Frequently Asked Questions - Facilities Fall 2024
This FAQ resource was created and continues to be updated as part of the OASD's community feedback efforts. Click on each question below to learn more.
(The FAQ is also available in the following PDF: Community FAQ - OASD Facilities Consolidation Feedback Fall 2024)
Phase 2 Overview
- What is being considered in Phase 2 of the OASD’s four-phase facilities consolidation plan?
- Why now, this feels like a lot of change in a short window of time?
What is being considered in Phase 2 of the OASD’s four-phase facilities consolidation plan?
Why now, this feels like a lot of change in a short window of time?
Referendum and Timeline
- What is the plan for staying current with maintenance on all buildings and reassessing needs of enrollment changes, student demographic changes?
- What happens if the plan doesn’t pass? When could the district go to referendum again?
- What are the anticipated dates for closings of each school? What is the phasing plan for the projects?
- How will the phasing work for these projects? Will it be similar to Vel Phillips and Menominee?
- Will students need to be in virtual learning for any proposed construction to happen?
- What happens to South Park students during construction?
- What would the student and staff relocation plan look like during construction at any of the impacted schools?
What is the plan for staying current with maintenance on all buildings and reassessing needs of enrollment changes, student demographic changes?
What happens if the plan doesn’t pass? When could the district go to referendum again?
What are the anticipated dates for closings of each school? What is the phasing plan for the projects?
How will the phasing work for these projects? Will it be similar to Vel Phillips and Menominee?
Will students need to be in virtual learning for any proposed construction to happen?
What happens to South Park students during construction?
What would the student and staff relocation plan look like during construction at any of the impacted schools?
Financial Considerations
- Why is the district seeking to move forward with this plan now, given concerns about rising taxes, reassessments, and tough economic times?
- How much has been saved by pre-paying our debt?
Why is the district seeking to move forward with this plan now, given concerns about rising taxes, reassessments, and tough economic times?
How much has been saved by pre-paying our debt?
School Design and Operations
- Do bigger schools mean more students per class?
- If South Park is to be rebuilt, does the new plan have geothermal or other alternative ways of heating and cooling the school in the plans?
- If there is only a $8M difference between a renovated South Park and a new South Park, why is it being considered?
- If Tipler is newer, why not just close South Park and add onto Tipler to house South Park students?
- Will the county or the city limit zoning of new construction at the South Park site?
- Will OASD staff lose their jobs as part of the Phase 2 project?
- What is 4K and does Oshkosh offer this program?
- At Oakwood, the walls in the open concept area froze constantly. How will that be fixed by retrofitting this old building?
- Why are we not building a new elementary school on the Oakwood site that is two levels to better utilize the site?
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Do bigger schools mean more students per class?
If South Park is to be rebuilt, does the new plan have geothermal or other alternative ways of heating and cooling the school in the plans?
If there is only a $8M difference between a renovated South Park and a new South Park, why is it being considered?
If Tipler is newer, why not just close South Park and add onto Tipler to house South Park students?
Will the county or the city limit zoning of new construction at the South Park site?
Will OASD staff lose their jobs as part of the Phase 2 project?
What is 4K and does Oshkosh offer this program?
At Oakwood, the walls in the open concept area froze constantly. How will that be fixed by retrofitting this old building?
Why are we not building a new elementary school on the Oakwood site that is two levels to better utilize the site?
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Community Impact and Transitions
- How do we improve on the transition issues that occurred at Vel Phillips?
- If Roosevelt Elementary closes, will it be developed into housing?
- Will Shapiro retain its name when it becomes a pre-k center?
- How will busing eligibility and boundary changes be determined?
- If the plan is to close and repurpose Shapiro into a 4K center regardless of if a referendum is passed, why is it included as a project within Phase 2?
- Why don't you build one brand-new high school and become a one-high school city again?
How do we improve on the transition issues that occurred at Vel Phillips?
If Roosevelt Elementary closes, will it be developed into housing?
Will Shapiro retain its name when it becomes a pre-k center?
How will busing eligibility and boundary changes be determined?
If the plan is to close and repurpose Shapiro into a 4K center regardless of if a referendum is passed, why is it included as a project within Phase 2?
Why don't you build one brand-new high school and become a one-high school city again?
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