Building Consolidation
Building Consolidation Recommendation:
Due to enrollment trends, facility utilization, and fiscal sustainability concerns, the Board of Education convened the Building Consolidation Ad Hoc Committee to study district facility usage and recommend an efficient, student-centered realignment plan. The goal of the team is preserving programs and staff for our students' success.
After several months of study, including building walkthroughs, financial analysis, and community input, the committee has submitted the following recommendation: Recommendation: Repurpose the Primary Center Realign remaining three buildings as follows:
GRANT PUBLIC SCHOOLS Building Consolidation Recommendation
Current Elementary School → Add Day Care, Preschool, and Grades K–2
Current High School → Grades 3–6
Current Middle School → Grades 7–12
This recommendation is intended to maximize space efficiency, reduce long-term maintenance costs, and maintain a strong educational continuum from early childhood through graduation. We are looking at this move to reorganize the learning space for greater efficiency.
The Ad Hoc Committee’s recommendation is based on months of analysis of facilities, enrollment, and educational impact.
The goal is to ensure efficient use of resources while maintaining high-quality learning environments.
No final decision has been made — the Board of Education will review and vote after gathering public feedback.
The district remains committed to supporting students, families, and staff throughout any transition. Community input matters and will shape the final board decision.
The district remains committed to open communication every step of the way.
Date | Communication Activity Timeline |
|---|---|
11/10/2025 | Ad Hoc Committee presents recommendation to Board of Education |
Week of 11/10/2025 | Summary of recommendation emailed to families |
11/17/2025 | Community information session (Town Hall 1) |
11/25/2025 | Community information session (Town Hall 2) |
1st week of December | Feedback summarized and presented to Board |
12/8/2025 | Board of Education votes on consolidation plan |
Post-decision | Transition planning communication begins. |
The projected enrollment for the 2026-27 school year is 1277 students.
Questions/Concerns from Town Hall Meetings | Answers/Explanations |
|---|---|
Elementary playground | We will be building a new playground for the 3-6 building. |
Room for the High School Band & Choir | Students would walk to space in the current High School (3-6 building) for the year. |
Bathroom size in Elementary | They are the appropriate size |
Are the science labs adequate for the HS classes? | We will have to remodel the two labs upstairs |
Art classes for 6 grades | We will have two art classes in the 7-12 building |
Preschool playground and getting the littles there | They would be in the South wing of the EL - making them as close to the preschool playground as possible |
HVAC system in current MS – rooms hot especially with 2 more grades there | We will upgrade the HVAC at the High School, but it probably won’t happen right away. |
One set of bathrooms in the upstairs of the middle school. | They will use the bathrooms by the art room also. |
Would 7/8 be included in the spirit weeks and assemblies? | Yes |
Tammy Sullivan told the community that we have 150 CTC, 40 early college, and a handful of internship students out of the building throughout the day. | |
If we don’t receive the consolidation grant, how will we fund the building improvements? | Piece-meal it together and use the money from closing the PC to chip away at the building maintenance. The consolidation would happen regardless of if we receive the grant. The grant would be beneficial if awarded to us, but we won't know until late January-March. We will write the grant for 15 million. It would have to be spent in two years. |
What is the purpose of the daycare? How does that work with public funding? Do our tax dollars pay for any part of that? | The school would pay the heat. The salaries would be covered with cost of the daycare |
What will happen to the PC? | Could potentially rent out as a living center. We don’t want to demo in case we end up needing it. If it sits empty for two years, then we will have to bring it up to code |
Could the PC be used as a ROTC building? | We will check into that. |
Is anything being done to increase jobs or housing in the area? | Please talk to your township and city managers about that. |
Would there be before-school care? | Yes, the daycare would be 6 am to 6 pm. |
Would the lockers at the 3-6 building work for all the winter gear? Are the hooks too high? | They will work for the winter gear and the hooks can be lowered |
Will the libraries be adjusted? | Yes |
Will students get the chance to earn community service hours by helping with the transition? | Yes |
How are we going to keep the 7/8th grade students separate from the High School students? | They will be on different levels, they will have separate lunches, use different entrances in the morning and afternoon, SO Rooms, and bathrooms to use – which can be tracked by smart pass |
In the 3-6 building, are there any rooms with bathrooms in it for those special ed students that need bathroom support? | No – but there is a unisex bathroom by the office that can be used for that purpose |
Josh Delamater’s pros: more space for HS, the students will be able to go outside for lunch time, K-12 alignment, more academically challenging, using the larger gym for assemblies, being able to play games and practice in your own gym, weight room on top of gym track, 2 SO rooms, assistant principal upstairs, opportunities for mentoring. Has a student BIT Team “Fight forward” to help with the transition for students. | |
How much will it cost to do the move? When are you thinking this would occur? | The logistics quote for the move is between $35-50,000. Our time frame is 4 weeks for the move. This would happen in the summer of 2026. |
How much would the consolidation save each year? | Roughly $400,000 per year |