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TRICT-OFFICE ID :612-441-?$68 .qt'" bra. nd f~× transmittal memo/~/] ~, o, p-u~ - ~ NOV 01'95 11:05 No.O09 P.01 Charter for the Consensus Committee 10-24-95 The Focus The Citizens Committee, with staff support and information, will come to consensus on the issues that have divided our citizens and led directly to two failed School Bond Elections. The Committee will come to grips with issues like what is the appropriate number of high schools for our School District, now and in the future? Other issues include the maximum amount of bonding they believe the citizens will approve, school locations and the number of years any bonding issue should attempt to cover. Based on their consensus, the Committee may also forward to the School Board any school facility ideas that they believe meet their criteria. The Result Based on the concensus of the Committee and on the facility ideas recommended, the School Board wilt develop a plan that they can take to the public, either in the form of an election, if an election is appropriate, or to parents if the plan calls for an alternative school schedule or year, The Issues The Citizens Committee will be asked to come to consensus on as many of the following questions as possible: * Should schools be built to solve the crowding problems? * Is mullti-track Year-Round-School a viable option? How long would this solve the problem? * How many high schools should there be in our district and is there a preferred size and grade-level configuration? * [s there a point where schools are too big, too small? * When should students be bused out of their communities? * If the School Board puts together another buitding plan, how far into the future should it go? For im..plementation? -I