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What school building needs are being addressed in the Phase II plan?

What school building needs are being addressed in the Phase II plan?

These projects have been proposed to meet school building improvement needs: 

  • Adding additional safety and security enhancements to all schools. 
  • Adding safe and secure entrances to Maple Grove, Osseo and Park Center Senior High Schools to reach the safety/security standards already in place at other district schools.   
  • Expanding and modernizing career and technical education spaces at Maple Grove, Osseo and Park Center Senior High Schools and the Osseo Area Learning Center. 
  • Expanding and modernizing science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) spaces at magnet schools. 
  • Updating classrooms at all schools to accommodate varied learning needs, including the specialized services of special education, gifted/talented and multilingual learners. 
  • Updating classrooms and common areas with new furniture and flexible learning spaces at all schools. 
  • Modernizing library media centers to be more resourceful and accommodating of teaching and learning needs at all schools. 
  • Adding an outdoor classroom at all elementary and middle schools currently without such a space.
  • Repurposing an existing elementary school to meet Community Education programming needs, including early childhood learning, adult basic education and enrichment opportunities birth through adult.
  • Adding classrooms and a larger cafeteria at Maple Grove Senior High School to address current and predicted space constraints. 
  • Adding an elementary school in northwest Maple Grove to address current and predicted space constraints. 

These proposed projects were determined through a multi-year research process that involved students, staff, families and community members. Their work revealed critical safety/security needs, teaching and learning needs, and building space needs with regard to programming and current and predicted population growth. Read about their in-depth studies via the board document page of the district website

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More students are a part of our specialized learning programs. A study determined that additional space is needed to accommodate this growth and any existing spaces need to be adjusted to accommodate unique learning needs. Right now there are many instances where dedicated space doesn’t exist so students are moved from room to room throughout the day. Additionally, spaces created in the 1950s and ‘60s aren’t equipped to handle the unique learning needs of our students. 

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Our district has been committed to investing in our school buildings in an equitable manner. Investments by city from 2018 to today, including proposed Building a Better Future, Phase II projects, shows that Brooklyn Park will receive about $2 million more than Maple Grove if voters approve (Maple Grove 41.6% of dollars, Brooklyn Park 42.5% of dollars).

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Building a Better Future, Phase II, builds upon the work already started in Phase I and the district’s new strategic plan. These are the school building improvements that would continue that forward movement. Note: These proposed projects were determined through a multi-year research process that involved students, staff, families and community members.

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