School District 72 Developing Its Next 10-Year Facility Plan

School District 72 is set to get to work on developing its next 10-year facility plan.

A 10-year facility plan is required by the Ministry of Education and Child Care to consider school enrolment capacity, surplus space, catchment boundaries, expansions, closures, new schools and to identify strategic investments in facility upgrades.

While the current facility plan isn’t due to expire until 2025, District Secretary-Treasurer Kevin Patrick says there are some proposals already happening in the community that may have direct impact on the school district and would be beneficial to consider as part of the facility plan.

Districts are required to have a 10-year plan, but they can be updated more frequently.

The board has selected studioHub to conduct the review on behalf of the board.

The District says studioHub is one of the lead architects in the move to lower cost, prefabricated, permanent additions to schools around the province, meaning they can also provide the district’s facility plan with some added insight.

They also have experience in providing school districts with portable plans while they may be waiting for government approvals on additions or new construction.

The facility plan development process can take three to six months.