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• Watch the January 31 Board of Education Work Session on Facilities Planning
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Watch the January 31 Board of Education Work Session on Facilities Planning

The Tuesday, January 31, Board of Education Work Session addressed long-term facilities planning. We encourage families and staff to watch the recording of the discussion here. The link includes a video index to highlight the video segments below, which you will see on the right side of the page. Please click on the topic link or scroll to the noted timestamp.

Based on the Board of Education’s consensus and direction, the District will be further exploring the following facilities plans:

• Expanding K-4 elementary schools to include Grade 5.
• Locating a Middle Years Building (Grades 6-8) at the current Woodbury site.
• Locating a preschool site in the Ludlow school building and potentially maintaining the current program at Onaway School.
• Locating the District administration offices in the Ludlow school building, with the option for relocation if the PreK program requires expansion in the future.
• Implementing the facilities plan with a single bond issue (rather than dividing up the plan into two separate segments)

Highlights from the meeting include:

• Chief Strategic Priorities Officer Dr. Marla Robinson and Chief Operating Officer Jeff Grosse: PreK Expansion (0:07:36)
• Chief Operating Officer Jeff Grosse and Treasurer Bryan Christman: Segmenting Options (0:58:00)
• Superintendent Dr. David Glasner: Decision Points, Timeline and Next Steps (1:45:52) 

Discussions will continue in the coming months with a projected Board of Education vote on a master facilities plan in the Spring of 2023.

For upcoming Board of Education meeting dates, please go to shaker.org/calendar.

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All community members may sign up to receive these ongoing information updates about the District’s long-term facilities planning process. Please share this link with your neighbors to sign up: Click here to receive long-term facilities planning updates. (Current staff and families will automatically receive emails.)