The Mount Pleasant Community School District Board of Education met in a work session Monday night at the high school media center, where board members received the final report from the district’s Ad Hoc Facilities Committee.
The committee spent several months reviewing the condition and future needs of elementary school facilities, gathering community input, touring buildings, and studying multiple long-term options. The report outlines four possible scenarios for the district’s elementary schools, ranging from maintaining current buildings with improvements to various consolidation and reconfiguration options.
Board members were told the committee’s work was not driven by finances but instead guided by a shared “North Star” focused on what is best for every Mount Pleasant elementary student—both now and into the future. The north star statement was also created by the Ad Hoc Committee and used to guide all discussion.
The committee did not recommend a specific plan, but instead presented strengths, concerns, and tradeoffs for each scenario to help guide future board discussion. No decisions were made during Monday’s work session.