Building the Future Upper Arlington School District working master plan By Rocco Falleti
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ith an aging infrastructure, Upper Arlington City School District was looking for a major update. While options for repairs and maintenance of the existing problems were explored, ultimately, the plan’s cost was far too high. The district would have to continue working in the current conditions – or do something radical. “All of the internal systems were pretty much reaching the end of life. We were getting to the point where were going to have to open up the walls to redo the plumbing and electric,” says Karen Truett, UACSD director of communications. “What the experts told us was, if it’s done in a piecemeal function, it’ll be the most expensive way of repairing the problems.” In 2015, the community came together to help craft a long-term, financially sustainable plan to combat the aging buildings and also implement a much-needed update to the district’s space and resources. Community members volunteered at all nine school buildings and met several times to go over third-party assessments By fall 2021, the new high school will open to students. 20
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