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wu `White Bear Lake e • Area Schools Revised November 14, 2019 Rachel Juba Community Development Director City of Hugo 14669 Fitzgerald Ave. N. Hugo, Minnesota 55038 Re: White Bear Lake Area Schools — ISD #624 Independent School District #624 White Bear Lake Area Schools 2019 Referendum Projects Revised November 14, 2019 Nordling Property — Potential Transportation Facility Narrative for Sketch Plan Review; Conditional Use Permit (outdoor storage exceeding total building area) ISD #624 Facilities Plan Overview Independent School District #624, White Bear Lake Area Schools, has a bond referendum on November 5, 2019 to address facility needs across the entire District, including additional space to accommodate projected enrollment growth; safety and security updates for all schools; creation of flexible learning spaces to support student -centered instruction; and the creation of a unified, single 9-12 high school at the current North Campus site. This plan was recommended to the School Board after nearly a year of study by the Facility Planning Committee, a group of over 90 staff, parents, students and community members. This plan addresses growth across the entire District, including a proposal to build a new Elementary School in Hugo, as the District is projected to reach approximately 10,800 students in the next ten years, an increase of over 2,000 students from the current Fall 2019 enrollment of 8,702 students. A significant element of this request includes the creation of a single -site 9-12 high school via additions and renovations to the current North Campus building that is located near downtown White Bear Lake, MN. After carefully considering many options for how to best address growth at the secondary level, educational programming needs, and how to resolve issues related to the current split -campus high school model, the Committee recommended to the School Board to expand North Campus to create a single -site high school that accommodates projected enrollment and will allow for expanded opportunities for students. The North Campus site was selected for several reasons, including expandability of the building, site size, and geographic location within the District. It was a high priority of the Committee to find a solution that best served high school students across the entire District, and the central location of North Campus best met this criteria. As a result of this, Sunrise Park Middle School will move to the current South Campus site, creating additional capacity at the Middle School level. Central Middle School will expand into the current District Office space to create additional space for classrooms, and the District Center will move to the current Sunrise Park building along with the Transition Education Center (currently in leased space) and Early Childhood programming for the south part of the District. This plan maximizes use of the District's existing buildings and provides solutions to space needs across all of ISD #624. Page I