BOARD POLICY   7060

 

Closing of Facilities

 

                When a school building becomes inadequate due to age, condition, size of site, lack of need, or other overriding limitations and cannot reasonably and economically be brought up to current educational standards, the building will be considered for a comprehensive closing study.  The Superintendent will recommend to the Board which facilities appear to justify further analysis.

 

                The Board may seek both professional and advice from the community prior to taking action to retire any school facility.  The Board may consider all or some of the following factors:

 

(1)      age and current physical condition of the facility, its operating systems and programs;

 

(2)      adequacy of site, location, access, surrounding development, traffic patterns, and other

environmental conditions;

 

(3)      reassignment of children, including alternative plans, according to Board policy;

 

(4)      transportation factors, including number of children bused, time, distance, and safety;

 

(5)      alternative uses of buildings;

 

(6)      cost/savings, e.g. personnel; plant operations; transportation; capital investment and alternative use;

 

(7)      continuity of instructional and community programs.

 

 

If the Board determines to close a school it will first consider other uses of the building before

considering its sale.  The historic value of any building will also be considered by the Board.  In such cases, it may take special actions to provide for its preservation.  The Board may sell a property at public auction after giving thirty (30) days notice of the auction by publication in a newspaper of general circulation.

 

 

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Legal Reference: ORC  3313.41