Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of stories on USD 257 schools. The series takes an inside look into USD 257’s facilities and sheds light on the problems the district faces.
Although population within USD 257 district has dropped over the past decade, elementary schools still are short of space. Rooms that once stored mops and brooms now are resource rooms.
So what’s the problem?
“We now have to provide space for special education and computer labs,” McKinley Elementary Principal Lori Maxwell said.
‘We make good use of what we have’ – Space, amenities an issue for schools
