All students will benefit from safe, comfortable schools that are conducive to leanring, and taxpayer investments will be optimized by extending the useful life of facilities. 

BVSD owns and operates 61 buildings constructed in nearly every decade of the last 140 years. Over time, building materials and equipment age, wear out, and become outdated. BVSD must invest in maintaining and updating facilities on an ongoing basis to ensure they are safe and functional and can continue to serve students for decades to come.

In some cases, when a building has aged to the point where the cost to repair and renovate is significant enough, it makes more sense to replace the school rather than continue to invest in a worn out, out-dated building. As such, the Facilities Critical Needs Plan calls for the 70-year old New Vista High School building to be replaced with a new building on the same site.

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BVSD has recognized the need to expand Career and Technical Education (CTE) opportunities, and is working to transform the student experience in college and career preparedness. The Critical Needs plan includes renovations at PK-8, middle, and high schools that will expand or create flexible, agile spaces where students can experience industry-inspired environments with the latest equipment, helping them acquire valuable technical skills along with the real-world, hands-on experiences that lead to high-wage and high-growth jobs that are in high-demand. 

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These projects will improve ADA access and provide adaptive and accessible playgrounds so that students of all physical abilities can play together. The intent is to create play environments that are flexible enough to accommodate the individual preferences and abilities of students, with features that are easy to understand regardless of a child's knowledge, language skills, or concentration level. The renovated play areas will be usable by all students, regardless of size, body features, or mobility. There are 16 elementary playgrounds that have been prioritized because of student/school needs, however the design philosophies developed for these schools will be used to guide playground improvements at other schools. 

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Continued growth, driven by several new housing developments, has the potential to bring more students to the district in Erie. With additional subdivisions planned for the area, funding is included in the Bond program to construct a new school campus, serving grades PK-5 to meet possible future demand in coming years.