“We can’t make any promises but we’ve begun the conversation,” he said.
Talbert made the comments Tuesday during the district’s first virtual community meeting to discuss the Design for Excellence proposal, which restructures each of the district’s 22 school buildings in an effort to reduce costs, align its facilities to its declining enrollment and provide better education opportunities to all students.
Instead of delivering a presentation about the proposal, Talbert spent 45 minutes Tuesday answering questions that residents either provided as part of a survey or asked during the session. The meeting, the first of four virtual meetings to be offered, was geared toward families with students at the AIM Academy and at Cedar, Dueber, McGregor and Patrick elementary schools.