District outlines short‑term high‑school plan: repurpose existing middle school as 'South Campus' while preserving long‑term options

District leaders told the board they are recommending a targeted, low‑impact short‑term plan that would move selected high‑school departments and programs into the existing middle school (referred to in materials as the "South Campus") while preserving long‑term options and avoiding short‑term investments that could conflict with a future facility plan.

Doctor Brown, introducing the item, framed the objective as aligning short‑term decisions with the long‑term vision: "our goal is to create a modern high school campus and to ensure that we have all of our students in 1 building receiving instruction during the school day," she said, and asked the board to consider design direction that would be reversible or compatible with a later master plan.

Scope and safety measures: administration and partners presented several elements for the board’s consideration. A traffic study recommended a three‑gate circulation pattern on Community Drive to separate vehicle drop‑off loops from pedestrian flows between the high school and the proposed South Campus. Steve described the intent: the three‑gate…