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Questions about costs, the future of the Mills Lawn school property and recommendations by the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission dominated public comments last week during the first of three planned community forums to discuss the future of Yellow Springs’ public school buildings. More than 70 people were present at the initial forum Thursday, Oct. 18, conducted online through the Zoom video-conference platform. Leading the meeting were representatives of the SHP architectural firm, which is working with the school district to develop a facilities master plan that district leaders hop...

Move ends hybrid model of alternate days of in-school learning Written By: Pamela D. Knudson | 10:24 pm, Feb. 8, 2021 × The Mark Sanford Education Center, headquarters of Grand Forks Public Schools. (Grand Forks Herald photo) High school students will resume full-time, in-person learning March 8, the Grand Forks School Board decided at a meeting Monday, Feb. 8. All but two board members, Shannon Mikula and Jacqueline Hoffarth, voted in favor of ending the hybrid model that has been in effect for students in grades 9-12 since the start of the school year. Voting in f...

Yellow Springs school district leaders are pushing forward to develop a plan to address identified structural needs in the local public school buildings. During the school board’s most recent regular meeting, conducted online Thursday, Jan. 14, board members unanimously approved a contract with SHP Leading Design, designating the Cincinnati-based firm as the “pre-bond architect” that will work with the district in developing a new master plan for Yellow Springs school facilities. The contract approval followed a special board meeting Monday, Dec. 28, held specifically to hear Superinten...

Board members consider Facilities Task Force recommendations regarding need for bonding and mill levy increase Written By: Pamela D. Knudson | 10:20 pm, Jan. 21, 2021 × The Mark Sanford Education Center, headquarters of Grand Forks Public Schools. (Grand Forks Herald photo) School consolidation should be considered part of the solution to the school district’s financial woes, all Grand Forks School Board members agreed during a special work session Thursday evening, Jan. 21. The board is reviewing the recommendations of the district's Facilities Task Force, which...