The Jefferson County Board of Education is expected to decide June 16 whether or not to ask voters this fall to help pay for projects included in the proposed $420 million facilities master plan.
"We haven't decided what to do, but we will make a decision," board President Ron Mitchell said.
Over the next week the district will review feedback from 16 community meetings and compile options for the board to consider at its June 14 meeting. At that meeting, the board will decide whether to put forth a bond or mill levy, or seek other funding options for projects in the planthis November. That decision will be finalized at the board's June 16 special meeting.
The changes proposed in the 2016 Jeffco facilities master plan affect each of the district's 154 schools. They include closing seven schools, consolidating 10 elementary schools into five new buildings, moving 44 sixth grades into middle schools and modifying boundary lines to address overcrowding issues.
In early May, the school board asked district staff to explain the plan to the community.
"Our facilities people are taking that feedback and folding that into the Facilities Master Plan," said Superintendent Dan McMinimee, who helped facilitate the community meetings with his executive staff. "We've definitely made a big attempt to reach out to the community and receive feedback on this plan."
To review the plan, visit www.jeffcopublicschools.org/business/facil_plan_design_const/master_plan/index.html. To read an earlier story, go to www.arvadapress.com/stories/Districts-plan-would-consolidate-close-schools,212825?
from Lakewood Sentinel - Latest Stories http://lakewoodsentinel.com/stories/School-board-explores-options-for-paying-for-facilities,216240
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