The Marysville Exempted Village School District Board of Education voted July 17 to accept a consultant’s master facilities plan as a set of recommendations to guide facilities decisions over the next decade.

Board members praised the consultant’s academic approach — assessing how teachers use space and matching instructional methods to facilities — and emphasized the board’s action accepts the plan as a recommendation rather than authorizing any immediate construction or bond. "This measure tonight we're gonna vote on doesn't lock us into anything. This is a summary that we are accepting with recommendations," one board member said during discussion.

The plan recommends a multi‑step, roughly ten‑year timeline that includes changes to grade bands in elementary buildings, repurposing an existing facility to serve elementary students (to avoid building a new elementary), and addressing size needs in upper grades with a future building. The board heard that accepting the plan would provide flexibility: administrators, teachers and the community can discuss and stage implementation steps before any construction or bond referendum.

Board members noted the plan’s fiscal framing: past bond payments will end in about four years, creating a potential window for a bond issue without adding new millage; the treasurer earlier in the meeting said existing bonds would be paid off by the December 2028 payment. Several board members and the superintendent encouraged prompt action on urgent maintenance to avoid higher costs later.

Board members thanked the community task force that worked with the consultant and said that group may continue as the district refines implementation steps. The board approved the acceptance motion by recorded vote; the action accepts the consultant’s recommendations and directs further study and community discussion prior to any bond or construction decisions.

Quoted material comes from board discussion at the July 17 meeting and is attributed to board members speaking on the record.