There's never a set schedule and there's always a new challenge. The newest challenge facing the district is the need to update the school. Plans for a new building would include a bigger gym, an auditorium, a separate band and chorus room, a multi-media center and possibly a pool. The project is one of the biggest challenges facing the district since the floods of 1996, when the school sustained heavy damage and early estimates showed it would take two to four weeks before the school could reopen. That's a tremendous credit to the staff.
Flooding is one of the factors in considering a new building.
Not only is the existing school 60 years old, it is in a flood plain, Wank said. The board will be deciding which direction to take by May, which means it will be one of the first major tasks facing Wank's successor in September. Wank said he isn't worried. It's financially sound. Wank had something to do with that, according to one teacher.