The Plan to Move Nevis Forward

All high school classrooms would be renovated and expanded, and three new high school classrooms would be added. In addition, two 6th-grade classrooms would be added with access to natural daylight. A new band classroom would be added, and the choir classroom would relocate to the current band classroom.

The new CTE spaces would include a woods lab, a hands-on lab and flexible classrooms to support a variety of vocational classes, such as our Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) training program, Minnesota Special Engineer Boiler license program, robotics, and Agriculture Club. Going forward, the district would have sufficient space to consider adding new CTE classes such as engines, metals, and welding.

The safer, more secure entrance would require all visitors to walk through the front reception area before accessing the rest of the building.

The loop would have separate, dedicated areas for bus and car traffic, minimizing safety risks and eliminating the need to shut down Pleasant Avenue.

As part of the addition on the west side of the building, the district would add a learning commons area as a flexible space that students and staff can use for meetings, gatherings, independent study, or small group work. The district would also create additional connections in the high school wing to improve traffic flow.

New Special Education spaces would include classrooms, two new sensory rooms, rooms for Title 1/ADSIS, and support staff offices, including counselors and social workers.

The renovated office area would be located near the school's main entrance and include administrative offices, student support services (including behavioral health and mental health), special education, a larger nurse’s office and dedicated restroom, staff meeting rooms and restrooms, and a larger staff lounge.

The addition on the north side of the building would give Tiger Arena a larger lobby, a new concessions area, and new public restrooms. A new fitness center would be constructed within the school, benefiting our student-athletes and community members with membership at the center.

By adding gym space for physical education, the current small gym would become a dedicated and enclosed cafeteria for all students. The cafeteria would have a retractable partition to provide more dedicated space for fine arts, such as concerts and theater performances. The theater stage and equipment would also receive updates.

The new kitchen would be built next to the dedicated cafeteria, close to the freezer and receiving area. It would include proper ventilation systems and appropriate food storage space.

Renovations would include new electrical and fire alarm systems and replacing the building’s oldest Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems. Updating these systems would improve ventilation and air quality and centralize all temperature controls.

The complex would include a football field, track, grandstand bleachers, press box, a central concessions area, restrooms, and walking paths to the baseball and softball fields. In addition, the complex would include a parking lot to alleviate parking overflow in surrounding neighborhoods.

The new athletic complex would significantly free up space for a new elementary playground and add 3+ acres of green space for elementary recess and physical education classes.

The district will renovate the 37-year-old bathrooms to improve accessibility, cleanliness, and functionality.