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OUR MISSION

Since February, Albia Community School District leaders have worked alongside a task force of parents, students, and community members to conduct a comprehensive examination of the district’s facilities. We have also partnered with INVISION Architecture and Boyd Jones Construction on this effort.

 

The mission of this group has been to identify the district's needs and priorities, and to outline a plan to address these issues in the years to come.

 

The list of priorities include:

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  • Development of a long-range plan aligned to potential funding sources

  • Continuation of high-priority maintenance projects

  • Addressing security needs at the 7th-12th grade building

  • Implement an annual improvement cycle

  • Updating the district's systems, finishes,  and furniture

  • Elimination of reliance on external facilities

  • Implementation of long-term plan for Lincoln Elementary

  • Consolidation of facilities to improve efficiency

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OUR VISION

A variety of potential projects and plans that could support the Albia Community School District in the next decade have been identified and would affect every facility the district maintains today.

The Albia Community School District has three routes that it can take in the years ahead.

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The first is to maintain the status quo by continuing with existing commitments and projects with only the most urgent needs being addressed as existing funding and revenue streams allow.

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A second option would be to sustain our facilities with a voter-approved Physical Plant and Equipment Levy (PPEL). In this scenario, work would be performed on an annual basis on systems and equipment to keep them on a renewal cycle, so large scale replacement is not needed. More than 85% of districts in Iowa have a voted PPEL in place today. The next opportunity that a PPEL vote could occur is March 4, 2025.

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A third option would be to improve our facilities with a general obligation bond. This would allow for large-scale changes, shifts, or modifications that prioritize students' basic needs, while continuing to be fiscally responsible. State law only allows bond referendums one per year (in November) and these measures must receive support from a supermajority of at least 60% of voters in order to pass.

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In November, 32 school districts statewide asked their voters to consider bond referendums. Fourteen of them were successful.

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Click the image above to view the Master Facilities Plan update

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