1. Building for the Future Grinnell-Newburg School District Your Community. Your Schools.

2. Goal - An Informed & Knowledgeable Electorate 2015 Bond Presentation

3. Facility Needs ●Space and programming needs (PE, art, music, classrooms, cafeterias). ●Space for academic program growth and development (square footage, outside learning areas for early childhood, collaborative learning spaces). ●Efficiencies – Operating costs. 2015 Bond Presentation

4. Purpose Needs and problems associated with enrollment, building space, educational programming, and efficiencies still exist and will not go away without action. 2015 Bond Presentation

5. A Preschool Environment Fit For Our Children ●Current programming o Iowa Early Learning Standards o Curriculum ●Best Practices o Research based curriculum and instructional strategies o Environment

6. 21st Century Student ●Need classroom space ●Need resources, e.g. materials, teachers ●Need flexible scheduling to match needs of ALL children

7. Intervention & Extension ●Early Literacy Legislation o Every student at grade level entering 4th grade o Third-grade retention ●RADAR o 30 Minutes o Mixed level concept ●RADAR + o After School Tutoring ●Summer Reading

8. GMS Programming ●How will a new school for our middle school students result in a significant positive impact on the educational program? ●Instructional programs that go beyond the traditional academic scope of the classroom. ●A feeling and sense of community. ●Collaborative learning spaces. ●Student centered school.

9. Grinnell High School/Grinnell Middle School Programming Flexibility to support student learning: ●Remediation for students needing lower level instruction could happen efficiently. ●Advancement for students needing accelerated instruction could happen efficiently. Proximity of buildings to support teacher collaboration: ●Grade span collaboration, teaming; Peer-to-peer instructional observation would happen with more frequency, enhancing instructional practices.

10. Committed Schools ●The district is committed to meeting the needs of all learners ●Committed to preparing all learners for the world beyond our PK-12 system ●School facilities play a significant role in the education of our students.

11. Communities & Schools Where you find strong communities, you will find strong schools