Viewpoint: Planning for the future
North Hills School. We have no plan. That’s the bottom line of the conversations that took place last Monday evening. The truth is, we do not have a recently updated, solidly thought out plan based on facts and assumptions and best guesses for any of our buildings. Yes, we have maintenance plans, and update plans and general operating plans, but we lack a strategic buildings and grounds plan that reflects current realities and future trends. There, it is said. And having said that, it behooves us as a community and district to develop just such a plan. The buildings are, after all, the property of the residents of the district. And a well thought plan is the best way to insure the future of the district and the resources. We have spent much of the past three years addressing academic performance. The results have been nothing short of dramatic. And that in spite of an ever rising bar set by the state. Our test scores have risen with gratifying results.
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