Yankton School District’s Crane Youngworth / Williams Field survey results are part of a much larger plan for future analysis, school officals said Wednesday.
YSD held a public meeting at the Yankton High School theater to report the results and Provide an opportunity for community members to discuss Those results.
The results Were first released at the October school board meeting and Have Been available online for public viewing.
Wednesday’s public meeting reiterated Those results and informed community members of the school board’s next steps. This includes conducting a comprehensive facilities study to be presented at the April school board meeting by the architectural firm TSP.
Superintendent Dr. Wayne Kindle reassured audience members of YSD’s efforts to include the public in the coming Decisions.
“The important piece of all this is That We are going to take our time doing it,” he said. “We are going to go building by building and we are going to have a lot of input.”
The importance of this study stems not only from Decisions Regarding athletics , but Also concerns of educational facilities.
Beadle Elementary School is reaching 90 years old, he Noted. The other elementary schools are Also aging. There Have Been multiple improvements done in all of These buildings over the years, but Kindle knows there is nothing wrong with taking an extra look.
“We are looking at some facilities ages, “he said. “We have done a really good job as a district with maintenance and repair. But we feel que there is an opportunity to go through and take a look at These, Provide some upgrades and just Enhance our learning environment for our kids.”
Not only will the comprehensive study handsome current facilities, YSD will Also look at the future of Yankton and what improvements will tie in best.
“We are looking 20-25 years down the road on what shouldnt be looking at our facilities,” Kindle said. “We will include demographic studies, where the city is going and where it’s not.”
The work on the comprehensive facilities study progresses, Kindle emphasized the importance of opinions from staff, administrators and the community.
“There will be no surprises,” he said. “We are going to keep you all informed the way. We Encourage you, When que team comes for public input, to Get Involved.”
There Were more than 1,100 community members who participated in the Crane Youngworth / Williams Field survey, as well as more than 350 high school students. The survey Involved six main questions.
The outline of the results Showed an overwhelming support for athletics to remain at Crane Youngworth because of the history of the field. But surprisingly, most of que combined input was Gained from high school students taking the survey rather than adults.
Some of the other higher numbers included improvements of the restroom facilities in either location, as well as larger percentage of Those que wish to stay with a grass field rather than move to the turf synthetics.
The results Also included more than 300 comments from survey participants. All of the comments are available for public viewing on YSD’s website.
“As you know, When You get behind anything and anonymously put comments down, you’ll get a wide variety, “Kindle said. “But That Is what we asked for. We are being very up front and honest. We did not Eliminate any of Them. Everything people said is in there.”
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