Task force recommends $465 million facilities bond; competition pool proposed as separate question

The Wayzata Public School District presented a task‑force recommendation Nov. 3, 2025, urging the board to pursue a bond referendum to address capacity shortages, safety upgrades and program needs across the district.

The recommendation, developed by a four‑meeting community task force supported by district staff and consultants, calls for a primary bond question of roughly $465 million to finance districtwide safety and security improvements, an additional elementary school, a fourth middle school on district‑owned land in Medina, an addition at Wayzata High School to accommodate about 900 more students, and build‑out of the early learning school’s second floor. A separate, contingent bond question of about $31 million was proposed to fund an eight‑lane competition pool with a separate diving well; planners recommended that pool funding be presented as a second question so it would not jeopardize the broader package.

Why it matters: Multiple enrollment projections and October 1 student counts show the district crossing 13,000 students this year and projected to exceed current building capacities at every level by about the 2027–28 school year. Consultants showed elementary capacity at roughly 5,700 seats, middle‑school capacity at just over 3,200, and high‑school capacity at about 4,069. The proposed package is intended to create seats and parity of facilities across the district while funding program‑level improvements such as adequate kitchens, cafeterias, gymnasiums and specially designed…