District taking applications through Aug. 3 for High School Facilities Task Force
July 17, 2018
As the first phase of the Facilities Master Plan is completed this summer, Moorhead Area Public Schools is moving forward with the implementation process for the second phase of the plan, which calls for reviewing recommendations related to high school facilities.
Applications are now being taken for the High School Facilities Task Force, which will meet during the 2018-19 school year. Applications are being accepted online through Friday, Aug. 3, from community members interested in serving on this task force.
The task force will include representation from stakeholder groups in the community. Applications may be submitted at https://goo.gl/forms/F6OFAjBGlRPw6GS93 or contact the Superintendent’s Office at 218-284-3330 for a paper copy of the application.
During 2014-15, the citizens and school district staff serving on the Facilities Master Planning Task Force worked through a collaborative community-driven facilities planning process for Moorhead Area Public Schools. This work led to the November 2015 bond referendum, which was approved by voters and provided Dorothy Dodds Elementary School, Horizon Middle School West Campus, and renovations and security upgrades at other district schools. Renovations at all three elementary schools improved safety, provided for classroom space to return kindergarten students to the elementary schools, and created flexible learning spaces.
The second phase of the Facilities Master Plan focuses on space for grades 9-12 students, allowing for consideration of a new facility or a new addition to the existing facility. During the 2016-17 school year, a community task force began work on Designing Moorhead High School’s 21st Century Academic/Instructional Program.
In March 2018, the School Board accepted the Designing Moorhead High School’s 21st Century Academic/Instructional Program Task Force Report. The plan calls for implementing recommendations pertaining to the academic and instruction program, portrait of a graduate, and facilities, including forming the community task force for 2018-19 to consider facility needs.
Categorized under: School