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Teachers and board flag cramped corner classrooms, safety as reason to consider elementary addition
Summary
Teachers and several board members emphasized small, cramped corner classrooms and student safety concerns in support of adding elementary-space improvements; staff described design options and tradeoffs that affect budget and instructional usefulness.
An elementary teacher thanked the board for prioritizing elementary needs and described teaching in a "corner classroom with 24 3rd graders," calling the space "tight" and urging the board to think about shelter and safety design as they consider renovations. Board and staff discussion emphasized that corner rooms currently support small-group instruction but may be reorganized in an elementary addition to better serve youngest students.
Consultants and staff presented alternate locations for the elementary addition and explained how design choices — including whether to keep or remove corner classrooms — change costs and instructional flexibility. Board members asked about playground impacts, parking tradeoffs and whether removing corner rooms would push the project over budget; staff said those choices will be refined during design after voter approval.
