to show how the district will invite and collect community input.

Ending — No decision was made on reconfiguration; the board agreed to an adaptive, high‑engagement process. Staff will publish the proposed timeline to the community, prepare a detailed engagement plan for December, and return with survey and focus‑group materials for board review.