NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Hutchinson USD 308 Superintendent Dr. Dawn Johnson is looking to the next phase of using the district's space most efficiently.
"RSP has put together some amazing amounts of data for us," Johnson said. "We've got to take that data, turn it into information and make decisions off that information at this point."
How does the plan for 308 fit in to the plan for the community as a whole? That's another important question.
"How do we take a look at three to five years down the road?" Johnson said. "I read a book once that said, if you're looking five years down the road, that's too far. There's a lot of things going on in the community, that I want to make sure that I am tied into that are also happening. Taxpayer dollars have to be shared in lots of entities."
It's also important to continue to broaden the cross-section of the community that has a voice in whatever decisions ultimately are made.
"We'll work with the administrators and principals and make sure we have a demographic representation through all levels of demography, whether it's age, whether it's ethnicity, whether it's grade level, whether it's parts of the community. We'll want to make sure that representation is there."
Johnson plans to start with conversations with that building leadership so she can get them on board to look to their parents for assistance in finding the right scope for these changes.