Meetings planned for school district’s Master Plan Advisory Committee

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In the fall, Archuleta School District (ASD) Superintendent Rick Holt and Josh Sanchez, director of operations, spoke at five community engagement meetings about the condition of the school buildings and shared information and data from RTA Architects, based in Colorado Springs, who performed a detailed assessment of each building.

This information informs the district’s master plan and use of money in the general fund for maintenance and capital improvements on buildings that are over a half century old. 

The school district is at a fork in the road: utilize funds to maintain the current state of the schools or focus on how to pursue additional financial resources to improve the quality of the school buildings.

A broad spectrum of community members will convene to create the Master Plan Advisory Committee (MPAC) and will meet with representatives of RTA Architects, who will guide the committee through a process to understand the landscape of options for our school buildings. 

With the goal of creating an optimal learning environment for students, this information will be presented to the ASD Board of Education for further decisions about the direction.

The first meeting of MPAC will be Monday, Jan. 27, 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the middle school library. Additional meetings are planned for Feb. 24, March 17 and April 2.

Keeping the community informed and engaged in the process is of utmost importance and will be done with additional community meetings and ongoing communication and information on the website. 

For additional information, contact Lisa Scott, MPAC chair, at (970) 749-4268 or lisascott5680@icloud.com.