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Board hears update on well screen and feasibility study for outdoor facilities capital campaign
Summary
District staff and a consultant have completed a donor 'well screen' and distributed surveys and interviews as part of a feasibility study for a proposed two‑phase athletic facilities campaign; initial responses were reported to the board.
District staff updated the Board of Education of the School District of New Berlin on a donor well screen and feasibility study intended to assess readiness for a capital campaign to fund outdoor athletic facilities.
The work is being handled by a third‑party consultant, Abundant Philanthropy, with cost‑sharing from the district’s Education Foundation. The well screen evaluates donor capacity and propensity; the feasibility study is intended to test community interest and refine a project scope.
Staff described a two‑phase project concept the task force has discussed: phase one would include two stadium upgrades (at Eisenhower and West), synthetic turf and improved tracks; phase two would address district baseball and softball field improvements, with options such as synthetic turf infields or outfields. The Outdoor Facilities Task Force and a volunteer group identified as NBUAF supplied contact data to the consultant.
The consultant reached out to more than 200 identified individuals with a goal of about 50 interviews and completed about 30 calls. Staff reported that an email survey was distributed to somewhat fewer than 3,000 identified giving units; as of the board report about 125–150 respondents had returned the survey, and the consultant asked for responses by May 20.
Board members were told the consultant will synthesize interview and survey results into a feasibility report for review by the district and the Education Foundation. Staff said the work began in January, was expected to take roughly three months, and is running a few weeks behind schedule because of the volume of data provided to the consultant.
No formal board action was taken; the presentation was an informational update and the next step is for the consultant to deliver the report and for staff and the foundation to review it together.
