PRPS Board Meeting Highlights for March 26, 2024

The March 26, 2024, Board Meeting Agenda Package can be found here: March 26, 2024, Board Meeting Agenda

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2025-2028 Capital Plan

The Board of Trustees approved the 2025 - 2028 Three-Year Capital Plan at a Special Meeting on Tuesday, March 26th with all voting in favour with the exception of Bow Island/Burdett trustee Patty Rooks. The approval of the Capital Plan is a requirement of Alberta Education each year before the end of March. The plan includes four infrastructure priorities for the school division that includes:

The Parkside Jr High School Modernization Project. The project received design funding last year. Community consultation and design are underway and will continue throughout 2024, with that project stage wrapping up by the fall. An open house where the community can provide input into the design is scheduled for April 11th from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm at the school. Construction will not begin until construction funding is received.

Oyen K-12 School. The Capital Plan requests a value scoping of the project, which will determine options for progressing with a single K-12 school in Oyen. The community currently has a K-6 and a 7-12 school. The value scoping will look at whether renovating one of the current schools or building a new school would be the best option for accommodating a K-12 school.

Burdett Replacement School. Based on the current state of the Burdett School and public input, the Capital Plan proposal outlines the costs of building a new school and demolishing the current school building.

Eagle Butte High School Facility Expansion. Despite having received a modernization a few years back, due to increasing enrollment at Eagle Butte High School, increased classroom and gymnasium space is required to meet demand. The project request would increase the school's enrollment capacity from 651 to 825.