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Board seeks new demographic and facilities studies to guide budget and right-sizing decisions
Summary
Superintendent Grant recommended commissioning a five-year demographic study (with option for longer range scenarios) and considering an architectural building study to inform staffing, enrollment and potential school consolidation or repurposing decisions; board members endorsed seeking reputable consultants such as Hazel Reinhart.
Facing a multi-year enrollment decline and COVID-era disruptions, Brainerd Public School District officials asked the board to commission new demographic and facilities studies to inform near-term budgeting and long-term facility planning.
Superintendent Grant said a five-year…
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