The LWV of Beloit supports:

• effective utilization of school building facilities through a long-range planning process which includes:
• involvement of the school board and administration, teachers, students, parents, and city planning g staff.
• citizen participation by concerned individuals and community groups.
• cooperation with adjoining school districts, educational institutions, and the Department of Public Instruction.
• frequent reevaluation to adjust to changing conditions.
• specific plans for continued and comprehensive maintenance of present and proposed properties.

The LWV of Beloit supports:

• building utilization plans (which provide for authorized space needs per pupil, adequate accommodations for educational programs, facilities for the fine arts as well as vocational education programs, economy of maintenance, energy efficiency and possible use of alternative energy sources, cost-effectiveness, flexibility of use, possible expansion, and openness to future technology).

The LWV of Beloit supports:

• site utilization plans, (based on population projections, safety, racial balance, site suitability, accessibility, traffic patterns, transportation needs, walking distance, flexibility of use, possible expansion, cost-effectiveness).
• criteria for the establishment of school boundary lines,
• (including population growth, achievement of racial balance, integrity of the neighborhood, traffic patterns, safety of chi8ldren, walking distance, number of classrooms to be utilized per school).
• re-use of vacant buildings and sites, either through renovation, sale, or lease, or to provide land for playgrounds, parks, or recreation facilities.

The LWV of Beloit supports:

• curriculum and program planning which involves professional educators and specialists from state and federal education agencies, colleges, and universities, as well as local teachers.
• provisions for optimum maintenance of up-to-date facilities, materials, and equipment for program needs. (Unnecessary duplication of special equipment should be avoided.)

The LWV of Beloit supports:

• study of the possibility of consolidation as an opportunity to provide more extensive special programs for school children. The merits and strengths of both the neighborhood and consolidated school concept should be considered.

The LWV of Beloit recommends:

• that the Beloit school administration and board work to open communication and dialogue with surrounding communities to discuss and study the possibilities of sharing educational facilities, services, programs, and staff in order to provide a higher quality of education for all children in. the Beloit area.

• (2002 – Boutelle, Henderson, Kades, Schneider)
• (1989 – revised)
• (1986 – revised)
• (1981 – Driggins, Mueller, McNamee, Schoenfield, Seguin, Hotchkiss)