Facilities Planning
Our projected enrollment growth and our visionary Strategic Plan underscore the need for a comprehensive facilities review and planning process that kicked off in the fall of 2018 and continued throughout the 2018-19 school year.
Comprehensive Facilities Plan FAQs
- How was the plan built?
- How will the plan be implemented?
- What is a summary of the plan?
- What was the timeline for the Facilities process?
- Where would students go to school during construction?
- Why is the bond so large?
- Is there anything in the plan that can wait?
- How has the district informed the community about the bond referendum?
- Can Hugo be its own district?
- Why didn’t the committee decide to stick with status quo?
- Is Open Enrollment the cause of the projected increased enrollment?
- How will I benefit if I don’t have children in the district?
- Elementary-specific questions
- High School-specific questions
- Rumor vs. Reality
How was the plan built?
How will the plan be implemented?
What is a summary of the plan?
What was the timeline for the Facilities process?
Where would students go to school during construction?
Why is the bond so large?
Is there anything in the plan that can wait?
How has the district informed the community about the bond referendum?
Can Hugo be its own district?
Why didn’t the committee decide to stick with status quo?
Is Open Enrollment the cause of the projected increased enrollment?
How will I benefit if I don’t have children in the district?
Elementary-specific questions
High School-specific questions
Rumor vs. Reality
Bond Referendum News
Tickets for the district's Middle School Musical, Disney's Descendants: The Musical being performed April 25-27, are now available!
The April 7 issue of the Community e-Newsletter is now available! The publication covers student and staff successes, School Board news, and school and Community Education offerings.
Community members are invited to stop by throughout the academic year for an informal chat with Superintendent Kazmierczak over a cup of coffee.
- Feb. 22, 2024 from 12-1 p.m.
- May 7, 2024 from 7:30-8:30 a.m.
The district’s most recent four-year graduation rate, released today by the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE), shows White Bear Lake Area Schools topping the state’s graduation rate by 5.7 percentage points, with 89.0% of 2023 seniors earning their diploma within four years.
The 2023 graduation rate at White Bear Lake Area High School - South Campus, which does not include students from the district’s Area Learning Center (ALC) or Transition Education Center (TEC) programs, is 94%. The Area Learning Center’s graduation rate of 73% is the highest ALC rate in the area. This most recent ALC rate is an increase of 9 percentage points over 2022 and 22 percentage points since 2021.
If winter weather is so severe that schools need to close, families will be alerted via phone, email and text to those who have opted in to receiving texts from the district. (Instructions for opt-in here.) The message will be posted on the district's website and social media accounts, and the information will also be available on local media outlets.
The WBLAHS Girls' Basketball team is heading to the State Tournament! The Bears defeated East Ridge in the Section 4AAAA championship game 56-48.
Presentations to the School Board
Facilities Planning Process
The district worked last summer with a demographer to project our enrollment trends and with a design and engineering firm to collect data about our facilities. Next steps included community involvement, with engagement efforts taking place in order to collect input from the community at large.
A Facility Planning Committee comprised of a trio of teams focused on the areas of learning spaces, community spaces, and physical conditions.
Facilities Planning Committee Membership
The Facility Planning Committee was formed with an application process in September of 2018 to study the White Bear Lake Area Schools' facilities and develop a comprehensive, long-range Facilities Master Plan for recommendation to the School Board. The facilities study and resulting recommendation was based on capacity, current enrollment, projected enrollment, educational needs of the School District, alignment with the District's Strategic Vision, community recreation, special programs, school security, and financial stewardship.
View the complete District Facility Planning Committee Charge Statement.