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Vigo County school consultants recommend Option 6; board moves forward with two‑high‑school plan
Summary
Consultants presented six facility reconfiguration options and recommended Option 6 — a two‑high‑school plan — as the best balance of education‑fund savings, operational cost reductions and facility equity; presenters estimated roughly $12 million per year in education‑fund savings for 1‑high‑school scenarios and identified about $110 million in capital savings compared with keeping all 23 schools.
Consultants hired by the Vigo County School Board presented a six‑option facilities plan and said the district’s preferred path is Option 6, a two‑high‑school configuration that the team said balances long‑term education‑fund savings with more equitable elementary facilities.
In a Monday presentation, Jim of Gibraltar Design and the district’s leadership explained how they benchmarked building conditions, estimated per‑square‑foot costs in today’s dollars, and compared renovation versus new construction across the district. The team used Devaney Elementary as an example to show how systems (HVAC, roofing, glazing) age and how those conditions feed into both capital estimates and ongoing maintenance plans.
The consultants emphasized that their comparisons used current dollars…
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