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CCSD board pauses new school construction for one year to update facility master plan
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The Clark County School District board voted 7-0 to pause new construction contracts for one year while staff complete a comprehensive facility master plan and community engagement; active projects and critical repairs will continue.
The Clark County School District Board of School Trustees voted 7-0 Thursday to pause entering new school construction contracts for one year while staff complete a comprehensive facility master plan and broaden community engagement.
The pause was presented as a way to align limited capital funds with updated enrollment, program and community needs after trustees and staff described declining student yields and escalating construction costs. Brandon McLaughlin, assistant superintendent for the district’s Construction Development Division, told the board that the pause applies only to new contract commitments and not to active construction sites.
"We're simply desiring to hold off on any new commitments to ensure that we have alignment with our long term needs or capital improvement program," McLaughlin said during the presentation. Superintendent Sandra Ebert said the one-year pause…
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