Code No.  801.1

 

 

BUILDINGS & SITES LONG RANGE PLANNING

 

 

As part of the board's long range plan for the school district's education program, the board shall include the needs for the education program in the area of buildings and sites.  The long term needs for building and sites shall be discussed and determined by the board.

 

It shall be the responsibility of the superintendent to provide information including, but not limited to, enrollment projections and education program requirements to the board.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Legal Reference:           Iowa Code §§ 280.3, .14; 297 (1993).

 

 

Cross Reference:           210.4  Work Sessions

 

 

Approved          08/23/94           Reviewed          02/16/98; 1/14/02; 12/18/06; 12/14/11; 12/13/16           Revised            

                                                                      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MORNING SUN COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Code No.  801.2

 

 

BUILDINGS & SITES SURVEYS

 

 

The board may engage the services of consultants or other personnel to study the needs of the school district's buildings and sites in providing the education program.  The results of these services will be considered in planning the education program and in making decisions about the improvement and acquisition of additional buildings and sites.

 

It shall be the responsibility of the superintendent to make a recommendation to the board regarding the need for such services and who should perform such services for the board.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Legal Reference:           Iowa Code §§ 280.3, .14; 297 (1993).

 

 

Cross Reference:           210.4  Work Sessions

 

 

Approved          08/23/94           Reviewed          02/16/98; 1/14/02; 12/18/06; 12/14/11; 12/13/16           Revised            

                                                             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MORNING SUN COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Buildings and sites considered for purchase or construction by the board or currently owned by the district and used for the education program must meet, or upon improvement be able to meet, the specifications set by the board.  The board shall make this determination.

 

Prior to remodeling or other construction of buildings and sites, the board may appoint a committee of consultants, employees, citizens, or others to assist the board in developing the specifications for the new or improved buildings and sites.  These specifications shall assist the learning to take place in the facility, and they shall provide the architect with the information necessary to determine what is expected from the facility.  It shall be within the discretion of the board to determine whether a committee of this nature shall be convened.

 

The education specifications shall include, but not be limited to, the financial resources available for the project, the definition and character of classrooms, the functional use to be made of the rooms, description of specialized needs, and other pertinent information as the board deems necessary.

 

The district will publish on the district website information related to the square footage of each school building owned by the district; enrollment capacity of each attendance center owned by the district; how the building is currently utilized by the district, and school buildings owned by the district that are vacant.

 

It shall be the responsibility of the superintendent to make a recommendation to the board regarding the specifications of buildings and sites.

 

 

 

Legal Reference:       Cedar Rapids Community School District, Linn County v. City of

Cedar  Rapids, 252 Iowa 205, 106 N.W.2d 655 (1960).

                                    Iowa Code §§ 73A.2, .18; 280.3, .14; 297; 544A (2003).

                                    1974 Op. Att'y Gen. 529.

 

 

 

Cross Reference:       801.2  Building & Sites Surveys

 

 

 

Approved:      08/23/94          

Reviewed:      02/16/98; 1/14/02; 12/18/06; 12/14/11; 12/13/16          

Revised:         10/13/03; 7/9/24          

Code No.  801.4

 

 

SITE ACQUISITION

 

 

Sites acquired by the board shall meet or, upon improvement, be able to meet the specifications set out by the board prior to using the site for the education program.  The board may meet in closed session to discuss potential purchases of sites.

 

It shall be the responsibility of the superintendent to assist the board and to make recommendations concerning the acquisition of sites.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Legal Reference:           Iowa Code §§ 21.5(j); 297 (1993).

 

 

Cross Reference:        212    Closed Meetings

                                    801.3  Educational Specifications for Buildings & Sites

 

 

Approved          08/23/94           Reviewed          02/16/98; 1/14/02; 12/18/06; 12/14/11; 12/13/16           Revised            

                                                           

 

 

 

 

 

MORNING SUN COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS