Flipping the script: Community-first planning

9:30 AM | Tuesday, Nov 12 | Room: A 123-125

When voters rejected a 2018 bond issue, with 78% against the issue, the Marion Local (Mercer) Board of Education knew it had to go back to the drawing board. Discover how implementing a community-first approach to facility master planning took the district from a disappointing setback to an overwhelming success.

Topics: Administration, Community engagement, Facilities

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Mike Pohlman, superintendent, Marion Local (Mercer)

Tim Pohlman, board member, Marion Local (Mercer)

Matt Hibner, principal/architect, Garmann Miller

Monica Bruaw, lead K-12 planner, Garmann Miller

Doug Rentz, communication & marketing director, Garmann Miller