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Albert Lea board hears yearlong facilities study, staff to form community task force
Summary
Architects presented a districtwide capacity analysis showing excess space at some schools, projected enrollment decline, and options for repurposing classrooms; the board agreed to form a community task force to review the data and next steps.
Sal Bagley of Wold Architects and Engineers presented the first phase of a yearlong facilities study for the Albert Lea Public School District, telling the school board the work will pair building capacity analysis with an upcoming condition assessment and community task force review.
Bagley said the study calculated working capacity ranges rather than one fixed number for each classroom type, and that scheduling patterns at secondary schools reduce usable capacity compared with simple seat counts. He recommended using a community task force this school year to review the data and advise the board and administration.
The study presented minimum-to-maximum capacity ranges for the district—s buildings and grade bands. Bagley reported districtwide K— capacity for current programming at about 3,745 to 4,585 students, with elementary capacity totaling about…
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