Next steps
The Building a Better Future plan was backed by voters in 2022 (Question 1, Question 2) and 2023 (Question 1). Our strategic plan is being realized as a result of our community's investments as well as safety, learning, technology and school building needs. This means that every school and scholar will have an improved learning experience.
Enhancements are starting to take shape with individualized learning and classroom technology. Planning is also underway for the school building projects portion of the plan. In total, 66 projects will be completed over a four-year span.
Continue to stay tuned for the latest updates.
These are the school building improvements that will move forward because of our community's support. Note: These projects were determined through a multi-year research process that involved students, staff, families and community members.
The majority of construction will be completed in three to four years. The included graphic shows the construction start times for each school. Please note, many of our schools have multiple phases or projects that are part of their improvements so you’ll see construction coming and going in some cases, as well as stretching over multiple school years.
Our district has been committed to investing in our school buildings in an equitable manner. Investments by city from 2018 to today, including Building a Better Future projects, shows that Brooklyn Park will receive about $2 million more than Maple Grove (Maple Grove 41.6% of dollars, Brooklyn Park 42.5% of dollars).
As Building a Better Future was approved by voters, attendance boundaries will change at the elementary and middle school levels. This means fewer students would be impacted. Additionally, parameters will be adhered to more positively, e.g. reasonable bus rides.
Community members, families and staff will all have a chance to be involved in the attendance boundary process, including helping to determine parameters, specific impacts, etc.
Rapid growth and development in the northwest corner of our district has caused growing pains in schools around that area. Building a new school in the geographical area that needs it will ultimately reduce the number of students who would need to move schools to address space shortages.
After much research and consideration, Crest View Elementary School has been chosen to be repurposed. This means Crest View’s students and staff will be moving schools in fall 2025 – the start of the 2025-26 school year.
Crest View was specifically chosen as the elementary school to be repurposed for a variety of reasons, including its central location to neighborhood schools, opportunity to expand to offer more community services and lower student enrollment that is reaching unsustainable levels. Learn more at district279.org/Repurposing.
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GOOD OR EXCELLENT ON THE
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ARE PROUD OF OUR SCHOOLS AND
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IMPORTANT FOR DISTRICT SCHOOLS TO HAVE SIMILAR FACILITIES
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FLEXIBLE CLASSROOM DESIGN IS IMPORTANT FOR LEARNING
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SCHOLAR ENROLLMENT WILL INCREASE OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS