Upgrades to E-NP Elementary School and a new gymnasium are the top two facility improvement priorities according to the Facilities Improvement Advisory Committee.
The committee, which is made up of school board members, community members, students and school employees ranked its top eight priorities based on a facilities assessment released in March of 2020. That study concluded that between $9.4 and $14.2 million would be needed to upgrade and bring all facilities up to code.
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