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Board discusses potential primary-school expansion amid sustained enrollment growth
Summary
Board members summarized a multi-hour work session that reviewed long-term planning and a potential capital project to expand the primary school, add preschool and adjust kindergarten scheduling in response to rising enrollment; no decisions were made and a July work session was set.
Board leadership summarized a recent three-hour work session and briefed the board on high-level planning for potential capital work to address rising student enrollment.
The presiding officer said the operations committee and owners' representative reviewed campus assets, maintenance needs and safety issues and developed a prioritized "menu" of capital options. The possible scope includes expanding the kindergarten/primary school square footage, moving to a four-day kindergarten and offering a full-day preschool the district has not previously provided. The speaker said the entire list of needs totals "nearly over a hundred million dollars," but emphasized the board will prioritize based on immediate needs and long-term value.
No binding action was taken; the board set an additional work session in July (noted in the meeting as July 15) to go into more detailed analysis with cost estimates and tradeoffs. The presiding officer framed the discussion as an early step in a longer planning process and indicated that further study will include enrollment impacts, maintenance priorities and HVAC or other infrastructure needs.
The board's summary made clear that decisions about whether to add capacity or pursue major capital projects will depend on prioritization and available district resources. For now, the conversation remains at a planning stage and the board will return with more detailed proposals.
