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B-80 Introduction This Comprehensive Facilities Plan is the product of input by parents, administrators, principals, teachers, staff, community members, the school board, and consultants over several years. This summary represents the consolidation of many separate plans and strategies into one inte~jrated document addressing facility needs within the Elk River Area School District. The Comprehensive Facilities Plan is a guide for facilities improvements and the addition of new buildings. It does not directly address changes in the educational programs, curriculum, or organizational policies. Purpose The main purpose of the plan is to recommend short and long-term physical improvements to existing facilities and to anticipate where and when new facilities will be needed, The planning is driven by the following nbeds: · To coordinate all existing district facility plans · To formalize the annual planning process · To generate a long term financial plan for facilities. This Comprehensive Facilities Plan is based on current facility conditions, educational philosophy, district policies, and financial realities. It aims to provide schools in which learning, in safe and healthy environments, for students, families and the community is the priority. The planning horizon is ten years and the fiscal plan is for five years. The plan will be revised annually to reflect the latest economic, political, and demographic conditions. The Comprehensive Facilities Plan outlined in this summary provides ways to address the key facility needs of the district, including: New construction to provide learninq space for growing enrollments without over-building. Between 1998 and 2005, we expect to add one new high school and two new elementary schools. In addition the district must change grade configurations, at least temporarily; 2. Implement de._ferred maintenance projects to improve the quality of our existing facilities; 3. Increase routine maintenance funding to limit backlogs in the future and to reduce overall maintenance costs in the long-term; 4. Upgrade all technoloqy systems focusing on infrastructure improvements and seek additional and expanded funding to implement upgrades; 5. Address educational program Improvements through capital funding to enhance specific programs according to annual district priorities; 6. Implement asset manaqement plans which consider the total costs (or savings) by replacing properties which are not efficient. A Plan for District 728 Buildings and Sites, September, 1998: Page 2