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Wenatchee board hears facilities committee plan recommending new high school and HVAC upgrades
Summary
The Wenatchee School Board received a facilities committee recommendation to complete districtwide HVAC upgrades and build a new Wenatchee High School at the existing site; consultants presented a planning-level cost of about $373 million and noted the district is eligible for roughly $80 million in SCAP funds.
The Wenatchee School Board on [date not specified] reviewed a facilities committee report that recommends completing HVAC upgrades across the district and constructing a new Wenatchee High School on the existing high‑school site.
Phil Crocker, the education facilities consultant who authored the report, told the board the recommendation grew from a year of committee work and a cross‑section of community input. "It wasn't about reduction in staff… It was really a planning study that followed the data and the educational program needs," Crocker said, characterizing the committee's approach.
Why it matters: consultants presented enrollment projections and condition assessments showing a long‑term, modest decline in student enrollment consistent with statewide trends and physical‑condition problems at the high school. The report estimated the district's planning‑level bond package at about $373,000,000 and identified eligibility for just under $80,000,000 from the state's School Construction…
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