School Board Meeting - Thursday, March 22, 2007

Special Meeting Minutes

7:00 – Call to Order

Board Members in Attendance: Ellen Dodson, Jim Freeman, Trish Hart, David Smith

Consent Agenda: Jim Freeman moved to approve the consent agenda, David Smith seconded the motion. Motion carried.

7:10 pm – Adjourn

Long Range Facility Vision — Deming Campus

1.      Assumptions — enrollment decline, enrollment neutral, enrollment increase possibilities were discussed.  Value of the 7-12 campus was discussed.

2.      High School - Junior High School — the possibilities for new construction to infill the existing school buildings were examined as the preferred model of development.

3.      Educational Resource Center — the concept of Phase II was revisited.  Enrollment decline will continue to make financing the project difficult.

4.      Athletic Fields — continued development of Mitchell Rd. properties was discussed.

5.      Other Properties — Williams Rd. property is zoned agricultural and may be again used by our Career and Technical Education program.

6.      Service Facilities

a.       Bus Garage — at capacity, many busses stored outside.

b.      Central Warehouse — need for increased storage space.

c.       District, Curriculum, Special Programs Offices — no immediate changes.

7.      Other Capital Facilities

a.       Water — MBSD has water rights for future capacity on campus.

b.      Sewer — open lagoon has capacity for future capacity on campus.

c.       Gas — need to replace existing gas lines on Deming campus.

8:30 pm Adjourn Work Session

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