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Board weighs three middle-school pathways: renovate, rebuild or add to high school
Summary
Staff presented three distinct options for the middle school—repair existing building, build a new middle school on a new site, or add onto Monroe High School—and emphasized that each path has major cost and program implications.
Staff presented three options for the middle school, noting that each approach carries different cost, program and timeline implications. Option one focuses on targeted repairs and abatement; option two would be construction of a new building on a new site; option three would add a middle-school addition to Monroe High School and reuse existing infrastructure.
Board members emphasized the need for tours and more detailed cost analysis before choosing a direction. One presenter summarized: "Option 2 would be a new building in site. We just, you know, build a new building somewhere else and, develop a site for the middle school." The board discussed how middle-school decisions would influence the high-school plan and the overall sequencing of any bond-funded projects.
Staff said more detailed programming, cost estimates and a walkthrough of the middle school are needed and that those findings will guide whether to pursue renovations, an addition or a replacement facility.
