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MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ) — Facing a $160 million facilities need, the Manitowoc Public School District has put together a community advisory board to generate long-term plans for the district.
40 community members make up the board; which will discuss topics like declining enrollment, costs of building repairs, school boundary lines, and more.
Interim superintendent Lee Thennes says these issues, especially the maintenance needs, have an affect on students.
“When you’re in buildings that have issues like leaky roofs, furnaces going out and things like that, that definitely impacts being able to operate a school that’s safe and is a positive learning environment,” said Thennes.
Separate from the community advisory board, another board made up of district staff will tackle the same issues.
Thennes says his hope is that by the end of this calendar year, both boards will have recommendations to bring forward to the school board.
The community advisory board will have their first meeting on February 13.
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