The Christian County Local Planning Committee approved a draft district facilities plan at their Tuesday meeting.
The committee is responsible for creating a four-year district facilities plan and at the meeting, they were presented with a draft. Eric Rang from Hafer Architects shared that the plan is divided into five priorities Priority One projects are work that will happen in the next two years and Priority Two projects are work that could happen in the next two to four years.
Priority One projects include constructing the consolidated Christian County High School and the new Career and Technical Education Academy at the high school. The academy is set to include education pathways for agriculture and transportation, engineering and computer science, business and hospitality, art design and communication, health and human resources and manufacturing and construction.
Priority two projects include school renovations. Many schools are in the plan for HVAC repairs and replacements and ADA renovations.
Renovations at Millbrooke Elementary School come with the highest price tag of over $7 million. Four resource rooms, two classrooms, a special education classroom, art and music classrooms and a records room are on the list to be constructed.
Priority Three projects include noneducational facilities and Priority Four projects include the construction of support needs. Under these two priorities are the construction of a new central bus garage and maintenance facility as well as renovations to the central office.
Then Priority Five projects focus on extracurricular activities. Christian County Public Schools Superintendent Chris Bentzel says they plan to upgrade the Stadium of Champions. Bluegrass Learning Academy is set to move from the stadium to the consolidated high school following its construction.
Once moved, Bentzel says the space will become track and field, football and soccer complexes.
The committee unanimously accepted the plan and Assistant Superintendent Kevin Crider says it will now be sent to the Kentucky Department of Education where it will be reviewed.
The committee will have its next meeting once the department sends feedback concerning the plan.