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District hires outside firm for facilities master planning; advisory team to include teachers, students, community
Summary
An outside consultant began a districtwide facilities master-planning discovery phase, recommending a 25–30 member advisory team, stakeholder focus groups and community workshops to develop scenarios for upgrades, consolidation or new construction.
Chippewa Valley Schools shared the early scope of a districtwide facilities master-planning engagement with an outside consultant. The consultant said the work will begin with a vision phase (community workshops, teacher and student focus groups, and advisory-team meetings) and then move into master-planning where the firm will develop scenarios for upgrades, reconfiguration or new construction.
The consulting lead said the discovery/vision phase will last roughly four months, running through July, and recommended a design advisory team of about 25–30 people representing teachers, students, parents, community members and district leaders. The advisory team will be a consistent cross section, while additional stakeholder groups and workshops will be convened for broader input.
Consultants said they will consider building age, condition, enrollment trends and program needs (including career and technical education) and develop scenarios with different price points to inform future decisions, including potential bond funding or other financing. They emphasized this is an early-phase “discovery” effort: no design or construction decisions are finalized at this stage.
The consultant will return in April with initial discovery findings. Staff said the firm’s national experience can bring perspectives about program models and CTE examples from other districts; examples such as Kansas City’s CAPS program were discussed as possible models for CTE alignment.
