The Board shall provide the best facilities possible within financial resources available to meet the educational needs of the students in the District and to satisfy long-term sustainability goals of the community at large. Such efforts shall not only encompass new construction and expansion when deemed necessary, but also renovation and remodeling of existing facilities to serve specific educational needs of specific groups of students. It is also necessary, in declining enrollment periods, to determine how facilities may be used and/or the interim use of facilities not needed at a given time.
Decisions pertaining to the planning, construction, renovation, and elimination of educational facilities shall be made only after sufficient attempts have been made to consider the viewpoints and needs of students, teachers, and other staff, parent(s)/guardian(s), taxpayers, and appropriate members of the administrative staff.
In determining facility needs and/or elimination of facilities, priority shall be given to plans that benefit the largest number of students in the District and take into consideration important matters such as safety, equal opportunity for students enrolled, and the economic implications to the District.
A Facilities Use report shall be presented to the Board annually (may be in conjugation with the Annual Energy Report).
