PATTONVILLE â A few people gave input at Monday nightâs public meeting, but most just listened as architects and school officials shared information about a proposed $7.5 million bond election scheduled May 1 for academic additions at Blossom Elementary and Prairiland Junior High.
Seemingly on the minds of some is whether adding classrooms at feeder campuses to the high school is an indication of increased enrollment that would push the district from 3-A to 4-A classification for University Interscholastic League competitions.
Superintendent Jeff Ballard assured the audience of about 45 people that an increase in classrooms would not increase enrollment that much, noting that Prairiland High School enrollment stands at roughly 310 students, well below cutoff numbers. Current 4-A classification begins at 515 students, according to University Interscholastic League sources.
The Jackson Town Council will be busy Monday with both an afternoon Joint Information Meeting with county commissioners and its regular council meeting in the evening.
At the councilâs regular meeting a decision is likely to be made on whether to allow the annual World Championship Snowmobile Hill Climb to proceed, after it was canceled last year due to COVID-19 concerns.
At a specially called meeting last week, the council approved the more restrictive of two options that, among other things, caps attendance at permitted special events based upon the countyâs COVID-19 risk level at the time of the event.
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