TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — Thursday night, the Vigo County School Corporation, in partnership with the See You In Terre Haute Plan, held a listening session for the community to provide them with input on their recent facility study.
The study found that out of the 23 current VCSC K-12 facilities, 11 are more than 50 years old, 9 have significant maintenance needs and 11 have moderate maintenance needs.
These listening sessions are a chance for the community to speak to non-biased facilitators who aren’t affiliated with the school corporation, to ensure people with concerns can voice their opinion freely.
“The chamber has facilitators here tonight that are listening to community members and hearing their thoughts and perspectives. It’s a completely neutral party that is going to then take the information and share it with us, in a way that very real conversations can take place and real conversations can be heard,” said Dr. John Newport, Deputy Superintendent.
Susan Turner is a mother of a child in the school corporation, and she said the school needs these renovations, not only for her kids, but also for kids in future classes.
“Hard decisions have to be made, right. This is our time to step up and be good leaders, not just for the kids in the classrooms today, but for the children who are starting school in the fall and those who come in the next generation. These decisions we make today have long-lasting, long-reaching impact, and we have to make a choice. We have to move forward. Our kids deserve it , our grandkids deserve it, and every other community in the state has made steps forward. We should not be lagging behind on this,” said Turner.
If you weren’t able to make it out to tonight’s listening session, there will be another one held this Saturday, June 14.
