USD-440 and the district’s steering committee completed its third and final bond information meeting last week at Bentley Primary School, holding one in each of the three schools. After receiving feedback from the community, the steering committee will have one more meeting to shore up their plan that they initially introduced to the school board in January. With a month to consider the committee’s recommendations, the board will discuss and possibly make a decision on whether to proceed during their Feb. 12 meeting. Steering committee chair Alex Williams said that, to date, the feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. He said the biggest input he’s received is the support for the proposed renovations with the industrial arts and metals facilities. He said that the proposed addition for seventh and eighth grade classrooms connecting to the high school would mean the students would still participate in activities such as sports and music in the middle school facilities. He said that students are already making the trek between the two schools for classes, and the addition would shorten the walk.
Source: Harvey County Now
