JAY — RSU 73 school directors have volunteered to lead a task force to look at school buildings and the district’s grounds to help plan for the future.

There are three phases to the task force’s work. They are charged with collecting information and data, establishing an educational framework and developing options and recommendations for the best use of the schools and district’s property.

The task force is scheduled to present recommendations and decisions in October 2012.

Community and business people interested in serving on one of five planning area teams can call the Central Office at 897-6722 to volunteer.

A board member will be the chairperson of each subcommittee that will have six additional members.

Director Vicki McLeod of Jay will lead the Jay Elementary School team. Directors Tammy Frost of Livermore Falls and Diane Castonguay-Gould of Livermore will head the Livermore Elementary School subcommittee. Directors Cindy Young of Livermore and Dan DiPompo of Jay will lead the team collecting information on the fields, gyms, arts area and community areas team.

Board Chairwoman Denise Rodzen of Livermore Falls and Director Michael Morrell of Jay will head the high school team. Directors Darcie Comstock of Jay and Jackie Knight of Livermore Falls will be the chairpersons of the middle school team.

In phase one, the teams will look at grade configurations and collect statistics on building spaces and organizations and look at demographics.

Among the recommendations the teams will make are which buildings are the best places to  serve the needs of the school district, and the costs and savings effects of each option.

“Our goal is to create and support a system with great schools,” Superintendent Robert Wall said Thursday.

dperry@sunjournal.com

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