Facilities Sub Committee – S³
Recommendations

May 30, 2008

 

Co-Chairs:  David Byrne and Scott Sherman

Members:  Dale Bacon, Aaron Bennett, Jim Breinling, David M. Byrne, Lori Tubbergen Clark, Jason DeKuiper, Michael DeKuiper, Jane Drake, Ryan Ergang, Marc Gardiner, Karla Gilliland, Norm Goebel, Erick & Theresa Heger, Matt Hendrie, Kevin Hobbs, Brian Hood, Stephenie Hood, Chris & Denise Hudson, Ned Hughes, Kevin & Rhoni Kaastra, Jeff Kinzbach, Rick Knysz, Tami Kolski, Peggy Maat, Cathy Obits, Emily Paige, Candee Parkhurst, Mary Pekel, Chris Rosenberg, Jean Sherman, Scott Sherman, Dan Slate, Rebel Smith, Diane Spickerman, Jack Taylor, Ron Vliem, Ed Wosinski, Pam Zuchowski

The Facilities Sub Committee has been meeting since December 2007 and has been very active in looking at different options as well as to formalize a process to take to our community to select an option. Also, the Facilities Sub Committee has been looking at a Master Plan for the district for facility upgrades. We have had over 50 different people involved in the Facilities Committee over the six months we have been meeting.

With the assistance of Bob McGraw from Kingscott and Mick Barney from Triangle Associates we are prepared to offer the following recommendations for the Board to adopt at the June 23, 2008 BOE meeting.

Resolution and Action

The Fremont School Board authorizes the current facility sub-committee of the strategic planning initiative continue its work to study multiple sites for a high school, to develop a program for a high school facility, to understand what curricular changes may be required that may affect a high school facility, to provide a master plan and priority for all the school properties and facilities, to provide monthly updates to the Board and finally to a recommendation in concert with staff and major stakeholders of the community for action by the board on or before December 8, 2008.

The study is currently going along the lines of the following general topics:

• Study different general sites and configuration for a new/renovated high school
1. Current site
2. Fair Grounds
3. NCRESA
4. Middle School

• Study size curriculum of new or renovated high school
• Study and prioritize potential needs of each district site and facility
• Investigate green opportunities
• Investigate new technologies
• Investigate security, safety and ADA requirements
• Create Master Plan options
• Study pool options
• Study stadium options
• Study auditorium options
• Study auxiliary gym options
• Study the results of previous votes
• Receive community input
• Provide a recommendation(s) to the Board for timely action by Dec. 8, 2008