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Board approves steps to sell old district office and move administration to high school West End space, contingent on conditions
Summary
The board voted to seek broker bids, begin a design-build RFP to remodel the high school West End space, and approved moving district administration to that space only after a successful sale of the current office, a signed lease-back option, and arrangements to relocate the Roundtable Robotics program.
The Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District board on Dec. 8 approved a package of motions to pursue sale of the current district office on 10th Street and to relocate district administration to the West End space at Oak Creek High School — but only under conditions the board set.
In separate votes the board directed administration to secure three bids from commercial real-estate brokers to facilitate a possible sale (with the district retaining the option to lease back the building for at least one year), approved moving district office activities into the West End space "upon successful sale of the current district office with option to lease back for a minimum of one year that has been signed and upon successful relocation of the robotics team," and authorized the administration to begin an RFP process for a design-build contractor to remodel the West End space.
Administrators and board members framed the proposal as a possible efficiency move: staff reductions and other relocations have reduced current district-office staffing and functions, some data-center costs were absorbed by an existing WAN fiber project, and administration estimated roughly $75,000 in ongoing cost efficiencies once the old building is sold. Board members pressed for a clear sequence and for RFP parameters that specify the district’s space needs — for example a boardroom and two conference rooms — before final commitments are made.
The proposal generated sustained public comment earlier in the meeting from Roundtable Robotics students, alumni and community sponsors who asked the board to ensure any relocation preserves a workspace of comparable size and function. Students and mentors described how a full-size competition field and a dedicated shop enabled statewide outreach and competition success; board members included robotics relocation as a precondition of approving the office move.
Board members also discussed alternatives for robotics — including the old weight room, the new weight room after the build-out, or other district spaces — and asked administration to include the robotics needs when defining RFP parameters and renovation plans.
The motions passed by voice votes; each RFP, broker engagement or contract will be brought back to the board for approval before final execution.
