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Spring 2019
Lac qui Parle Valley School DistrictCommunity Survey Results
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Survey Summary
• The survey was conducted in April of 2019.
• Residents within the District were mailed a paper survey. Each survey included a unique survey access code for those who preferred to take the survey online.
• Total responses = 899 (473 paper)
• Participation rate = 22%
• Margin of error = +/- 3.3%
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Respondent Information
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What is your age?
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35%
18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-64 65 andolder
2%
12%
18%
15%
20%
33%
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Do you live in the Lac qui Parle Valley School District?
94%
6%Yes
No
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In which municipality do you reside?
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%
None of the above
City of Correll
City of Holloway
City of Louisburg
City of Nassau
City of Marietta
City of Milan
City of Appleton
City of Madison
22%
1%
1%
1%
1%
2%
6%
27%
39%
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Do you own property in the District that is taxed as agricultural land?
43%
57% Yes (n=380)
No (n=497)
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Are you an employee of the Lac qui Parle Valley School District?
18%
82%
Yes (n=154)
No (n=727)
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Do you have children attending the Lac qui Parle Valley School District?
32%
68%
Yes (n=279)
No (n=600)
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If you have school-aged children, what school(s) do they attend?
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10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60% 53%
35%
28%
20%
5% 4%1% 1%
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Please mark ALL other relationships you have with the District:
0% 15% 30% 45% 60%
Volunteer at Lac qui Parle Valley School District
Parent/guardian of child not yet school age
Graduate of Lac qui Parle Valley School District
Grandparent/relative of Lac qui Parle ValleySchool District student(s)
Parent/guardian of Lac qui Parle Valley SchoolDistrict graduate(s)
9%
14%
33%
35%
50%
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How would you like to receive information from the District?
0% 20% 40% 60% 80%
Other
Parent organizations
Attend School Board meetings
Attend meetings
Appleton Press
KLQP 92.1 Radio
Western Guard
School/District website
Text message
Automated phone messenger
District mailings
1%
2%
7%
10%
19%
23%
36%
39%
44%
45%
45%
46%
68%
68%
0%
1%
1%
3%
8%
34%
44%
16%
44%
20%
7%
5%
68%
17%
Non-Parents(Non-Staff)
Parents(Non-Staff)
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Financial Background
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The District works hard to be good stewards of taxpayers’ dollars.
As a result, the Lac qui Parle Valley School District’s portion of the property tax bill is the lowest in the area.
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Planning Background
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In August of 2018, the School Board completed a comprehensive facilities audit of all schools. The audit, conducted by Unesco, evaluated the condition of building systems, classrooms, school capacity and enrollment trends. Based on the audit, the School Board and Administration identified the following factors as they consider all long-range facility options:
Aging Building Infrastructure While AM (Appleton-Milan) and MMN (Madison-Marietta-Nassau) Elementary Schools have been well maintained, many of the schools’ major systems have exceeded their useful life, resulting in inefficiencies and ongoing costly repairs. This includes updating/replacement of heating/ventilation systems, roofs, windows, plumbing fixtures/systems, lighting and electrical systems. In addition, updates are needed to meet the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements.
Safety/Security The safety of our students and staff is our top priority. An investment is needed to reconfigure the main offices and entrances for better control of visitor access at all schools.
Operating Inefficiencies It is more expensive to maintain, heat, clean and operate three schools. In addition, some staff members are shared between all schools. This requires specialized staff (e.g., music teacher, P.E. teacher, school nurse, etc.) to travel back and forth between the schools, sometimes multiple times in one day. This reduces the amount of time spent working with students and increases travel reimbursement expenses. In addition, the low enrollment at each school results in small class sizes that are inefficient and challenge scheduling.
Educational Adequacy Due to the age of the schools, the classrooms are undersized, have limited electrical outlets to support the use of technology and lack the flexibility needed for small group instruction and student collaboration. In addition, the District is serving a greater number of students with special learning needs, resulting in a need for occupational therapy, physical therapy and special education space.
We are at a crossroads and need to make a decision if and how to make this investment in our schools. One path would have us continue to invest in the existing schools; the other would move toward establishing a consolidated PreK-12 campus to support all students.
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What advice would you give the District?(Lac qui Parle Valley School District Residents Only)
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Continue to investin/upgrade all schools
Not sure/need moreinformation
Consolidate operations toone PreK-12 campus
68%
16% 16%
67%
11%
22%
77%
8%15%
65%
21%14%
All Residents Staff Parents (Non-Staff) Non-Parents (Non-Staff) 17
Option 1: Maintain Current School Configuration
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The District explored building two new elementary schools at a cost of approximately $60 million ($30 million per school), but determined it to be too expensive. Therefore, if the community chooses to maintain two elementary schools, the following investment would be needed:
Appleton-Milan Elementary School was built in 1962 and serves 196 students in kindergarten through 4th grade. The school is out of space and operating beyond functional capacity. The audit identified the following updates:
- Add a secure entrance to better control visitor access- Add a gym and create a dedicated cafeteria- Replace heating and ventilation system components that have exceeded their service life- Add dehumidification to the building- Replace identified windows and doors and update tuckpointing and caulking- Replace flooring, fixtures, door locking systems and furniture- Add early childhood and special education classrooms- Update restrooms, including replacement of hot water system and plumbing fixtures, to address Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance- Replace public address and fire alarm systems and add sprinkler system
Estimated Cost: $13.3 million
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MMN (Madison-Marietta-Nassau) Elementary School was built in 1937 with additions in 1959 and 1969. The school serves 140 students in kindergarten through 4th grade. The audit identified the following needs:
- Add a secure entrance to better control visitor access- Replace the cafeteria lift to meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) code requirements- Replace identified doors and update tuckpointing and caulking- Add dehumidification to the building- Replace public address and fire alarm systems and add sprinkler system- Replace classroom doors, door locking systems, window coverings and furniture- Increase electrical access in classrooms
Estimated Cost: $15.3 million
Total Estimated Cost to update both existing elementary schools: $28.6 million
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Would you support a plan that provides funding to update the existing elementary schools?
(Lac qui Parle Valley School District Residents Only)
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Yes No Undecided
62%
23%
15%
71%
15% 14%
75%
15%10%
55%
29%
16%
All Residents Staff Parents (Non-Staff) Non-Parents (Non-Staff) 21
Option 2:Create a Consolidated Campus
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The image below is a conceptual plan to create a consolidated campus at the current high school site by adding 75,000 square feet. Although the initial investment would be higher, the District would realize ongoing annual savings because of reduced staff travel expenses as well as fewer buildings to maintain, heat, clean and operate. This configuration also improves staff and program efficiencies, makes it easier to share
staff, increases staff time with students and reduces duplication of resources.
Estimated Cost: $23.4 million 23
Would you support a plan that provides funding to consolidate to one campus?
(Lac qui Parle Valley School District Residents Only)
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Yes No Undecided
17%
71%
12%
24%
59%
17%16%
75%
9%15%
73%
12%
All Residents Staff Parents (Non-Staff) Non-Parents (Non-Staff) 24
High School Projects
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Would you support a referendum that included funding for the following?
Yes (10), No (1)
ItemAll
ResidentsStaff
ResidentsParent
Residents
Non-Parent Residents
(Non-Staff)
Address Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) code complianceEstimated cost: $15,000
8.96 9.54 9.61 8.54
Replace identified windows, doors and cracked sidewalks as well as update tuckpointing and caulking Estimated cost: $840,000
8.47 8.99 9.27 8.01
Replace public address and fire alarm systemsEstimated cost: $100,000
7.84 8.64 9.04 7.12
Add a secure entrance to better control visitor access and expand security cameras Estimated cost: $650,000
7.18 7.91 7.78 6.73
Replace worn flooring, lockers, restroom fixtures and furniture and improve sound barriers between classroomsEstimated cost: $1.4 million
7.07 7.99 7.89 6.43
Replace boiler plant and improve pool equipmentEstimated cost: $660,000
6.76 7.64 7.75 6.11
Update science and technical education labs including replacing lab hoods and improving ventilation systems Estimated cost: $730,000
6.88 8.25 8.05 6.02
Update the existing gym and multipurpose room including replacing flooring and updating the bleachers and scoreboard in the gym Estimated cost: $685,000
4.76 5.19 5.99 4.14
Update media center to create flexible learning/maker space for small group instruction and student collaborationEstimated cost: $1.38 million
4.38 4.94 5.07 3.9526
Add Gym Space
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If the community supports consolidating all District students to one campus, there will be a need for additional gym space. Two options have been developed for community feedback:
Option 1: Build a 15,000 square foot addition with a 2-court gym and storage. Estimated Cost: $3.4 million
Option 2: Build a 35,000 square foot fieldhouse with 4-court gym, a 4-lane track, storage and locker rooms. Estimated Cost: $12.9 million
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Which option would you support?(Lac qui Parle Valley School District Residents Only)
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Option 1: Build a2-court gym
Option 2: Build afieldhouse
I would supporteither option
I would notsupport either
option
Not sure/needmore
information
19%
8% 11%
47%
15%
28%
13%20%
24%
15%19%
14% 14%
42%
11%17%
4% 7%
55%
17%
All Residents Staff Parents (Non-Staff) Non-Parents (Non-Staff) 29
Funding Support
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How much of a tax impact would you support through a bond referendum, assuming the projects
included were acceptable to you?(Lac qui Parle Valley School District Residents Only)
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
All Residents
Staff Residents
Parent Residents (Non-Staff)
Non-Parent Residents (Non-Staff)
17%
32%
27%
8%
7%
9%
9%
6%
13%
12%
16%
12%
12%
17%
9%
11%
7%
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8%
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8%
9%
3%
7%
12%
18%
16%
20%
18%
11%
2%
3%
17%
$48 million
$40 million
$35 million
$30 million
$25 million
$20 million
I would only support asmaller bond referendum
I'm not sure/need moreinformation
I would not support any bondreferendum
50%
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What did we learn?
A majority of all subgroups and 68% of all respondents support the District investing in/upgrading each school.
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How much of an investment is your community willing to support through a bond referendum?
It would be logical to design a plan for a
$24-$25 million bond referendum.
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What projects should be funded through the referendum?
The first phase of a plan, should make an investment in each school:
Update/renovate Appleton-Milan Elementary
Update/renovate MMN Elementary
Update Lac Qui Parle Valley High School to include:o Address Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) code compliance
o Replace identified windows, doors and cracked sidewalks
o Replace public address and fire alarm systems
o Add a secure entrance to better control visitor access
o Replace worn flooring, lockers, restroom fixtures and furniture and improve sound barriers between classrooms
o Replace boiler plant and improve pool equipment
o Update science and technical education labs including replacing lab hoods and improving ventilation systems 35
Thank you!
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