Directors of Napaâs public school network are sketching out a path to modernize local campuses, with an eye toward replacing aging portable and modular space â and adjusting to smaller numbers of students in the future.
A study by the Napa Valley Unified School District envisions upgrading existing school buildings, reducing the number of modular and movable structures, and improving campus technology over the course of a decade. Such a project would be focused not on new construction but on refreshing campuses that often are decades old or lacking adequate libraries, lunchrooms and other features.
With fewer students enrolling and state funding under pandemic-triggered economic stress, âitâs really important that we are super-strategic in how we spend our money,â Mike Pearson, NVUSDâs assistant superintendent for operations, told trustees during a discussion of the plan Thursday.