Forum on school facilities needs set

The Sisters community will have a chance to learn about local school facilities needs and weigh in on what is to be done about them in a community forum set for Thursday, January 14, at 6:30 p.m. in the Sisters Middle School cafetorium.

Another forum is set for Monday, January 25, at Sisters Elementary School.

Sisters School District staff and officials will lay out the needs faced by the district to repair, maintain and update school facilities; take questions from the public; and solicit public opinion.

The district is exploring the possibility of again seeking a bond from the community to fund deferred facilities projects. The school board may act on January 6 on a resolution required to qualify the district for potential matching funds should the district seek and voters approve a bond.

"The real work is to decide if by the end of March we're going to craft the language and get on the ballot," said Superintendent Curt Scholl.

In November 2014, Sisters voters turned down a $14.5 million bond request to rehabilitate, improve, and maintain facilities.