The interim superintendent of Manitowoc Public Schools wants to continue working on the district’s facilities plan.
Lee Thennes explained on the WCUB Breakfast Club last week that the district will start focusing on critical needs in school buildings.
Thennes says he already started talking to staff about it.
“We’re working to put a ten-year capital improvement plan together,” he explained.
“And in order to do that, we want to have conversations not only with our staff but also with the community. So, community head up, I’m going to be asking volunteers to serve on a facilities advisory committee right around the turn of the calendar year, that December or January timeframe.”
The public will also get a chance to hear about challenges in the facilities.
A public session will be held on Wednesday, October 23rd, at 6:00 p.m. at the Washington Middle School auditorium.
Thennes continues saying Wilson, Washington, and Lincoln schools are about 250 years old combined, which means each school has a life expectancy.
An audit from CESA 10 announced that Manitowoc Public Schools need about $161 million in maintenance districtwide.
The MPSD Board failed to pass a resolution in July for a portion to move forward with making fixes.
Some school board members didn’t agree with the plan because it could have included closing two schools in the district.
