Facitilies Study Final Recommendation
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Buchanan Community Schools Facilities Study

Buchanan Community Schools is currently in the beginning stages of a study to
determine what our educational needs will be as we move into the second decade of this
century. The architectural firm of Fanning-Howey has been hired to lead the community
through this process. A Facilities Planning Committee has been established (members
listed below), and they have begun their work by meeting with the architects and touring
all five of our school buildings.

The end result of this study will be a District Master Plan that will include enrollment
projections, district demographics, structural, mechanical, plumbing, electrical and
technology audits, an opinion on the educational adequacy of our facilities in light of
educational changes in instruction and technology, code compliance, life expectancy of
each building, options for improvement and opinions of probable cost.
It is important to know that the citizens committee is starting from scratch with this
process. They are taking a fresh look at all of our facilities, and they are committed to
getting input from the community before they make a recommendation to the Board of
Education.

I cannot stress enough that we need the input of all district residents, and I encourage
everyone to attend at least one community meeting. The dates for community meetings
will be determined at the March 10 meeting of the Facilities Planning Committee. If you
have questions about the study, please contact Diana Davis at 695-8401, or email
ddavis@remc11.k12.mi.us.

Membership on the Facilities Planning Committee is a huge time commitment, and the
district would like to thank the following committee members: co-chairs Patricia
Ramsden and Jim Devlaminck, Jeff Bailey, Sara Bates, Brian Brown, Heidi Burks, Steve
Determan, Mark Eger, Marta Elliott, Lanny Fisher, Tom Gordon, Margaret Gridley,
Tammie Herrmann, Chris Lee, Jim Lister, Cindy Lozmack, Ulrike McCarty, Karen
McGuirt, Jane Mitchell, Patricia Moore, Brian Pruett, Michelle Schau, Kirsten
Smallwood, Kay Welsh and Dennis Wentworth.

Diana Davis
Superintendent