Find the Future in Fremont

I find it wonderful to watch the process of everyday people sitting down to discuss what they feel is best for their children. In this case, I have watched four committees devote a year to examining the best ways for Fremont students to become world-ready.

They had a lot on their plates, but the main course was deciding what recommendations to make to the Board of Education. Just what education resources should be available for their children in five years? What should the Fremont community do to get there?

The committees that came together around the topics World Ready, Technology, and Community Connections made their presentations to the board a few weeks ago. In late June, the Facilities committee was ready to sum up their work.

David Byrne and Scott Sherman served as this committee’s co-chairs, with Mr. Byrne outlining the committee’s findings for the board. Beginning with building repairs and improvements in mind, the committee worked on a master facilities plan for the district. This, Mr. Byrne told the board, sharpened the committee’s attention on the high school as their highest priority for recommended improvements.

Their conclusion: Fremont’s current high school not only cannot serve the future needs of students, it cannot be adequately maintained even for its present use.

He asked for, and the board approved, the committee to become the Future of Fremont committee and continue their study of four possible building sites the committee has identified for a new high school. Part of their work this fall will be to gather broad community input on these sites, and return to the board in December with a recommendation.

The four favorable locations the committee wants to examine for a new high school:

west of the high school gym, behind the career tech center, near the middle school, and on the county fairgrounds property south of the athletic complex.

I personally want to thank our everyday people who are giving their time and talents to helping prepare our students for the world. Your contributions are enormously helpful; the work we have yet to do, vitally important.

 

John D. Kingsnorth
Superintendent
Fremont Public Schools
(231) 924-2350
jkingsnorth@fremont.net