Civil Municipal - Oct 2023

229 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 10 COLLEGE COMMUNI T Y SCHOOL DISTRICT school this coming fall, and introducing a ninth-grade center the following year. College Community School District’s Vision for the Future As the calendar year draws to a close, Dr. Wheeler outlines the district’s top initiatives that will carry them through 2024. “Our perennial priority is ensuring that students exit our elementary schools with a passion for learning and the literacy and numeracy skills they need to engage in middle school fully,” he states. He also emphasizes the importance of community partnerships, mainly through the Prairie Ready initiative. “It gives us a story to tell. We have a vibrant business environment around us, and we can tap into that for mutual benefit,” he explains. The district has already forged partnerships with local companies Dr. Wheeler explains that the district’s dedication to safety goes beyond just staff and encompasses advanced communication and emergency response systems. He mentions that they have been actively updating their communication and radio infrastructure district-wide over the past five years. Additionally, the school uses an application for campus-wide emergency notifications and has specific responses for different emergencies. This commitment to safety is part of a larger strategy that a district-wide committee consistently reviews and updates. On the topic of infrastructure, he shares that the district is in the process of future planning. He states that the school district is nearing the completion of a ten-year site master plan, which will enable the district to expand by another 30% before considering the addition of more buildings. This plan involves renovating all elementary schools, inaugurating a new intermediate