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Facility master plan shows pockets of growth amid district-wide aging and shifting enrollment
Summary
Consultants told the Francis Howell board that the district's building portfolio averages 32 years in age and that projections show modest growth in some zones but an overall 10-year decline of about 1%; elementary utilization is high (around 98%), prompting a planning-priority survey and a November workshop to explore options.
Consultants from Hollis & Miller Architects and Demographic Analytics Advisors presented a facility master plan and 10-year enrollment forecast to the Francis Howell R-III Board on Sept. 18, outlining building-condition assessments, capacity methodology and demographic projections.
Megan Barnes of Hollis & Miller said the master-plan process produced a five-step approach that included a district-wide survey, building walkthroughs and a facility score for each school. "We…
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