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Task force explores grade‑banding, Brookside repurposing and targeted closures amid enrollment decline
Summary
Small groups in the Albert Lea facilities task force explored options including moving eighth grade out of the high school, creating grade bands, repurposing Brookside for pre‑K/K and evaluating Sibley for alternate uses; members stressed transportation, staffing and community emotion as major tradeoffs.
Task force members spent a workshop segment generating options to respond to declining enrollment and the condition study, including grade‑band restructuring, selective consolidation, repurposing large sites and leasing or selling buildings.
Multiple small groups reported support for moving eighth grade out of the high school and testing grade‑banding scenarios (examples discussed: K–2, 3–4, 5–6, 7–8 or other variants). Group proposals included using Brookside as a…
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