How will the Ronald School be used in the new high school plan?
The preferred plan emerged from a yearlong dialogue with the community-based school design team. The current plan is to re-purpose the Ronald School in a very special way, as part of a performing arts center for students and the community-at-large. The proposal makes the Ronald School a cornerstone of the design and proposing to share the space with the Shoreline Historical Museum, on a lease basis. Current thinking would house the Museum on the ground floor. Entry plazas will be added on either side of the building to allow access to the ground floor level, converting spaces on this level into exciting and functional areas. • Under no conditions would the District consider demolishing or destroying the Ronald School building in the process of replacing Shorewood High School. It is a “landmark” building, with great educational significance to our community. • Current architectural plans incorporate the historic Ronald School building into the Shorewood design – honoring, preserving and
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