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Board debates elementary reconfiguration after survey shows majority opposition
Summary
Board reviewed a district reconfiguration plan, survey results from 703 respondents (about 51% strongly opposed), facilities options and a proposal to move the Rios program to WK to rebalance enrollments; directors raised concerns about transitions, transportation and long-term stability.
The Winona Area Public School District board spent the bulk of the meeting on a briefing about an elementary reconfiguration proposal, survey results and attendance-boundary options that trustees will vote on at the December 19 meeting.
Staff summarized three elements: updated facility plans, survey analysis from 703 responses, and attendance-boundary options. Facilities consultant Paul Apakowski outlined lower-cost alternatives — for example, renovating only the Jefferson pod’s bathrooms (~$170,000–$210,000) rather than a full pod rebuild — and sketched an option for Goodview that would enclose classroom “pods” and…
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