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Friday, March 2, 2018
Long Range Facility Planning for IWCS: Not a Band Aid Fix
The goal for
our Long Range Planning Committee is to develop a future plan for growth in our
county as well as setting the expectation for our facilities in Isle of Wight
County Schools. We have had tremendous feedback from the community through our
community meetings and survey. It is very clear that the community believes we
should upgrade facilities that are old and outdated--eighty-four percent of
those responding listed this as a priority. With that in mind, we will be
developing a long range plan to address growth.
This will be a comprehensive plan to address all facility needs in our
school division. We have to develop a plan that be more than a Band Aid solution for the problems we are facing. We understand this will have to take place over a number of
years and funding will need to be looked at closely. While we research potential
financial impacts of new construction and renovations, we will consider
existing debt within the county budget and investigate when that debt is paid
off to try to limit the impact of any tax increase. I believe that having a
transparent process and involving all stakeholders will assist us in developing
the best option for our students for years to come.
