At the meeting, Scott Alleman, project manager for TDA, outlined the district's goals for the project. While it is important for the new school to be functional, flexible, and allow for the best educational practices, the district is highlighting community engagement and transparency as key elements throughout the process. To accomplish this, there will be opportunities to meet in public forums at design milestones. Contact forms are provided for residents to submit their input on the project and ask questions.

This will continue into the construction process.

Overall, the new high school will take around a year to design, with roughly two years for construction.    

The initial phases of design focus on gathering input from district staff to best understand how the new building can be used, challenges with the existing high school, and developing ways to rectify those in the new building. The new high school will likely be 2-3 stories and will be situated where Towslee Elementary currently stands.  

"We're excited for this opportunity for our community," commented Superintendent Niedermeyer. "We really want to build something that our community can be proud of."

Throughout the process, the district is looking for feedback. While it is very early in the design process, stakeholders are encouraged to reach out. Two input forms are available on the "Contact Us" page. 

Feedback provided will be incorporated into the overall project as it develops.  Pertinent questions will be added to the Frequently Answered Questions Page.