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Berkeley County Schools launches community survey on long-range facilities options, superintendent to bring recommendation Nov. 17
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Sachs and consultant Scott Leopold outlined scenarios for new and renovated schools, CTE expansion and a possible fifth high school, asking the community for feedback through an online survey and two in-person meetings before a recommendation to the board on Nov. 17.
BERKELEY COUNTY, W.Va. — At its Oct. 6 meeting, the Berkeley County Schools Board of Education heard an update on the district’s Comprehensive Educational Facilities Plan process and was told the district will launch a public survey to gather feedback on proposed facility scenarios.
Consultant Scott Leopold of HPM previewed options the district will present to the public and said the effort is intended to collect feedback, not to ask the public to pick a final plan. “At this point in the process, we’re not asking people to pick what is going to happen. We’re presenting some options to facilitate some conversation and collect some feedback,” Leopold said.
The district is seeking community input on a range of scenarios that include constructing a new elementary/intermediate school in South Berkeley (cost estimate presented as $439,000,000), two different…
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