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The district did not develop the current proposal from a single facility assessment.
The planning process considered information from multiple studies and sources, including:
- 2019 OAK Facility Assessment
- 2023 OAK/TowerPinkster Facility Assessment updates
- Honeywell Energy Audits — April 2024 and February 2025
- Statewide Facilities Utilization Study — Spring 2024
- Facilities Management Consultation with WMERF — Spring 2024
- EpicMRA community survey — Spring 2024
- School Finance Research Foundation Study — March 2025
- Energy Harness Audit — April 2025
- Enrollment and demographic projections
- Operational and maintenance considerations
- Community and stakeholder feedback
The challenge of aging school infrastructure is not unique to Parchment. The State of Michigan has also documented significant infrastructure needs statewide. The statewide facilities study referenced by MDE identified nearly $23 billion in school infrastructure needs over ten years.