Here's Your Chance to Officially Weigh in on Future of Public School Facilities

Closing schools, repurposing schools, selling school facilities, redistricting -- all of these ideas have been on the table for the past several years and now is the time for the community to weigh in with thoughts on the future of Carroll County Public School facilities.

MGT of America is holding a series of charrettes, which are community input sessions, to hear citizens’ ideas and thoughts regarding Carroll County Public Schools facilities. The charrettes will provide a large group session discussion and then participants will break into smaller groups where they will work with a facilitator for further discussion. The remaining charrettes are scheduled as follows:

• Tuesday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. at Century High School auditorium.  

• Wednesday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. at Westminster High School (auditorium)

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For more information, please contact Carey Gaddis, Supervisor of Community and Media Relations, at wcgaddi@carrollk12.org or 410-751-3020.

ICYDK (In case you didn't know): A charrette is a process where everyone in the community has an opportunity to submit ideas.  It is based on a 19th century activity where the public was encouraged to comment on plans for public buildings. It was created out of the belief that the people could make significant contributions to the final plan – and they often did. 

What do you think - does Carroll County need to reduce the number of schools it has operating? Tell us in comments below.