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PdC School District seeks Advisory Task Force

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The Prairie du Chien School District has begun a planning effort to assess facility and space needs required to deliver current and future required curriculum at all grade levels. At the same time, a condition assessment is being completed to evaluate code, maintenance and ADA issues that may need to be addressed over the next 10 years so that capital budgets can be planned in advance.

According to school board president Christine Panka, “The board has determined that the residents of the community are the true owners of the school district and they want to hear from the community what its vision is for the future of the district.”

To gather input, the board has initiated a public-driven evaluation process with a goal of determining the most appropriate long-term solutions for infrastructure needs. The architectural and engineering firm, FEH Design, will facilitate a public engagement process for this analysis.

A public Advisory Task Force will be charged with reviewing the goals for success that have been drafted by a core planning committee made up of board members and school administrators, identifying possible needs and options to study, developing criteria to evaluate potential solutions, weighing of the criteria, participating in the planning workshop, and recommending the preferred solutions to meet the needs and community vision. The school board’s intent is to gather as much public input as possible; a primary strategy for this is to establish the Advisory Task Force made up of a cross section of area residents, including students, parents, residents, business representatives, related institutions and community leaders. The commitment will be complete by mid-October and will involve only five evening meetings at the high school theater and Bluff View school commons.

The kick-off meeting for the Advisory Task Force is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 15, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Subsequent meetings will be Oct. 1, 7, 8 and 13. The meetings are open to members of the public as well as the Advisory Task Force. Advisory recommendations will be made at the final meeting and submitted to the school board at its Nov. 9 meeting.

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