by Dennis Dalman
editor@thenewsleaders.com
As the Sartell-St. Stephen School District continues to develop its 15-year long-range facilities plan, its officials want to know what residents want.
During the next three weeks, the district, in partnership with the Morris Leatherman Co., will conduct a phone survey to gather feedback on the district. Currently, the district is trying to find solutions for more space for students as growth leads to more enrollments.
The survey will call a cross-section of adults in the district to ask about 60 questions. All responses will be confidential. Summaries of the information gathered will be shared with the school board.
“As a district, we have been through our Community Schools Planning process,” said Jeff Schwiebert, district superintendent. “This involved over 100 individuals including parents, city officials, staff, senior citizens, business members and alumni. These folks were engaged in an in-depth process which explored the current and future facilities needs for our students. We recognize these individuals were essential to the planning process and very invested in creating the initial proposal. We now would like to include and gauge the perspectives of the overall community as we move forward. This information will further inform and guide our district leadership.”
