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Board asks administration to document facilities needs assessment before advancing real‑estate feasibility work on closed sites
Summary
Board members asked the district July 15 to document a comprehensive facilities needs assessment and stakeholder feedback before seeking a vendor to perform real‑estate or financial feasibility studies for closed school sites.
Board members asked the administration July 15 to provide a clear, documented needs assessment for district properties that have been closed before the district proceeds with a real‑estate feasibility study or a financial and economic analysis. The request followed repeated board requests over several meetings for a formal assessment of district needs.
Alan, a district staff member reviewing the policy steps (G5 administrative procedures), said the next AP steps call for a real‑estate analysis (REA) and then a financial and economic analysis (FEA) to evaluate repurposing or surplus options. He described the REA as an assessment of building conditions, zoning and market feasibility and the FEA as the phase that refines potential uses and validates financial feasibility.
Board Member Ashley Anderson said the board has asked for a comprehensive needs assessment several times and that stakeholders — employees, principals and community members — have not had a documented opportunity to weigh in. “We need a comprehensive needs assessment,” Anderson said, asking the administration to document what has already been reviewed, what remains outstanding and to propose a stakeholder survey of internal staff before pursuing vendor procurement for REA/FEA work.
Superintendent Dr. Grant and cabinet members agreed to return with a memo that documents prior reviews, the cabinet’s determinations about district needs, and a proposed process for internal stakeholder feedback so the board can decide whether to proceed with external feasibility work. Alan said the district has not yet started formal procurement for a feasibility vendor and that the board’s direction on assessment scope will shape the next steps.
What’s next: administration will circulate a draft memo describing prior work and a proposed needs‑assessment scope (internal stakeholder survey and documentation), then return to the board for discussion and direction before issuing any procurement for REA/FEA services.
