By Dewey Terrill
JC Post
Geary USD 475 school board members listened to a staff report on proposed locations for a new Early Childhood Center in the district. Federal grant funding could be sought to help with the cost of a proposed new facility on the site of the former Junction City High School or at a location north of the new JCHS.
The old high school site would have 13 acres available and either site could accommodate planned future expansion. The initial goal was to serve 65% of the early childhood population.
Land for a building near the new JCHS would have to be purchased while the District owns the former high school site already. Early Child Program staff were polled on preferred location with 60 of 63 staff members favoring the old high school location.
First phase of construction on a new building would include 32 classrooms plus another 15 that already exist on Post. The former JCHS site would allow for expansion covering 12 - 14 classrooms.
There was discussion by Board members but no final decisions were made. The item was a discussion topic only on the most recent BOE agenda.