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How do you currently receive information regarding School District issues? (Check all that apply)

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nepher attends the HS websites grand children Franklin City Newsweek franklin newsletter RADIO Franklin NOW online niece and nephew in the Franklin Schools Martin Luther email Now in Journal Grandchildren Now newspaper Facebook Greg Kowalski TV, Radio, Neighborhood Discussions franklin newsletters Whatever I get in the mail not exactly sure, random mailing Grandchildren I don't TELEPHONE VOICE MESSAGE telephone - mass messaging None EMAIL Contact School Board Members grandchildren employees Robinwood Newsletter

Family live in Franklin Education Foundation e-mail our kids don't attend FPS Do not receive information don't receive info Franklin High School graduates Personal Experience/Perceptions Now newspaper blogs I work in the district SOEA Meetings email internet phone email Do you use any of the following forms of social media? (Check all that apply) email texting email None e-mail EMail none email internet & e-mails face to face fellowship none NO NO EMAIL

newspaper Skype NO email & cell phone regular email email web page e-mail Email VIIGO FACEBOOK E-mail NONE none texting eons N/A HOTMAIL LIVE HOTMAIL Telephone e-mails None none phone Do you have any suggestions on how to improve District communications? no, i think you have good communication. MAILINGS ARE THE BEST WAY TO ENSURE COMMUNICATION.

The school district needs to keep things transparent. I think many times it is forgotten that the district is working for us, we are paying the salaries and to eliminate some important information to sway individuals toward their desires is only fooling yourselves. You are sending a survey regarding info that you would like to have answered the way you want to hear them. You are missing information regarding 5 elementary schools and their capacity. Why is it assumed we feel that 6th grade should be middle school? We are strongly opposed to this. How much is this survey costing the district? When it comes down to the vote, don't think that this is going to give you an idea of what people feel when you fail to address any necessity in the elementary levels. Text messages with breaking news/concerns/changes would be useful I would like to see the web page updated more consistantly. Even at the high school level, it would be nice to have some communication sent home with the student or mailed home. It seems as after elementary and some middle school, the majority of communication with parents comes to a grinding halt. This year we have gotten a few voice messages and those have been very nice. Conduct meetings at other locations ( neutral )and not on school grounds. IN THIS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY NO DOUBT INTERNET SAVES MONEY BUT IT DOES NOT IMPLY FOR ALL PEOPLE EVEN THOUGH WE KNOW ABOUT INTERNET. SOME HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN AND SOME DON'T KNOW ABOUT INTERNET AND SOME CAN'T AFFORD. SENDING NEWSLETTER AND ANSWER BACK NOTES AND KEEPING A TRACK AND FOLLOW UP IS IMPORTANT. WE MUST HAVE K4 OTHERWISE IT IS A STEP BACKWARD IF WE WORRY ONLY ABOUT ELEMENTARY , MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL. no None, communications are pretty good. I love PowerSchool and having the ability to email the teachers directly. I have no suggestions. Multiple formats and quick response time :) No. I am still trying to adjust from having my children bring home newsletters, to reading them online. Most of the time, I get my information from the messages that the principal leaves on my cell phone voice mail Emailing newsletter to those that subscribe. Regular email sent to distribution list Have representatives reach out and talk to all kinds of groups especially senior citizens, preschool parents, private school parents to keep them informed.

When considering changes that would affect budgets notify all taxpayers via us mial. Current system works well: email, voicemail with automated message, website. I closer association with the local paper, NOW. It seems there is never any real news. A weekly school colume would be nice. Better school district emails -- have parents sign up at the Aug. school registration. The current email letters are sporadic, at best = frustrating when you miss a meeting/event. No Improve communications between teachers and parents. Other than a few meetings a year, parents never hear from teacher in writting or verbally. A Facebook page would be awesome. The high school should send out an email at least weekly to the parents. It should have things in it like parent/teacher conference schedules, sports meetings date and time, if they are looking for chaperones for dances, games that week, important announcements, etc. There should be better communication between the high school and the high school parents. We need more of it, this district does not provide enough of what is going on in the city or in other schools then your own. i liked it when there was an email that went out when something was happening. No. I think the district does a good job of communicating most information. E-mails or text are a convenient method. Keep mailings current and timely. Invite community members to form heterogeneous groups that would be part of the planning for the future of Franklin Schools. All too often we find out about what is going on after the fact, for example "Block Scheduling." As a parent and a substitute teacher in the district, I have never been told the "why" behind the change. Surveys are not enough, you need to get community members involved in the process from the beginning and then you will gain their support. Email newsletters and other communication. No, seems more than adequate. n/a Share the successes of the school to a wider audience, not just the parents of students. Using email and other electronic media. Invite the public to more school events.

Open it up to students in other districts. No None at this time. Have a weekly email newsletter. Postings at Franklin Library. Post minutes of school board meetings on web site. no NEED MORE UP-TO-DATE INFO ON THE DISTRICT WEB SITE Get rid of the school choice, and if they can't speak english have thm go to a school that is of what they speak Yes, be more timely with your information. Items of interest or concern need to be received by parents 30 days prior to something occurring at the school/district. If it is online, I will look it up. Everyone in the schools should receive emails with any and all news regarding the school district. Send emails emails? Noticed that I was infomred of a school board meeting via email, which was nice. I like that I recieve the kids school newsletter once a month via email, would be nice to recieve district newsletter via email once a month as well. NO Email or invitations to use the Franklin Website. I only randomly clicked onto the website, but wasn't sure what the major issues in the city were. Push the information to me, rather than expecting me to search for it. NO District Newsletter just like the schools. I like getting e-mail messages. Also, I appreciate the phone calls for timely messages. YES! Have more surveys through the school. EMAIL! Save money, paper, etc!

Remodel the facilities or create a sports complex that could accommodate many schools. The current sports complex is not utilized at all for the high school. Think about some sort of performing arts center where students can put on a play with dignity. Sitting in a small room on folding chairs within the high school is not my idea of a way to be entertained. No More up to date website, more frequent emails to the parents that are subscribed. Join or start a Franklin Schools District Facebook page. NO NO NO The school board needs to listen more to the citizens of Franklin instead of making their own decisions based on administrators in the Franklin schools. Our concerns were not taken into consideration regarding the recent change in administrators. Listen to the people who put you into office! Each school should have a Facebook pg. that is updated regarding current events or situations..... no Mail or email....listening to responses would help also. 1) text msgs to cell phones for community members wanting that communication 2) add Facebook and Twitter 3) school board blogs 4) posters at school entrances Well, first and foremost, the communication, all communication, from the district, needs to be honest, truthful, and straight forward if you want to have any chance at all in building or remodeling the schools in Franklin this time around. This was not the case last time before, during and after the referendum failed. Use of social media.

1. Automated e-mails, making mandatory e-mail is best. 2. Those who dont read e-mails, but borrow books from a library (those have school going kids will visit library)can be mandatory given fliers (school can register which library they go generally), 3. Sending through kids from the school is also a definite reachable mechanism 4. use of Twitter, blogs will help. 5. Additionally popular local websites can broadcast and point to School District website/blog can help NO Monthly newsletters aimed at the community at-large as well as parents of children within the district e.g., a Constant Contact-like email. This should not be aimed at "school propaganda," rather school-community information. There are other forums for the schools, the district and the Board of Education to get their "focused" messages out, a monthly newsletter is just that news, information, content that may impact all residents. I don't care because my child does not attend Franklin Public Schools Communications are great. Please do not spend any more resource on this issue, but rather attack the issue of our atrocious physical plant at the FPMS and FHS Mailings no I LIKE THE EMAIL UPDATES I GET FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL. NO I live in the Whitnall School District and do not follow info for the Franklin School District. My children attended Sacred Hearts School from K-8, graduating in 1988 and 1991. My children graduated from Pius XI High School and later both of them graduated from UW and UWM. no Mailing is fine Send promotional info to the "Franklin Citizen" Improve the video quality of the FPS cable channel. It is always fuzzy and of poor image Regular (daily or weekly) updates to the district web site to demonstrate it will be utilized for communication between the district and the public. No. No. The high school does an excellent job communicating information. Email updates District news does not directly affect me - we do not live within the district. SDFSFD

The outgoing messaging system has proven a valuable tool. You have many ways to get information to Franklin citizens that cost nothing. Use those vehicles. Paying for ads or fliers or inserts is foolish and costly and serves no real putpose as far as informing people. When a proposition is made that will affect taxpayers, the details should come in a specific news letter with all the pertinent details. emails Utilize more social media None Put some priority on the performing arts. The district offers almost nothing when it comes to performing spaces. My youngest goes to West Allis Central because they have an incredible theatre, teach theatre crafts, and provide great opportunities. NO The means of communication are adequate. I think the communication is working. It has also been very helpful to receive any automated messages in regards to updates or any last minute things. This is the first year one of our children has attended the High School. Others are in private school. Our impression coming from a private to public was terrible. We realize we are the minority, but if you did not go to the middle school, the communications were difficult to find and sub par. You need to do a better job reaching out to 8th grade students attending schools outside the district. I enjoyed the opportunity two years ago to attend a monthly concerned citizen's meeting which provided information on a specific district issue or activity. The early morning meeting was not extremely well attended, but I think very useful to those of us who attended, particularly if one does not have children presently attending district schools. N/A I appreciate the IDEA of the emergency phone system and especially when the information is necessary (I.E. ~ late busses, indcidents within the school etc). Also I believe there is a lot of secrecy within the district escpecially with admin and don't agree with it. No, communication is very good. Instant messaging and facebook would be a great way communicate Email is the most timely, efficient, and cost effective means.

No comment By E-mail Reply to emails! Answer telephone messages. Listen to parents & kids. A weekly email newsletter from our school would be great! No No More Twitter tweets. Messages that are "pushed" to me via phone are most effective but I recognize only short messages can be delivered this way...if you can use this more I would recommend it. A blog that allowed a "dialogue" to occur between district administration and residents would be great, but it takes resources to properly manage this (we use this where I work to facilitate dialogue between management and employees and it is effective but requires tight coordination to ensure proper responses). More email pushes. Explore use of technology more. Not at present. You might consider holding semi-annual meetings with the public on all issues, not just at budget time. District mailings via snail mail are sufficient. Maintain the Time Warner station. You could save money by not sending school information to retired people. I would like to hear directly from the teaching staff, but I understand the difficulties in that form of communication. I've heard that the board, teachers, etc are paid very well, as they should be but maybe they should take some cuts as mostly everyone else in the private sector has i.e. pay towards health insurance and so forth. I would think this would save a lot of money. Even people on SS aren't getting any raises for the second year in row !!!! Communications are fine. Everthing should be channeled through the district website. I wish the TV tech people got serious and had more things video taped and played on television. ie Jazz Cabaret, Robotics competitions, et al.

I don't understand why schools do not have general parent informational mtgs aside from the PTO mtgs that only occur twice a year and are very agenda driven as supposed to parental concerns/questions. It would be nice if the administration had grade specific mtgs(ex: gades 1-3, 4-6)where parents would meet and discuss students achievement concerns and/or provide us with current informations regarding current curriculum or general school info.. If these mtgs would be merged with the PTO mtgs perhaps you would get greater attendance. Only send a note/update/information home with one of the children in a family. I receive so much paperwork regarding general school and district information which is sent home in the folder of all of my children. Perhaps only the oldest who attends each school could recieve the notices. Or parents who have signed up to receive updates via e-mail can recieve paperless notices. Tax or charge tuition to those that use the facilities. No concerns regarding communications. put agendas and minutes on the school board web site broadcast school board meetings on web and cableTV; keep recordings of school board meetings online for later viewing Put updates on franklinnow.com Make the website easier to navigate when trying to communicate messaging. I review all information on-line and at times, the website is slow in processing and that's very frustrating. Mass email notices for all meetings on a quarterly basis with updated notices 1 week before the actual meetings. Reach out to all school groups and keep them informed on all issues impacting the school district. Email is the best for me. send link to my email where messages are posted More frequent communication and social media posts. Watch wording on notices sent home. It can get confusing if you are a first time parent. I miss the school calendar. I do not have regular internet access and liked having all the activities at my fingertips.

Stop paying completely for teacher's and staff's retirement and medical benefits. No where in the private sector does an employee receive benefits at this level. Make sure the reading is a priority after the 3rd grade. Right now children that are struggling with reading have no help after 3rd grade. The Summer School programs fall very short with reading. We have tried it twice and found it ineffective. Send communications to homeowners without children in the school district on how these changes would benefit them. I haven't had school-age children for the past 5 years, and now have for 4 months. I don't recall prior school district communications like this, and since I didn't have my stepchildren, saw no benefit for me (a single person) to contribute anything additional because Franklin taxes are already so high. Email communications Communications are good. GET THE E-MAIL WORKING FOR OUR SCHOOL!! I'VE SIGNED UP, BOTH AT FORMS AND FEES DAY, OPEN HOUSE AND ONLINE AND I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE ONE E-MAIL FROM BEN FRANKLIN OUR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. VERY FRUSTRATING IN THIS DAY AND AGE. No no No E-Mail Email rather than snail mail. Require every classroom to have an up to date website listing assignments, information and class news. Right now there is severly lacking, at least in my experience at Ben Franklin. The school has a website, but it is hard to get information about what is happening in each class, especially what assignments and tests are upcoming. DON'T USE MY NUMBER FOR SILLY MESSAGES ABOUT ROAD CONSTRUCTION, ETC. more electronic (e-mail, website, other), less paper Current available media appears to cover entire City of Franklin Weekly or bi-weekly e-newsletter covering major developments & events I feel very informed. The wesite is easy to navigate, however, I am not sure how many parents regularly use the site. In general, I think the district does a very good job of communicating.

continued social media, email database, Community newspapers, newsletters Include information in the Franklin Community mailings No recommendations due to our advancing age NO Allow anyone in district to receive via email pdf of communications sent to the children's homes Don't assume people are willing to use their computers for stuff like this. Send more physical mail. No not at this time E-mail newsletter link. EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE EMAILED. I believe that it is not cost-effective to send all the mailings via the USPS. It is MUCH more cost-effective to send the mailings home with the school children and only mail to those households that do not have school-age children. no none at this time no. NO What you're doing now is just fine. I like mailings (paper) believe it or not---email is fine but I need to be alerted to important news---I don't just browse ---I also like the phone messages reminding us of teacher conferences etc offer communications variety of ways, electronic works best for me as don't have to rely on kids. none Information of particular interest to Franklin residents as citizens or taxpayers is poorly communicated, compared to information for parents and students. For example, current Board Minutes are a several layers down from the home page on the District's website. They are organized year by year, but there is not link yet for 2010. The sites says monthly minutes are posted a month after the meeting, but they appear to be several months behind. e-mail is fine

I would appreciate email updates from the high school. Important info like Winter Sports Night and Teacher Conferences only seem to show on the school sign and on the district calendar that is mailed out in summer - and the dates on the calendar are not always accurate. Monthly emails with important upcoming events would be really helpful especially if they included a description of what the event is and who should attend. This would be particularly useful for freshman parents and parents that are new to the district. I would like to see a district wide twitter account posting varsity game scores, social happenings in the elementary schools, and other noteworthy news. perhaps more notice as to when the public could come to meetings regarding the schools and plans. Maybe something on the school channel to watch NO Sending out a mass email either monthly or bi-weekly would be nice ... to notify parents that there is new news pertaining to the specific schools. We actually liked getting a hard copy of the FHS newsletter, but definitely understand the desire to go paperless. To be perfectly honest, in today's hectic world (even that in our own individual homes!), it can be a challenge to remember to go to the district's website on a regular basis to see what's new, important dates that are coming up, etc. Yes, it should be our responsibility, but I remember, years ago, a mass email would go out (from the high school) with a link to the school's newsletter. That was quite nice, and I miss that. Thank you. No The school district does an excellent job of communicating with the community. It is a shame that the local news media ignores the District and that Franklin Now seems to completely ignore Franklin in favor of Oak Creek. more effort needs to be made to keep te taxpayers informed in all phases of projects such as studies to recommend what to do about school infrastructure,as well as seeking input on the various options such as the current survey. e-mail Mailings E-mail newsletter for those who wish to sign up for it; continue with the mailings for those who do not.

Less is more with mailings. I think a lot of people will only read or pay attention to the written words if they are "summarized" and stated briefly. They'll ignore them if there is too much to read. Maybe remind them that if they want more info, go to the website. emails direct to parents of school aged children regarding school specific timely communications. Standard mail for specific projects and monthly/quarterly newsletters to the entire community. NONE Have a section in the newsletters that go out from the schools that specifically are identified as School District News and they should be in the middle of the newsletter not at the very end. The high school newsletter has great room for improvement and it should be sent more frequently. Thru a Facebook page for general info and perhaps an email listing sign-up for more important issues. Work with local NOW newspaper to have a regular column covering school issues Website specific to Forest Park and not District-wide would be nice. Just to keep the website up to date NO E-MAILS NO Please continue to move forward with electronic communication. Anything you can do to streamline/automate communication is so appreciated. A school group on facebook would be ideal, with updates shared on a regular basis. Continue to update your websites on a regular basis. More classroom specific information would be helpful also. Please continue to invest in integrative technological communication; keep moving school and district communications into the future. No, I feel that the information is available. We like the phone messages that notify us of school closings, late buses, etc. None I like the current communication system. No I think the district website is very user-friendly and all information is available there. Therefore, I don't believe any improvement is necessary.

More YouTube videos - really like them, very effective, more personal and more memorable than a newsletter/blog/webpage. No improvements until economy is back to 5% unemployment. Give more thoroughinformation and more accurate information. I would like to see things come in my email. That I check several times a day. No. No Nice job keeping us informed! The school district does an outstanding job of communicating events and issues with the community. I also enjoy the new website, and it's always up-to-date with current topics and new photos. Well done! The e-mail system with the teachers at PV grade school seems spotty. Parents should be able to readily communicate via e-mail with all teachers involved with the parents' children. email is perfect NOT AT THIS TIME. Communication is 90% effort. I think the best way is to improve communication is to actively send out emails, social media messages, or phone calls to spread the word. Parents are less likely to check passive communications such as postings on the website or any way where they need to go look for the information. Place more positive articles in the local newspapers, including NOW and JS and Franklin's City newsletter. Build some excitement about all the good things happening in the district and all of our student successes in school and beyond the doors of FHS. Encourage all administrators to be active and present in school and at school events and community events. Encourage the Superintendent to go back to doing meetings with parents/community members, especially the Seniors. Through school newsletters regular email You know if they would just stop the school choice and chapter 220 maybe we can get out of all this mess. And if the kids can't speak english let them go to a school of which they speak.

I??m concerned that none of the communications are bringing to light the real problems that exist at the high school, as follows: Franlklin??s facilities are the worst in the conference, and possibly the worst in the state - Franklin High School has worse facilities than South Mke, Cudahy, Oak Creek, Greendale, and Greenfield. Franklin facilities are even worse than most MPS High Schools. We??ve been to dozens of other High Schools in the state, and have yet to find one that has facilities as bad as Franklin. (We??re the joke of the conference) Inadequate Facilities - Science labs without adequate ventilation to allow many experiments - Poorly equipped computer labs. There??s less computer access than in the grade schools. - Internet capacity is a joke at the HS. Most days, the Internet capacity in the HS is slower than a modem. My kids don??t use the Internet at the HS because they don??t trust that if they upload a document, it will work. (most kids handoff projects on a thumb-drive) Dangerous layout - Back hallway is so crowded and has such poor exit layouts that if a fire happened, we??d lose a bunch of kids. Inadequate Building - GYM - When there??s a pep rally, there isn??t enough seating capacity for the school. - The Poms Take the floor, and the Band has to play in the hall? - No room for multiple sports to practice (resulting in practice times that are well beyond bed-time) Inadequate Outdoor facilities - Track cannot accommodate WIAA meets (only 6 lanes) - Not adequate practice facilities (football barely has adequate fields, and soccer has to practice at the middle school. - No baseball practice fields - Poor shot put, Discus, Pole Vault and High Jump facilities (bordering on dangerous) - Storage capacity for football, track is horrible. We need 3x the storage for today??s sports than we did in 1960. Inadequate Parking / Accessibility - Today, parking is poorly laid out (nearly a dozen accidents this year, due to tight parking) - L parking, rather than angle parking. - Poor pick-up/drop-off layout Dangerous entry/exist at 51st. (now with new street, the speed has increased, and will result in more accidents, not less). Pr No. I usually get the information I need in a timely manner. District communication is good. Be more transparent with information. Sometimes appears that the district is not always giving ALL the necessary information so people can make their own decisions. No no

I believe the key is to be very clear and straightforward on all the details of any plan. The components of any new construction or renovations, the needs that exist and why we feel those are needs, the costs of individual components. Transparency is extremely important after the nebulous referendum from a few years ago. Unfortunately, I don't know how often parents use the school electronic newsletters. It seems that the hard paper copy was read more closely. DO NOT MAKE DECISIONS BEFORE YOU HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC. Your questionairs are obviously slanted to what you want as the outcome. Attend school events and where a name tag so people know who you are. Use Email! It seems attendance at school board meetings is, well, poor at times. This may or may not be due to busy schedules. At any rate, IF NOT ALREADY BEING DONE, perhaps a link to what will be on the school board agenda for the (next) meeting and an area for feedback or comments from the community. If people can't attend, they might still be willing to share or give opinions on-line. Those comments/opinions should be logged or acknowledged (as names and addresses are when comments are given at the school board meeting) so that the party knows their opinion on the matter(s) were heard. The same could apply to the district website, IF NOT ALREADY BEING DONE. I know people can e-mail directly, but this is could be easier. Go paperless! no When using Alert Now each building should be made aware of what is going to be broadcast. Be forthright and honest. Building based wikis No, simply continue to send out information via email, mail, and mass voicemails. I think communications have been going well! Updated information on website, especially teacher's email and phone information as well as web pages. All students, teachers, and parents should receive ALL information at the same time. Including how much money the district has available and what is spent on FPS schools' needs.

You need to improve the moral of the staff before you can expect them to support anything the district wants to do. If you go ahead with any building this time, don't lie to the tax payers. We all know that there were blue prints (seen at FHS) and the tax payers were told that. Yet, the Board LIED and said they didn't exist. As we teach in school, everyone should tell the TRUTH. Be more honest and have true facts on where the MONEY really goes. Be truthful Improve speed of district computers for staff. N/A no Keep teachers and other employees informed so when the community asks questions they can answer them. Every year is seems I have to resign up for email notification. I really like the automated calling system. In person at district, and school functions creates a more personal touch. Non- district people that I have spoken to, do not feel like the district is listening to them. They feel that the district does not care about what is important to them. TV Channel with a WEEKLY student news show, Student Radio station?, Scrolling Marquee sign out from of HS I like the phone system of notifying staff when there is an emergency or school closing. You can start by making all non union position salaries and perks known to the community. You can explain why your not using any of the government money you received to give support personnel back their benefits/hour you took away. I think that everything going on that concerns the district should be brought to the residents attention much sooner than it currently is. I work at the ECC, and we are always hearing rumors or complaints or even good news about various items over the years, but we never know until much later if anything is accurate. I think we need to use the more modern forms of communication because the newspapers are to late to do any good. Starting a district blog or facebook or any other newer and more immediate form of communication would help. I find everything going on positive or negative on various blogs in the city first. A district Facebook page email announcements and newsletters

I think that more of the Board meetings and agendas have to be clearyly published in the local newspapers and on the FRONT page of the district websites. Importabnt meetings and information sessions should also be announced using the District's automated phone system. Do you have comments regarding the middle school facility options? n/a Franklin is only going to grow larger and have more students to accomodate, better to do now when interest rates are lower. Concerns with option 1 & 2 are what is to be done to upgrade/renovate the high school? Adding those costs in with the middle school renovations, what would then be the total tax impact? What about the option of renovating Forest Park and renovating the HS - much like Greenfield HS? Forest Park seems to have enough land to do something simliar to GHS, as does the HS. They reconfigured the current land to expand/rebuild. KEEP THE MIDDLE SCHOOL OPERATING FOR ONLY 7TH AND 8TH GRADERS I like the idea of keeping the middle school site population smaller. It fits better with our community feel, country feel inside a big city. 1350 students is a big middle school. My concern is that bigger schools have the potential to lose the community inclusion, a family feel of a smaller school. Larger schools are cheaper to operate because resources are spread over more children. That is a dilution of value per child. I feel the middle school should remain 7th and 8th grade. I am against putting 6th graders into the Middle School. My Middle Schooler comes home everyday and tells me how intimidating the kids can be, even on the bus. 6th graders should stay in the elementary schools. It's not at capacity. Keep schools as is. Cannot afford any of these options and I will do everything I can to fight against any of these options. I suggest the 6th graders stay in elementary school. Moving them to middle school was a bad assumption under the model. Try a new model based on the old assumptions and maybe give us new alternatives for improvements/upgrades then? Why rush kids into middle school. There are many benefits to a grade school through 6th. And the middle school is a really nice facility already and adequate for 7th & 8th graders. What would happen if a study suggested that someday 5th graders should move to middle school as well? All of this becomes insufficient again?

I would be more prone to opt for moving the middle school to the high school if I knew how many years my taxes would be impacted to pay for this project. I would also like to know if any salvage value of old middle school and land might reduce the overall cost of project. I am also concerned that we are facing other, non-project related increases in coming years to pay for labor, health and retirement benefits in the district. I think it makes sense to go from 5 elementary schools to 2 middle schools to 1 high school. In middle school, the kids will have more chances to be on a team or part of a club. I will not support any plan that involves abandoning the current Middle School. We have too many students coming from Milwaukee that do not pay anything toward school financing. WHY CAN'T WE PARENTS AND COMMUNITY UNDERSTAND THAT COLLECTIVELY FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS MORE WILL BE VERY GOOD IN THE LONG RUN FOR US AND FRANKLIN AND ESPECIALLY CHILDREN. BY CHECKING THE STATISTICS VERY SOON WE WILL BE NEEDING ONE MORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THE WAY THE POPULATION OF KIDS IS GROWING IN THE CITY OF FRANKLIN AND K4 WOULD BE REALLY GOOD IDEA . I KNOW IT IS NOT RELATED TO THIS QUESTION it seems foolish to just vacate a good building I don't like the idea of 2 middle schools. I think that all the 6th graders funneling into one school is a great transition and helps keep relationships intact through high school. I think our HS is very old and something needs to be done. Even if my 2 children never get to enjoy it. Question 1: How long is the tax impact? $44 x #years??? Option three solves two problems, the middle school and the high school. This is the best option for the future of Franklin Public Schools and the taxpayers. Franklin is obviously a growing school district, and will have to build a new high school eventually. It is always cheaper to build now, especially at the historically low interest rates, than to build later. Too small. Parking/dropping off is horrendous at middle school! The community needs a bigger middle school and for sure needs to build a new high school. It's almost embarassing comparing our Middle School/High School to neighboring communities like Muskego and Greendale. The federal govt will be taking too much of our money in the future, leaving less for local needs. And, our paychecks will keep shrinking as a result. At this time, we cannot approve of any capital investments.

We have young elementary school age children in our family and moved to Franklin solely for the school district. We have not been disappointed. I am in favor of either option 1 or 3, whichever will provide the best long term solution. Great education and facilities are important to us and we do not mind paying more in taxes for that as it benefits our community as a whole and not just families with school aged children. Thanks. This community and its children should have the best educational facilities available. If renovating the current HS into a MS why couldn't we not work with the City to convert FPMS into a Community Center vs closing it? The cost per million goes from $1.22 at $36MM to $1.83 at $$48MM to $2.635 at $108.5MM. Why is there a sliding scale where there is more cost per million as the price goes up. Would you not be getting the same percentage rate for the same period of time? You absolutely cannot raise taxes at this time. Everyone is out of work. Are you crazy? What is driving the decision to move 6th grade into middle school? If that move is not made, is there a facility problem in the middle shcool? Why are we adding 6th graders to the middle school? Are elementary schools busting at the seams? I do not believe that you can ask a question that regards the needs of only the middle school. You have to look at everything as a whole. The high school is pre-historic compared to many of the other schools in the area. It is imperative to develop a plan that will address the high school. By doing so, the middle school issue can be addressed with a more informed decision. This option would keep the student population smaller in the middle schools and lower the populations in all elementary schools. Hence all buildings being more student friendly. Also a closer teacher/student relationship which I deem very important. No Option one would be my choice at this time, however now is not the time to increase anyones taxes. The school is not overcapacity at this time. The property taxes for the schools in Franklin are already too high. If new buildings are required the distric needs to save money in other places to provide the funding for the building projects. Cutting administrative cost and school board cost is an excelent place to start.

It sounds like the present schools are under capacity right now. With development at a stand still it would not be prudent to waste tax payer money on a new school or an expansion on the Middle school. Do NOT add 6th grade to the middle school. PLEASE STOP TRYING TO SPEND MY MONEY. I am under-employed and working part-time. Husband is under-employed. We barely afford our property taxes now. Our taxes are VERY high. Why add the 6th graders?? We think that with the current economy it would be best to keep the middle school for grades 7-8. Some other districts are converting back to this as they find it serves the students better. We NEED a new HS in this town, and the rate of kids coming into our middle school and HS in the future something needs to be done soon. We don't compare at all to other districts we have great teachers, crappy buildings and crappy administration. Lets step up and show what Franklin can be. Leave 6th grade at Elementary Schools i have not been there for a very long time. I have a child going there next year so I will be seeing it for the first time in years Forest Park Middle School facilities need to be upgraded. It would be great to renovate the entire school rather than just add on another building to it. A true renovation, integrating new and old and making all the current boundary difference blend better. Right now, FPMS is like a giant maze of additions which seemed to be just 'put on' rather than planned for the best school layout. I would be willing to support building a second middle school and renovate Forst Park. However, that would be dependant upon the needs of the high school to be able to handle the number of kids. None of the schools appears to be over-capacity. When I was a child in school, our district faced an over-capacity issue. Rather than spend taxpayer money in excess, they asked students to share lockers alphabetically with other students and alternated class release times to keep traffic down in the halls. We survived with no degradation to our education. STOP THE SPENDING, the TAXPAYERS ARE SUFFERING! We do not need a quick fix, but to look toward the future. The question should not be "what to do with the Middle School?" it needs to be "what to do about a new high school/community center in which all citizens can enjoy?" The way the survey is worded and organized, people are just going to focus on the dollar amount and not the "BIG" picture. I'm very disappointed in your approach!

Do not add 6th grade students. Add more teachers. CUT SPENDING. HAVE TEACHERS PAY FOR MEDICAL INSURANCE. STOP TAXING US TO DEATH. Keep the 6th graders in grade school where they belong. We need to use the current space available in a creative way to serve our children. Look at limiting or eliminating open enrollment seats in our schools to control enrollment so we do not have to have "build and or remodel" shoved at us as the only options. n/a Any options should be already funded. Any new construction in Franklin included "impact fees" to the citizen for costs to the city & schools for future and present "impacts" to the system. $35 MILLION IS FAR TOO MUCH FOR A MIDDLE SCHOOL. REDUCE THE SERVICES OFFERED AND THE SCHOOL COST DECREASES. Location of the curent Middle School is ideal. Making it expand to include 6 grade in the futtue will help all elementary schools relieve space. We feel no need to build a second school to support the Middle School population if the current school renovated will serve the same purpose at less a tax cost to us. I support Option 3, but I don't understand why that would necessitate closing Forest Park Middle School. Isn't there a better option or use for the school rather than to just close it. Seems like a waste of a very serviceable property. Hard for me to say, since I have never been inside a Franklin school. These are very tough times. I have kept my two teenagers at MLHS which is also in need of many repairs. Besides tuition we also give monthly for improvements. I support Franklin Public Schools but would proceed carefully with this economy. I think you should try what Greenfield High School did and build a new facility where Forest Park's play fields are, then knock the old school down, and put the playing fields there. None I think a new high school is needed, so option 3 seems most logical. I would like to see school funding sources changed from property taxes to sales taxes. do nothing that will increse taxes Pay more attention to academics, sciences and the arts and less to lavishly expanding phyed as has been the practice of the last 40 years.

We can not afford to build any new schools in Franklin. And stop the outside kids from coming into our school system. Here again, not enough information is given. We're not idiots! You say enrollment is increasing but no percentage is given! This can't be done in a vacuum, what else can be cut from the property taxes to offset these costs. Come On!-it's for the kids right!-cut some existing budget items. Second, is the population of Franklin growing at a faster rate than the enrollement rate? If yes, then the increasing tax collections will offset the costs of the new renovations if needed-again, no we do not agree to tax increases. By the way, this isn't even a topic until either the middle school or the high school are at 110% of capacity! what is that projected date? Lastly, I'm in the renovation and building business and whoever came up with these budgeted numbers is so far off base they should be fired! The current high scholl is approximately 285,000 square feet and per 2009 records the average cost is about $165/sq. ft to build a new high school so the cost should be about $47 million! Brand New! Again we are not idiots and if you need me to come to every board meeting, district meeting or whatever to make you look like idiots to stop this I will!! The school seems in good shape to me. I think if the school board is currently worried about the attendance, then open enrollment should be taken off of the table. I am an elementary educator (early childhood-6th grade) and as a teacher and a parent of college aged children I do not support moving the 6th grade into the middle school. I don't like the thought of a vacant buidling and STRONGLY oppose option 3. The sites where the current middle school and high school sit are great locations. I dont' feel the need to have to build 2 brand new schools. Re: option #3- If the high school infrastructure is inaddequate for future high school students, why would it be addequate for middle school? NO Too many students per teacher Clear communication with the public will be key. Given the current economic situation, it will be challenging to get any increase passed. However, I feel the facilities in the district are lacking.

If more room is needed at the elementary school level, reduce the number of open enrollment students to make room. If the exsisting facilities are not adquately serving students, renovate them to meet the needs. Also, consider using existing space for smaller experiences...perhaps a smaller HS to serve a slect population. NO Franklin needs an updated high school and athletic facility, but the public will never go for it. Start planning now in order to be ready to implement only after current loans are paid off in 2015 to help keep tax increase minimal We had a referendum on a new HS and it did not pass. Amazingly our enrollment dropped as well therefore it ultimately was not needed. We are currently under capacity in the Middle school and the HS and with the current economy we will not see much, if any growth, for several years. Therefore, I support no building or expansion at this time until the numbers become clearer. All of these options are expensive and seem to indicate a desire to "build for the future" which is not an adequate justification. I understand the problems faced by the district but now is NOT THE TIME to consider ANY tax increase. The district must learn to MAKE DO with the buildings as they are for now. If taxes go up, we might have to leave the district. We cannot afford to pay more right now. And we are not the only ones like this in the district. My opinion is to renovate the current middle school and have just one. My worry with 2 middle schools is that the kids would make close friends through 5th grade, and then get split up when they go to 2 different middle schools. The high school would seem like a very large middle school. And I think the high school could use much renovating itself. Encourage more home schooling, provide vouchers for nonpublic schools and have middle schools only grades 7 - 8. THERE IS NO NEED TO DO ANYTHING. KEEP THE 6TH GRADERS IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. The current middle school is confusing and it is easy for people to get lost. The current high school could be easily renovated to accommodate 6-8th graders in a middle school. NO.

There appears to be plenty of land at the current Middle School site for expansion. The renovation on the miidle school shoulod have been completed 5 years ago! We are way being in maintaining/improving our facilities. thanks for spelling it out so clearly and asking our opinion!! My children did not attend Forest Park. If option 2 is used, why does the current middle school need to be renovated? The school is large enough to house 675 students already. Your costs are way too high. Option 1 should be no more than $5-$10 million. Option 2 should be no more than $20-$25 million. Option 3 should be no more tan $30-$40 million and should be contingent on agreement to sell the middle school. We believe that the best option for the students as well as the growth and appreciation of the Franklin community is to build a new high school. Renovating the existing high school building for middle school would give the middle school students a better experience at a larger facility with more up to date ammenities. Having gone to high school in Milwaukee (Milwaukee Tech at the time, now Bradley Tech) I'd like to see the school systems work much more closely with businesses and industry. Use the high school as the middle school and build a new high school that is plugged in to Franklin and Milwaukee County businesses very much like Bradley Tech does in Milwaukee. Teach the students valuable skills and show them these skills in action by bringing businesses into the schools and students out to the businesses. I've been a mechanical engineer for close to 10 years now because in high school I took a field trip to a Milwaukee Manufacturer and had a high school counselor arrange an internship for me my senior year. I think Franklin could be a model for Wisconsin in terms of showing students career options and to help them build contacts in industry. If you have any other questions feel free to email me at hdalex@gmail.com Why did you not list Option #4: Do nothing at this time. Add a "flex-wing" (at a COMMON construction cost of $1.2 million for 15-20,000 sq. ft.) to each of the 5 elementary schools. This would allow 6th graders to remain within the elementary school system. Total cost $6 million or just $6-8 for every $100,000 of home value. In the absence of this common sense approach, Forest Park can EASILY be expanded to the size needed for approximately $10-12 million. QUALITY contractors are out there at this price!

I/m not sure what "point in the future" you mean but with the way the economy is and the poor state of the housing market, it is best to delay this indefinitely. So many people are hurting in Franklin as well as other locations, it just does not make sense to even ask us. Leave the middle school where it is. NO NO I do not see the need to move the 6th graders to middle school. I feel there is a way to make a larger school "student friendly". We cannot afford to pay anymore in taxes! My son attended the middle school when it had a sixth grade, and at its current size. I see absolutely no reason it couldn't be done again. The Franklin Schools will have to cut back some things just as our household has had too! Really people, you just don't get it!! The district should get its budget in order first before trying to spend money we do not have.The current school is just fine and is better than the one my children attend.New Buildings DO NOT help provide a better education. It is vital to keep costs in line so this doesn't end up with a $200 million price tag after proposing it to the taxpayers as a $111 million project. 1) current high school would well support middle school needs, both classroom and cocurricular 2) renovating the high school for middle school use is a less expensive option 3) meets future needs for additional elementary school/specialty school space through reuse of the currrent middle school At this time I would have to say NONE OF THE ABOVE as I don't know where your point is in the future. Are we talking about one year from now, three years from now, or five to seven years from now? You have left that pretty open ended at this time considering the economy, the unemployment, and Franklin teachers asking for insurance benefits for their unmarried live in partners and not knowing where the school board stands on this insurance issue and other contract issues with the teachers. If a live in partner needs more or better insurance they should be talking with their employer/union, not with their partners employer/union. All dollars being spent by the district will figure into any decision.

While the cost of muilding a new HS has the highest inpact in taxation to the city. An improved facility for the middle school at the current HS site offers increased options and value for potential extra carricular activity. My assumption would be that the school board would continue to own the property at the current middle school sight for potential expansion again at a later date. I loath meaningless questions like the one above. Change the "at some point in the future" to something quantifiable and I'll answer the question. If we're not ready for the expansion, save the question for some point in the future. no, my kid yet to go Middle school ELIMINATE BUSSING STUDENTS FROM OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS OR WORSE YET CITIES, DO LIKE IN THE 50'S AND 60'S, YOUR KID GOES TO THE SCHOOL CLOSEST TO HIS HOME. NO BUSSING NEEDED. tHEY CAN WALK OR GET A RIDE FROM THEIR PARENTS, ETC. i UNDERSTAND WE WASTE MILLIONS BUSSING IN UNDESIRABLE STUDENTS FROM BAD NEIGHBORHOODS, AND BUS OUR GOOD KIDS FROM GOOD NEIGHBORHOODS INTO BAD SCHOOLS IN BAD NEIGHBORHOODS. RESULT...THE BAD KIDS STILL LEARN NOTHING, JUST DO DRUGS AND SLEEP, STEAL, AND VANDELISM, WHILE THE GOOD KIDS THAT SHOULD BE IN THE GOOD SCHOOLS LEARN NOTHING TOO BECAUSE OF THE INFERIOR TEACHERS IN THE BAD SCHOOLS, THEY ARE AFRAID TO BE OUTSIDE IN THE DRUGGIE NEIGHBORHOODS YOU BUSSED THEM INTO. SAVE MONEY AND IMPROVE EDUCATION BY LETTING THEM GO WHERE THEY LIVE. THEN THEY WILL GET A GOOD EDUCATION AND TAXS WON'T HAVE TO BE CONSTANTLY RAISED WHILE WE GET NO BENEFITS FROM THE INCREASE, BUT THE DUMB DRUGGIE BAD KIDS GET A NICE SCHOOL THEY WILL TRASH BEFORE THE YEAR IS OUT. THAT'S WHAT I THINK !!! The District needs to find a constructive way to use the old middle school instead of leaving it vacant. Some options are to open it up for special needs students, expand the Comm Ed & Rec program to have more classes for adults or make it a senior center or lease the building to a local tech school or UWM outreach for adult classes. Its obvious the district will want to keep this property to possibly use as a future elementary school, but until then, the community will not be satisfied with a vacant building NO Fund from the existing tax receipt, by reducing district expenses. Since the middle school is not currently at capacity, why are you entertaining any of these options? Building of new homes is slowed in Franklin and projected enrollment figures do not predict a large increase of students at the middle school.

The high school needs major improvement/expansion or rebuild. But do we need that much space (the current high school) for a middle school? I think it's great to keep the 6th graders in Elementary School - we are growing kids up way too fast in today's society and keeping the 6th graders with the younger kids "protects" them from being exposed to older kids behavior/habits for an extra year. What if you made the middle school from 79th grade at the current high school location. Then the high school wouldn't have to be built quite as large. keep a K-6 alignment and make the middle school function as a elementary school The current middle school is in terrible condition. The current floor plan obviously is a serious of haphazard additions that were thought to be temporizing measures until a new school was built. Our kids deserve better. The high school also is inadequete in it's current role. I do think it could be highly functional as a middle school though. Our kids deserve a modernized high school. The middle school years are very difficult years for our youth. This is a time that our young people need to be noticed by peers, but more importantly professionals i.e., teachers both content and specials, counselors, etc. Mega-schooling is not the answer for the growth of Franklin's middle school facilities. We need a new high school. It is embarrassing to attend events at the curent high school, including middle school graduation, musical presentations, sporting and drama events. It is unfortunate that this would come at such a great increase to tax payers as Franklin already has higher taxes than many of our neighboring communities. Perhaps the school district and our city could work together to get some of the bigger developers in the area to assist with the costs (whether with inkind assistance or tax deductible donations). Our current middle school is in need of razing. The current high school could meet the needs of an expanded MS , as well as provide for desperately needed community meeting and recreation space, expansion of the Recreation Department. Furthermore this would be a viable use of the current FHS space which is woefully inadequate as a Division Two High School in an affluent community. There is a great deal of empty realestate. Search for a buidling or buildings suitable for remodeling and use them. The biggest mistake you can make is having an architect or building design firm anayze our needs. The building does not educate students. Only high-quality teachers. I am against this measure.

If the population is going to continue growing, it would be best to spend the money now, instead of having to repeat the same process when the remodeled middle school (Option 1) would be full. Also, Middle school is a much more vulnerable and developemental time, than High School. Students need a smaller environment, for more teacher awareness. Having two middle schools, would enable a better preparation for students entering into an even larger highschool. Otherwise, there is no size change from middle school to high school. Thank you for your time. I just do not think any of this should be an option right now with the economy the way it is. I am a senior living on a fixed income and considered in the poverty level now. The city, county, state and country are broke and 17% of the population is our of work or underemployed and you think spending money is the way to go. I do not think I am able to pay more in taxes than I already am. I for one paid for my children's education out of my own pocket except for 3 years of high school (sr year for my oldest and 2 yrs for my youngest and even then he did not attend Frankln schools he was in alternative school) and quite frankly I am tired of paying for education and services that I no longer use or will not use in the future. THE CURRENT HIGH SCHOOL IS INADEQUATE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR GROWING POPULATION AND THE GROWING EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF OUR CHILDREN. THE ATHLETIC FACILITIES ARE TOO SMALL AND THERE IS NO AUDITORIUM OR ADEQUATE ROOM FOR ANY TYPE OF PERFORMANCES. it is important to me that middle schools be kept smaller in size; those years are hard enough on students without putting them into huge schools with over 1000 students We all have to learn to "make do" with what we have because of the economy. If the kids want better opportunities, let them get their well paid parents come up with sponsers. That's what they do in private schools and they educate the kids better for less money. I am opposed to "closing" the middle school completely and just moving to the high school. This is a valued space that is functional. I think just closing it would be a shame and a waste of money. I would be somewhat in favor of moving the middle school to the high school but I think it would only be a matter of time before the tax payers were asked to again fund a renovation of the new middle school (current high school) because of outdated systems, improvement of gyms, pools, outdoor track and field, etc.

As long as the school is not in disrepair, expanding it would be appropriate. The location is central to Franklin residents. While not necessarily opposed to new or renovation I would like to know the student load projections from grade to middle school. Yea, Ask the people who's kid's go there to pay. Your taxes are already more then the city of Franklin's. I'm just about at the point I won't be able to pay my taxes. What do you want to do, take my house!!!!!!!!!! Make it a virtual school My school taxes are to high already. Make some drastic cuts in the school system budget, and from the cuts you will be able to expand current schools for future needs. Most everybody is taking cuts, let the school system do the same. I missed the detail on where the 6th grade class students (proposed to be put into the middle school) would come from. I don't have children - so I don't know if the extra 600 children are in the elementary school system. And - would that mean that all of the elementary schools would automatically drop their 6th grade classes? I don't think I have enough information to comment on the middle school proposal. The district needs a fine arts performance facility that both the high school and the middle school can use. Forest Park renovation should address the small, low ceiling, gymansium. Rent an empty building, several school buildings in Milwaukee County are currently empty. There should be other alternatives to having to close the present middle school. Rather than building a community center from scratch, could not the building be reconstructed for that purpose? The best option is going to depend on when the economy improves and what growth in the community is planned once the economy does improve. There is too much uncertainty now to be making this decision. STOP EXPECTING THE SENIOR CITIZENS OF FRANKLIN TO PAY FOR SCHOOL FACILITIES THAT THEY HAVE NO NEED FOR!!! YOU ARE FORCING US OUT OF OUR HOMES BY CONSTANTLY TAXING US TO DEATH. RAISE THE TAXES OF THOSE PARENTS THAT WILL BE SENDING THEIR CHILDREN TO OUR SCHOOLS AND GIVE THE SENIOR CITIZENS A BREAK. WE HAVE ALREADY CONTRIBUTED TO YOUR "GRAND" IDEAS IN THE PAST. IT IS NOW TIME TO LEAVE US OUT OF YOUR GIMME GIMME, WE WANT, AND GOTTA HAVE IDEAS.

There is a lack of a business case. Why are you moving the 6th grade to the middle school? Is this a want or a need? Expecting to fulfill a want in this economy would be a very bad political move. Why is such a biased survey being sent out? The school board should be establishing the needs rather than an architectural firm. I don??t think I need to explain why the architectural firm might have biased results ?? do I? If the school board lacks and understanding of what is needed, how can it expect to understand when the facilities meet the educational requirements. Also, there is a lack of understanding or communication on how the suggestions relate to the: *educational standards and goals *curriculum development and revision *educational program and needs of the school system to the community (note NEEDS, not wants) Are you sure the school board is fulfilling its responsibilities? The survey is a waste of time. It lacks a business case (read needs assessment) and it??s biased. Additionally, the survey doesn??t help me buy into the costs that are being proposed. I think the middle school should get the most renovation at this point. When our kids were in elementary school, they went back and forth on the idea to have 6th graders in the middle school. I was told that it was better for the kids to keep them in elementary school for an additional year. Middle school is vicious! Are we really in need of more room in the elementary schools already? Is that the reason for this? I would like to know if that is the reason we need to move the 6th graders. Expand and renovate both the middle and high schools. If the administrators and teachers want/require the best facilities/programs, consider having their benefits scaled back to help pay for it to reduce the tax increase on the property owner. Perhaps the district should investigate WEAC funding these renovations. Seek 3 more other bids on the cost of either expanding or building another school. This seems way to high. Use the facility that we have; do not burden the taxpayers with additional taxes to renovate or buildingnew schools. Tighten the belt and use the money you are already receiving more wisely and buildup a fund to do the things necessary for these projects. These problems can be handled in many differnt ways without raising property taxes. Aren't brick and mortar buildings old solutions? Virtual schooling would be far less expensive and forward thinking.

I think middle schools should be eliminated and a K-8 plan would be put in place. Certainly such a school should have an elementary area and a 6th to 8th grade area. Older students could serve as mentors for younger student and the 6-8 grade students would not have to mature as quickly, before their developing brains are ready. High school would be able to focus on adolescent brain developement which is the key to helping them mature to responsible adults. I also support having girls and boys separated in some classes. Principly math and science. I believe there is not enough room at the current middle school to expand. It would only make sense to make the high school the middle school and build a new high school. I like option 3 the best, but disagree with having vacant buildings. That is a waste of money. I would say move forward with option 3 if you had a better plan of what would happen with Forest Park. I would rather see my tax dollars spent on the high school since it is so outdated. none As a senior citizen, we are already taxed way over and above the taxes we paid in Oak Creek for a similar home. If taxes go up any more, we will not be able to afford to stay in our home. For a school district our size, the high school is embarrassing. It looks so run down and outdated. We really need to use it as a middle school and build a brand new high school. I feel it is more beneficial to have all the students in one facility. Outdated...for the community like Franklin who wants to portray themselves as an "exclusive" community (on par with Brookfields, Hartlands, Mequons, etc.) - it is an embarrassment... Start from scratch. option 1 and 2 does not address the overcrowding at the high school. Renovation is cost effective and the burden ultimately comes upon the taxpayer. Schools should provide a solid fundamental foundation and extra activities should be treated as such. One has to get used to that it cannot have everything and every subject offered. The world is build on fundamentals and kids and families should strive to make it a reality. taxes are already too high. you should think creatively about how to address instead of continuing to raise taxes at the same time reducing activities.

DONT DO ANYTHING you really havent explained what problem you are trying to solve. do you know if the middle schools will be overcrowded? Please consider instituting a better flow for car traffic in and out of the facility. OUr middle school is quickly becoming as outdated and inadequate as our high school. Both need to be dealt with. The 6th graders would benefit from being brought to the middle school and then having one large middle school with state of the art facilities and amenities is very necessary. This is in addition to what need to be done at the high school I think that 1350 students in a middle school is too many. Students at that age need personal attention that a smaller building better addresses. Limit district growth so as not to incur further cost. N/A OTHER, LESS COSTLY, OPTIONS SHOULD BE EXPLORED. I think the use of the facilities and budgets are being misused and need to be revamped! Franklin needs a new high school. The best option would be to convert the high school to a middle school and build a new high school. Whatever option is chosen, I hope that EVERYONE thinks of the future and not just what is needed now. Being short-sighted now to save money will only cost more money down the road and will provide our children and future generations with less than they deserve when it comes to educational facilities, technology, space, and a competitive edge. I am concerned with having so many kids in one school. No comment I dont want my son going to school when the buiding is being renovated. I dont think it is good learning environment or safe for students to be around construction and remodeling so how are they going to do these things with kids in class. Summer may not be long enough to finish. Not sure if it's really necessary to move the 6th grade to the middle school. This only makes sense! This would accommodate the number of middle school students needed if not more and then a new high school that is updated 21st century school which will help our children. Undecided between 2 middle schools or 1 larger. Definitely a proponent for a comprehensive plan.

No The middle school seems fine. The high school is what needs some renovating. Building a new high school would be a great option but it seem like a waste to close Forest Park. Could it be used for something else? Possibly an additional grade school? It is my understanding that this issue was studied several years back and that the recommendation of the committee was that students who benefit best from a 6 to 8 grade curriculm in two middle school. I feel it's best to keep the students in one facility. It makes the most effective use of resources, including administration, teachers and special equipment. To make the right decision, we should also evaluate the annual costs of operating within each option, not just the one time cost. (While it references operating costs above, I assume the cost associated with each option is the cost to build/rennovate, excluding annual operating costs.) I would be interested in hearing about any research available that reviews the pros/cons of a community our size having 2 middle schools. I suspect that there are also subtle disadvantages, such as angst within the community about how the boundary is drawn for who goes to what school. I think you should emphasize a new high school and renovate the middle school. You are looking at a 2 year school vs. a 4 year school. i would prefer my money go to the high school.....we are in desperate need of new athletic facilities etc.... No It is important to have decent facilities, but the key to education is family support and good teachers not the physical plant in which education takes place. Make the most of what you have: update and maintain. Do do expect taxpayers to be happy with any tax increase. Option 3 provides the best opportunity for growth. I have only seen the media center and that only once. My advice is to not hire the same architects if you decide to renovate or build a new building. Teachers are being laid off from their jobs. Building or remodeling the school doesn't seem to make sense if you don't have the money to pay the teachers. at this time with the economy the way it is nothing should be done. I feel the existing middle school could be rented out to a private school and then eventually used as a elementry school when the Southwest area of the city is developed with sewer.

What makes you think you need to move "all" the 6th graders ? What is purposed for all of the unused space now occupied by the 6th graders ? Per your own factors, those schools, without the now 6th graders, will become more expensive to operate per student. (small schools with less students) If larger schools are more cost effective per student, then it only makes sense to build "ONE" school campus, (ONE building), to house a maximum of 6000 students, all grades K4 through 12. Then sell all existing Franklin schools and property they occupy. To defray the upkeep costs the "ONE" new building could rent the extra space for students of "adjoining" communities, NOT Milwaukee. The building could have a 250 car parking structure on the elementry end and a 500 car parking structure on the High school end. Stager the start /stop times with bus activity on both ends of the building, parent pickup and dropoff front and back of building. Provide for a satelite 24 /7 police station. The new building could have one dividable pool, one back to back dividable auditorium, one back to back dividable Athletic space. Outdoor space could have one 10 lane track, one foot ball field, one full size baseball and one little league field, one multi purpose field. Estimated cost 275 million dollars minus all money generated from the sale of all other Franklin schools and property. Plus apply for a federal educational stimulas ! The 6th grade has been at Forest Park before, no reason why it can't be there again. I do not see why we have to force 6th grade into the middle school. Some say it is better, some say it is not. With the building situation we have, let's just leave the 6th graders in the grade schools, and eventually build another grade school. My preference is always to keep schools smaller. I just don't understand why Franklin cannot cut taxes from other sources in the budget as supposed to raising our home taxes that are already incredibly high. The park systems here in Franklin are nice, but in my opinion we could do without some of them. If our schools are at capacity, perhaps we should consider not having as many open enrollment spots and be sure there is room for the children who reside in Franklin. Don't you dare do any building during this time of economic downturn. Enrollment is stagnant, development is low. Now is not the time to spend. I went to school in the Oak Creek school district and wished there wasn't 2 middle schools. It would have been nice to meet additional kids from the other middle school earlier. WE DO NOT SUPPORT MOVING THE 6TH GRADE TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

I think smaller class sizes lead to a higher quality education and this is what attraced me to buying a home in Franklin. The second option would also be at a reasonable cost. My experience as a teacher in South Milwaukee leads me to suggest that communities are more willing to put money into a new high school rather than a new middle school. People seem to value the high school experience more than the middle school experience. I suggest if FPMS is closed, as a middle school, that it be used for something, i.e. a graded school. I don't like to see a facility that is still good not used. Same as previous page. I believe 6th grade students should stay in the grade schools. I have heard from many parents that the current middle school design is poor. I would entertain the idea of remodeling the current middle school to continue to serve 7th and 8th grade. I believe the district should present to the public remodeling to support 7th and 8th and remodeling to support 6th, 7th and 8th. Don't care to pay for other peoples children. Charge the parents who choose to have children. There is nothing in this survey that explains any need for expansion. Is it projected that district growth will necessitate more student space and by what year? The complete breakdown of the last referendum...and now this pre-referendum survey, is a lack of explaining what the need is. Why do we need to move 6th grade at all? When will the CURRENT middle school grades exceed Forest Middle School's capacity? How will bussing costs play into the decision for 1 middle school or 2? Leave the middle school as grades 7 - 8 only. If something HAS to be done, which I would question, then the only alternative is Option 1. I don't have any middle school-aged children yet; however, as the parent of a 1st grader and a 4-year old, I have SIGNIFICANT concerns that my future 6th graders will be attending the same school as 7th and 8th graders. Kids in 7th and 8th grade are EXTREMELY different (behavior/hormones, etc) than elementary-aged children that I'm not sure I feel comfortable having the 6th grade combined with the middle school unless the 6th graders were separated from the 7th and 8th graders.

I guess it also depends on the current and growth demographics of Franklin. What is the current total # of school age children that are in the school district and what is the forecasted # of students. How much growth can Franklin handle right now. We need to be sure if we want to grow the community our schools need to represent a destination for new entrants into the community No Even if a new school is built, there is ABSOLUTELY NO REASON to purchase more land. The new school can be built on the same property. They did it for the stadium, they can do it for the school. If we have more students having to go to middle school, wouldn't we have to expand the high school to be able to accomodate the additional students? What are the population projections with this age range after this elementary school generation graduates? will the population decrease again and then we are stuck with an underutilized middle school? The hard park about this type of survey is picking only one option instead of ranking them in order. If it isn't financially possible to renovate the high school into a middle school, then I would choose to renovate and expand the current middle school with the last option of building a second middle school. It tends to divide the community and kids against each other. Where in the world would you expand? The lack of parking is already an issue - how would you expand without losing parking? Really - where would you expand??? I feel that 6th graders should not be in middle school with the 7th and 8th graders. I feel that middle school should consist of 7th, 8th and 9th graders. I teach in Racine county, so I understand constraints of class size & building issues. However, my move to the Franklin community has been an adaptation in terms of expense - I am learning that all taxes in Milwaukee County are higher - period. Because I am blessed to be a Milwaukee County resident, all my utilities & insurances increased as well. I think your 6th grade should be in the middle school setting, I just can't swallow a new high school. Best wishes with your planning.

The Middle School is poorly designed. It is outdated,dark and dingy. Students must have nightmares about getting around that school. The set up is extremely confusing and frustrating. Our High School is horrible. None of the teams can have a meet at the school because of the less than adequate facilities. There is no auditorium for plays and concerts, not to mention the fact that the students graduation ceremony has to be held at the Milw. Sports Complex and only when the field isn't flooded by rain on the special date. I am not in favor of moving 6th grade to the middle school. Is there space (i.e. land) available for the expansion. I like the school location and classroom sizes. Asking the public to build schools (or build anything new) does not seem feasible in this economic climate. A middle school of about 1,000 students is reasonable and will be able to better support a breadth of programming than two middle schools. There is still high unemployment. The schools are underutilized base on the numbers in the survey. Maintain exisiting premises as is. You have provided no information regarding population studies. What are the growth projections for students? Our current facilities are embarrassing. This is your problem. The Franklin School Board should have done a better job in involving the public for opinions before the new Ben Franklin school was ever built. The middle school should have been moved to the high school and a new high school should have been built way back then when the cost would not have impacted the public so greatly. Very poor planning at that time. Sorry! Although the cost is higher, I believe two smaller schools is the best option for students. My only comment is with the numbers quoted in the options living in Franklin is no longer an option, the expense is getting out of hand. Instead of making the above proposals I suggest you find less costly alternatives. It seems whenever things like this come up a cost saving plan is never suggested, the choices always directing the cost to the taxpayers Not sure the 6to8 combination of grades and ages is the optimum configuration to encourage educational growth and social development The high school is way too big and overwhelming for middle school students. Look at Oak Creek's East middle school. It holds many students but because it has separate houses the plan works well for the number of students. no

Building a second middle school may separate classmates and make it harder to transition to high school (not knowing all your classmates). They should all stay together. Besides, there is plenty of land by the current middle school for expansion. There is absolutely no point in renovating the current high school, building a new high school, and making Forest Park useless. That would be an extreme waste of money. How about use if for a community center? Or use it for possible site for tennis courts or some type of soports facilty that the community could take advantage of. Just renovate it do not build new. I much prefer smaller schools and am very willing to pay the extra money. Middle school is a critical age and I would rather not have students "lost" is a large school. We are all in a very serious economic downturn. Stop looking for ways to spend money, look for ways to save money and better use the facilities you have. In your survey...you stated closing the middle school if we build a new high school and make the high school the middle school.....the board better know the only way something is going to pass is to SPELL out everything.... What will you do with the building?? Let it sit? Rent it out? Sell it?? Don't make the same mistake you did the first time. I have A LOT of retired people on my block and they voted NO because you did not show them what the money was buying!!!!! Don't just ask for 100 million without the plans you have including pictures from start to finish! Or believe me you will go NO WHERE!! FP IS A TERRIBLE LOCATION - DANGEROUS TO GET IN AND OUT OF - LANDLOCKED SO THAT THE STUDENTS HAVE NO PLACE TO BE OUTSIDE AND IS A SILLY LAYOUT - VERY GROOVY FOR THE TIME IT WAS BUILT, BUT NOT PRACTICAL FOR TODAY The Forest Park physical facilities are seriously outdated and inadequate. Frankly, they are an embarassment to our community in comparison to the middle schools in surrounding communities. I am not in favor of doing anything that would add to my property tax bill. If a parent wants smaller class sizes and a premium education, there are private schools in the area that can fill that need. That was the option we selected for our children, and others can take that path too. In Option 1 I would like to see a more detailed break down of the total estimated costs ($35 to $37 million) before I would give an answer. Recommending Option 3 could allow the current middle school to be renovated into a community center.

Time to look farther down the road, do what's necessary to upgrade facilities for use well into the next decade or two. The middle school is already located on a very large parcel of land. To keep up with academic standards of student performance, it would help students to be in a smaller school environment with smaller class sizes. Franklin is a growing community and all schools recently have been crowded, building another school will open many opportunities/programs for the middle school kids. very outdated and crowded - for the taxes paid in Franklin, our kids deserve a more up-todate facility THERE HAVE TO BE SOME MORE COST EFFECTIVE OPTIONS THAN THE ONES YOU HAVE GIVEN HERE. TO SPEND $35 MILLION ON A MIDDLE SCHOOL IS OUTRAGEOUS!!!! (CAPITAL LETTERS WERE INTENDED!) Why not expand the middle school to serve ~1750 students, and then make it the high school. In my opinion, the Forest Park "pod" layout is a very inefficient use of real estate not to mention confusing to walk around in. The school could be expanded southward, and an entrace could be added on Peutz. This survey is only looking at expanding the middle school system, when actually it's the high school that is closer to eclipsing its capacity. I would like to see the current high school renovated into a middle school and a new high school built. WQOULD BE GOOD FOR THE KIDS TO GO FROM 5 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, THEN TO 2 MIDDLES SCHOOLS, THEN TO ONE HIGH SCHOOL -- SLOWLY ADAPTS THEM TO THE BIG SCHOOL This is not the time in our weak economy to even consider spending such money. 6th grade should be at the middle school level The middle school is currently under utilized. No need to spend more money on it. My answer is based on the desperate need for a new high school Just like private businesses, it's time to cut back on too many administrators and reduce the benefits of everyone involved in education. A large portion of the US population have been hit hard in the past three years and we cannot afford to continually have have taxes increased. Retirees have been hit especially hard becaus they have no chance to recoup their losses. 6th graders should be not be put in middle school

Why not keep 6th grade students in the elementary schools. Perhaps think about moving 9th grade to the middle schools. I attended a jr. high school which was 7th, 8th & 9th grades. High school was 10th, 11th, and 12th grades. The current middle school is under full student size. Why increase??? I would like to know why there is no option for the middle school and high school to be on the same piece of property currently occupied by the high school. There is quite a bit of land that is not being used and I think that both schools could be at the same site, saving a LOT of money on land purchase. no GET SPENDING UNDER CONTROL FIRST. HAVE DISTRICT EMPLOYEES PAY MORE OF THEIR BENEFITS LIKE THE REST OF US IN THE REAL WORLD School facilities have little to do with the quality of education. There is too much emphasis on building high end facilities with the false assumption that the more luxurious the building, the better the education. Most academic classes require nothing more than a classroom, textbooks and a good teacher. Science & computer classes require equipment. The focus should be on providing a safe and clean learning environment at the most affordable cost. no Make sure that you look into the future. Do not do a quick fix and have to cross this bridge again in the near future. I would rather pay more now to have it done right. Also remember, any construction or improvements will cost less now than in the future with inflation. Use existing facilities - reduce O&M / administrative costs no. Can't afford it at this time so leave everything as is. This can always be revisited when our economic future looks brighter. While I chose the first option there are some pieces of information that has not been provided that needs to be provided to make a good decision. Are we also going to have to expand the high school since it is almost at capacity. If so then I might change to option 3. What is the anticipated growth of the student population in Franklin. For a few years we had tremendous growth. Is that expected to continue or has it leveled off. While expanding can be good if in a few years we will have a declining enrollment then maybe it is not the best solution. Finally, we cannot just look at the Middle school or the high school etc. We need to look at all of the district needs.

Make sure that the renovation is for more classrooms. Make sure this information is told to the taxpayers There is not enough info on the forecasted number of students over the next 10 + years. For how many years will the above options meet the needs of our community? You do even have either of the schools in question at full capacity. Why would you "plan" on having more students when you cannot even fill the schools you already have. Taxes in Franklin are already way too high and now you want to pile on somemore. Not stated how long the tax impact would be...would be helpful to know. Current middle school facilities inadequate and aged, definitely need new facilities. What has changed, though, since last this issue was considered that now we are thinking existing high school will work as a middle school? Are teachers on board with this option? I think this is best option, but what happens to old building -- will it be sold and reduce the tax impact? Lots of unanswered questions here..... which makes me think district needs to do multiple hearings, articles, press releases, mailings, communications with whatever options are presented. Pool and track facilities would be good for the middle school kids. I am in favor of having top notch facilities for our students. However, I do not see the need to include 6th grade in the middle school, especially at these prices. eliminate accepting Chapter 220 or any other program accepting out of Franklin residents. All of them are too costly. Extend the school year to the end of June, shorten summer break to July only, and start the school year in August. That provides 12% more school space. Renovate the current Middle School as well as renovate the current High School. The High School especially needs renovation. The High School does not offer the same updated computer labs or gym options as other area schools (Whitnall, Greenfield, etc.). The High School location and structure is sound - renovation would be sufficient. Franklin High School continuously puts out strong athletic teams in Football and Baseball. Though there are other sports due to the facility constrants (Tennis for instance), that would be helped by a new facility. none The actual tax impacts are thousands of dollars per District taxpayer, if one divides the cost projections by the number of taxpayers. Slow down expansion of residential building in Franklin to decrease stress on the current Franklin educational infrastructure.

If option #3 is selected it would be good to know what possible options there would be for the current school building and property. i.e. could it be sold for X; keep it to potentially become a grade school; etc Strongly oppose the larger middle school. The span of control would be ineffective for the middle school setting. why move the 6th grade? Are the elemetary schools at capacity? FRANKLIN RESIDENTS CANNOT AFFORD HIGHER TAXES. YOU NEED TO FIGURE OUT WAYS TO BETTER UTILIZE THE CURRENT FACILITIES. ARE THESE OPTIONS REALLY NECESSARY OR ARE WE JUST TRYING TO COMPETE WITH THE SURROUNDING CITIES WHO HAVE UNDERTAKEN IMPROVEMENTS TO THEIR EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES? YOU WILL BE FORCING MANY FRANKLIN RESIDENTS TO LEAVE THE CITY WITH THESE KINDS OF TAX INCREASES. Don't just close Forest Park. Turn it into an elementary school. The middle school was designed by someone on drugs. Who thought it was sufficient to have students use the PARKING LOT for outdoor gym? I can't tell you the number of times I've seen cars pulling in for meetings, etc. and having to drive around the kids running laps. Please don't tell me your "solution" will be to never let them exercise outdoors. That is adding insult to injury. Being someone who works frequently in the middle school I see no reason to "shut down" Forest Park. All three of these options neglect the fact that the high school is understaffed, over crowded, and needs major facility upgrades. In my eyes and to the eyes of other observers, the high school is the face of a school district. I believe there needs to be a top down approach taken. Start with the high school, meeting its needs and working down from there. I prefer option 3 but at this point just can't afford that increase to our taxes. I'm also concerned that if we do option 1 or 2, by the time those are complete...we'll need to pump money into the high school also. So going the less expensive route now probably won't last that long. I don't have any good answers for you unfortunately. I understand the importance of the issue to our kids education but in this economy it just doesn't seem to be the right timeing. Seems to me it would be better to have all the middle school students in Franklin bussed to one local facility. Why is there such a need for so many middle schools. If you use Franklin High School it seems to me that this would have with classroom size, etc. NO

It's a tough choice, I know, but the school district is in DIRE NEED of a new high school. Even though our youngest child is a senior at FHS, and would not benefit from this endeavor, we are in favor of serving Franklin's future needs. Thank you. The short term and near term economy makes this a very poor time to be considering any expansion. Not enough information to make a decision. Are schools in good long term physical condition to make improvements worthwhile? What are projected student levels in the long term future? The last referendum asked the taxpayers for 78 million to build a new high school and renovate the current building into the middle school. Now, it's 106 to 111 million...how long do we wait? Until it's a billion? Build the darn thing already!! I would not support any referendum that involves closing a perfectly good school. This is wasteful spending in my opinion. It's important to get as much use of existing facilities as possible. This community should be able to build a quality middle school for the lowest price. As the cover letter to the survey said, it will be important to be mindful of the taxpayers in these difficult economic times. So, while the community may need new resources for our students, we should be looking for the best option for the least cost. Don't spend any more tax money. You take enough of my money. We wish to continue with the 7th and 8th grades only. Our taxes in Franklin are high enough. I enjoy our school district but a drastic increase in our taxes would be very difficult for our family to pay. I cannot believe that there are the only three "options" being looked at. All of them are spendy, none of them try to see what can best be done with the current resources that we have. I have heard nothing regarding the elementary schools being over capacity which would precipitate this combining of 6th grade to Forrest Park. Forrest Park was not a good learning experience when my daughters attended there We, as taxpayers, can not afford higher taxes so option 2 and 3 are definitely out of the picture. So, if the need is truly present, then I would go with option 1. Just from what I've read in the survey, it does not sound like we are a critical stage. I would prefer we stay as status quo. Thank you for your time and your service to our community! God Bless each of you!!!!!

In this economy, make do with what's in place. We can not afford any more excessive spending. We already will be burdened covering what those crazy politicians in Washington have recklessly dished out for worthless programs. Use existing tax money and private donations to improve facilities as the budget allows. Cut teacher pensions? Increase the amount of $ teachers pay for their health insurance? Has Franklin considered any options that DON'T include a tax increase? Work with in the existing budget as the private sector has to do in order to expand business. I think you should renovate the current high school into a middle school and then sell the existing land (north parking lot, baseball and football fields) to other developers to reduce the cost to the taxpayers. I think you should use the land at the current middle school to build a new high school. There is enough land for parking, a new school, football and baseball fields. The cost is obscene! I would like the middle school to be big enough to accommodate 6th graders, as well as 7th and 8th graders. You need to have a comprehensive package for the schools. The middle school and the high school go hand in hand. You need to have a plan that addresses both the middle school and the high school, not just one. Maybe integrate a community center Renovations to be done at an econmically sound period - also shift costs of extras to parents of students and full recovery of vandelism. My daughters, who attend Forest Park, said that they like the school having just 7th and 8th grade there. How was capacity calculated? It seems low to me. If it is low there is no problem. What other options were explored? Has more students per classroom been explored? That is an option! Do not discount it. YOu do not always have to throw money at every problem. Forest Park middle school needs to go. I've been coaching basketball at another school in Forest Parks league for the last 13 years. Their gym facilities are the worst out there (What an embarrassment to the community!) Oak Creek was able to tear down their old,moldy,unhealthy middle school and build a new one in its place within one year....It's our turn!!!!!!!!!! aS MUCH AS WE WOULD LIKE A NEW HIGH SCHOOL BUILT, OUR HOUSEHOLD COULD NOT AFFORD THE INCREASED TAX IMPACT OF $286 PER $100,000. What is the "tax impact" for students that are NOT residents of Franklin?

NO School officials need to understand that we are in the middle of a recession right now and most of us can't afford ANY additional taxes. I realize the school facilities need improvements, but the district needs to hold off until the economy improves. No Franklin has a reputation for educational excellence. People are drawn to our community because they are willing to invest in the future and in our community. The cost of $88/100k on an annual bass is minor compared to the cost borne on the shoulders of our children by forcing them to participate in overcrowded classrooms and in outdated or even unsafe facilities. It is time to build a state-of-the-art high school that is a safe and beautiful educational facility, where teachers and staff want to give the gifts of their time and talents in service to our children and our community. This is good for our children and good for our community. From here, the only logical next step is to renovate the high school into a middle school that will serve our 6-8 graders. Perhaps this will also allow our elementary schools to implement a K4 program--even at 1/2 days--which will start our children on a strong educational path within our community schools. Don't move the 6th grade Why can't the 6th grade students just stay at their current elementary schools? We don't understand the need to have the 6th grade students join the middle school. It seems this is an unnecessary expense, considering how tight money is right now for the school district. I feel that it would be possible to build a school for far less money than what is being offered as choices. I think it's preferrable to keep all middle school students in one location. Eliminating the division of students in a social aspect. However, I believe we are in as great or greater need of renovations of our high school and it's surrounding facilities. No Considering there are so many recommended changes to the high school, maybe a good idea would be to convert the current high school into another middle school, and build a new high school. Maybe all these recommended changes wouldn't necessarily need to be made for a middle school. Would like to see a new HS and improved MS facilities. 3rd option seems the best to me even if both my kids will probably be out of HS before this is finished!

Do not increase any type of taxes anywhere for any reason at this time. Find ways to make what you have work. Children can learn anywhere. Conditions in any of the schools are better than what we had when we were their age. We shared desks and still learned very well. It is not the time to begin this type of project. Same comment. I don't believe we need to add the 6th grade to the middle school. If the school needs improvements, let's talk about those. I do NOT like 2 middle schools; that creates a have / have not situation between the schools no matter how hard you try. I would like to see one middle school that could include 6th graders, and one high school... a much nicer one with a better gym and a auditorium. Our current h.s. is embarrassing. No. It would be hard to split 5 grade schools into two middle schools. Having more kids at the school creates more social opportunities. My daughter didn't have a lot of friends in grade school, she just didn't seem to 'click' with anyone. She has a large group of friends now. Being around a larger number of students has increased the odds that she will find someone with similar interests/personality. 6th Grade should be added to the middle school to keep the Franklin school district the same as the surrounding districts. The option of closing Forest Park and building a new high school is crazy. Why would we want to close a perfectly good school?? The children of this community deserve a high school of the future, not one almost 50 years old, whether it's renovated or not. Traditional school buildings aren't set up for the way learning is going to take place in years to come. Build a new HIgh School!!!! Two middle schools--option 2--is not a good option. It would be a bad value and inefficient, it would be unfair to those students going to the old middle school, and does nothing to solve our problematic high school. Option 3 is best, followed by option 1. Leave things alone. They are working well! New high school is badly needed What this did not address is the capacity at the grade schools. If they are adequate I work not add 6th grade to the middle school. I would leave things as they are. We have newer grade schools and remodeled grade schools which are nice.

The choir, band, and orchestra rooms should be closer together to allow more collaboration and communication between staff. There is no good place for music groups to perform. The acoustics in the gymn and cafeteria are terrible. I couldn't hear the choirs very well at the concerts I've attended due to the poor facilities for performance. Many middle schools I've gone to for concerts in other areas have an auditorium. This would also be helpful when it's necessary to have an all school assembly. Everyone would be able to fit in one place at the same time. Yes - is the number of lower grade enrollment dropping, as it is in some elementary schools? As a faculty member I think the community's opinion is more important. I definitely do not think it is a good idea to build a second middle school.

While the study showed that having small facilities were better for academic success, several studies also indicated that smaller schools worked better for students living in low economic areas. Franklin is not necessarily in that category, however, I would concede that there may be an advantage for smaller schools but not necessarily. If you were to use FHS as the middle school as in West Bend and elsewhere, you could have a school within a school which would allow you to share faculty and allow them to collaborate within one building, thereby eliminating separate operational costs and minimizing personnel costs. You also could add to your curriculum in PE and teach swimming to students earlier which may help reduce potential drownings (like the 2 that occurred this summer). Or, you might also consider sharing the pool facility for use during the day, in particular to Seniors and community members, as well as offer educational opps for Seniors and community members during the day instead of at night which may help them feel safer. You also would have the autos space available which you could rent out to community to use as a repair shop or empty it, and use as rental space for meetings. You might consider having Seniors mentor our MS students in the area of Woods, Autos or other tech areas where they may be willing to share expertise with our younger students, "intergenerational education", which has shown to improve student learning, increase ties of students to community and vice versa and allows our community to have "buy-in" to district future needs. I know that the district has always tried to make facilities equitable as possible, so I also have a question as to which students would attend which MS. I have experienced redistricting and how that affects the community. If we have 2 MSs, we would have to redistrict. How would the community participate in this process and what if, as in the last redistricting, the Board accepts a "community option" which caused doing a miniredistricting within 2 years after implementation because unexpected growth occurred causing overcrowding at PV and RW?? That caused much consternation among the parents of the affected children. What effect would having to attend the "old" MS vs the new MS have on our students/community? Would the facilities be PERCEIVED as equitable? If you try to use an east-west approach and 76th street would be your boundary, 3 elementary schools would empty into FPMS and only 2 into the new MS. So more students would wind up attending FPMS from the get-go. How would that be perceived? The children, and the staff that teach them, need facilities that are conducive to learning. First and foremost, I believe that focusing on the high school is more important for the standing of education in our community than is focusing on the middle school.

I don't know why you would have to renovate the high school if it became the middle school because obviously the school is fine enough for the current students attending it. Also most importantly if you don't have an idea where the new high school would be built just like the last vote about 4 or 5 years ago people will not vote to pass it. I have talked to ALOT of family's and they want to know some idea where the new high school will be built before voting. Please keep that in mind or I am afraid it will not be passed AGAIN. Our Taxes are high enough to begin with why can't the teachers just teach the kids, if they can't handle 20-25 kids at once that is really bad. When I was here we had large classes and no one complained about it back then. We need a new high school. If the old school property can be renovated to accomodate a middle school (like the pod system does today- that would be great). But, don't limit middle school to fitting into the old HS. Maybe bulldose the old high school, and sell off the property to developers.? We need some leadership to position franklin for 2050. No one wants to move to franklin once they see our schools. It will take franklin much longer to recover in the real estate market because of the reputation that our school facilities have created. Pr Music rehearsal facilities are terribly inadequate. Also a need for music practice rooms and Smart Boards. What plans are there to renovate the HS if we go with option one or two? Considering the school is at max capacity and needs many renovations including pool,auditorium, athletic field, practice facilities, gym, locker rooms, classrooms, and hallways, etc. No Use some of the fund 10 funds to support option 3. I think that three years of middle school participation (6,7,8) allows for increased identity and ownership from students and families than does a two year stint. Parking and traffic flow would need to be addressed. create a space where all aspects of student life are addressed-larger classrooms (not class size), auditorium for drama and music performances, gallery space for art exhibits, complete science lab areas, more computer labs, mounted projectors in ALL rooms. No

None of the above options address the need for 4 year old kindergarten or may not adequately address the need for additional K - 6 classrooms in the future. Perhaps another building plan the district might consider would be building a second middle school and renovating the existing middle school so that both schools would include grades 5 - 8. This would open up significant classroom space at the existing elementary schools so that K4 could be added and there would be ample room for growth at the elementary level for the next several years. Lastly, the district could renovate/add on to the high school as needed. Is there an in-between step that might be more palatable? Each of these options is very expensive. Even option 1, you put a high school piece in there and the tax impact on a typical Franklin home will be $300-$400 a year. Three or four years ago the second middle school and hs renovation was 51.5 million without tax increases - these costs per $100,000 are pretty high and will be difficult to gain sufficient support for. What will happen to the current middle school if it is replaced by the high school? Can it be sold? Forest Park is a disaster. In renovating it needs to notonlybe renovated but redesigned. Thepod concept is fine but it is a terrible waste of space and leadstoisolation of the staff and students rather than community. Give the teachers a voice in their options I do not like the current middle school from the gym to the confusion of hallways and unused real estate in the center of the school and elsewhere. I think it would make an awesome Franklin Community Center right in the middle of the city almost. Build one new middle school and renovate the High School, building a Field House for sporting events and an auditorium. A New High School is needed. The facilities are out dated. This would help enhance the overall education of the students in the community. Middle school should be 6-8th grade. 6th graders are too old to still be at the elementary schools. Having said that, it is difficult to support a new building project in our current economic times. Maintaining programs to meet the needs of all Franklin students should be top priority.

People complain about schools, and when put to the voters, referendums are likely defeated when asked about school renovations or building new schools. The bottom line is always taxes. You can't have it both ways. Your taxes will have to go up to assure that your school system is top notch. Long term fixes are always the best, but short term may appease the general public because the impact is smaller. Seniors tend to vote everything down due to income. Perhaps attracting other types of housing in the community would be best for a community that is growing and will have school issues. I am probably in the minority, but I feel the sixth grade students should remain at the elementary schools. Those students are 11 and 12, with some even 13, but they are still children. During my recess duties, I see these children doing what children do - playing. They need this social interaction in the form of play, which they do not get at the middle school. Recess there is short with very few interactions tolerated (unless you like basketball) and a lot of standing around. We, as a society, try to force our children to be "mini adults" in many capacities when then still need to be children. Let us keep them at the elementary level so they can be just that. The middle school could greatly benefit from a renovation. Basic things like the cafeteria, for one, d classrooms, equipment, etc. Building a second middle school would cost the community/district more than just initial expenses to build the facilities. It would also cost future revenues for staffing and expensive benefits, upkeep of the building and land, and don't forget supplies and equipment to keep it running. Adding a few more teachers to an existing staff is more cost effective than adding an entire new staff (with administrators at the middle school commanding a very LARGE salary!). And - there are a lot of people without jobs, so you would have no problem staffing those extra classrooms! Our facilities for sports are VERY outdated Both schools are in need of updates and expanding. It is better to do this sooner than later. The high school doesn't serve the needs of current students in terms of technology, etc. While expensive, I think in the long run, it would be better to move the middle school to the high school (with approriate renos) and build a new high school. Wait until the economy improves. I would wonder how long the renovation of Forest Park option would be enough. If a new High School isn't built, my advice would be to renovate and expand

Something needs to be done with Forest Park sooner rather than later. That building is a disgrace! The carpets are filthy. Nothing has been updated in years. These things can cause health issues. I would like to see a new middle school that could accomodate grades 6-8, include an auditorium, and built in the recognized middle school model, ie, a 6th grade wing, groupings of 7th and 8th grade clasrooms, and rooms for music, art, phy ed, etc. that would be accessible by all levels. Pods or the circular halls have wasted spaces that could be used for rooms etc. Perhaps block areas as opposed to pods would be more efficient. Any option should accommodate the 6th graders to join the 7th and 8th graders to have a true middle school facility. smaller schools foster a better learning community, so I 1,300+ Middle School is not a good option for a world class school district. As a staff member living outside the district and not one who would have to face the decision of approving a referendum, my choice would be option 3 though I don't thing there's any way that a proposal that large would be approved by the voters, especially not now. On the other hand, the cheapest proposal (one middle school housing 1350 kids) is one that as an educator seems folly! It would not be a place that I would want to work or send my children! Therefore, option 2 is my choice as essentially a compromise between expense and best practice for children. It's getting very large for a middle school, yet only houses students for two years. This goes against what the research shows is best for adolescent students. Franklin does not need 2 middle schools. With the economy in such a bad state, expanding appears to be the best solution. While I would support the middle school configuration of 6,7,8, when the cost to do this is considered I think we should leave things as they are. If the middle school can accommodate around 820 students and is currently housing about 690 students, renovating to fit 6th grade in seems like a good option. If we cannot afford to pay for full-time guidance teachers and librarians and educational aides, then we cannot afford to build a new school. I strongly believe that a smaller learning environment at the middle school level is the BEST option for our middle school students. However I have a concern that Forest Park is in such bad shape that even a massive renovation will not allow this building (even renovated) to compare to a new building.

Renovate and expand, not just because of cost, but keeping all the middle school kids together. The first two options don't sound feasable. If you expand enrollment for the middle school, where are you going to be putting all these students when they reach high school. Population continues to grow in Franklin and with over 1300 students at the high school, a new high school is the answer. The last time you asked tax payers for a new high school it was turned down because not enough information was out there for the public to see like where the new high school was going to be built. I believe building a new high school is the only option but good luck with the way the economy is now. A second middle school would be great but that would not solve any facility issues a the H.S. No Listen to the community when they tell you what they want. The current High School would not lend itself to middle school needs even with extensive renovations. Look at Kettle Moraine Middle school for a very good configuration of how a middle school should be laid out and designed. Before we consider fancy new schools, pay our staff members competitively, which right now we currently do not. need an option to build one new middle school for 1350 kids and renovate the high school Love the alignment of grades 6-8. Needs better fine arts facilities...music rooms, practice areas, art rooms, drama all in one area. na Research doesn't necessarily support having sixth grade at a middle school. Most studies have shown sixth graders at elementary buildings perform better than those at middle schools. They need to be replaced. Make it happen! The 6th graders do not belong at an elementary school.

I voted for option 1 because it is the least expensive option. I understand and fully support the need to create more room at the middle school level to allow for 6th graders to move to the middle school level. The district has cut time and/or positions in personnel areas (custodial, educational assistants, & teachers). If the district does not have funds to sustain important positions such as school counselors and librarians, how can we justify building a new high school and spending over one hundred million dollars? This does not make sense to me. Why not renovate and expand both middle and high school. The community will never go with leaving the middle school vacant. Why are the costs so high for renovating the middle school. I cannot afford these high dollar amounts added to my already high taxes. Think long-term. The high school facilities are not sufficient and is near capacity. Building a new high school and renovating the current one as a middle school provides the best solution to multiple facilities problems for the longest term. Initial costs will be outweighed by the benefits to the value of the homes and businesses in the city. Forest Park is a mess. Structurally, it is sound, very well kept up, but it just doesn't seem to be configured very well. I hope there is a way to re- arrange/remodel it to make better use of the space. The gym facilities are woefully inadequate for a middle school or even a grade school for that matter. The building is just old. Some classrooms are too small and cramped, and the building looks outdated. If there is room for a proposed auditorium and additional athletic/gym space on the FHS grounds, add that in the cost as well. update elementary schools Having two middle schools makes for more inter district sports options and allows for more students to get involved. I have seen class sizes go up over the past years from 25-26 per class to 28-30+ per class. Also the support in the classroom has diminished to serve students in need much less. Some teachers are split between 7th and 8th grade and even shared with the HS as well

The current middle school has oddly shaped rooms that become difficult to maneuver in when filled with desks or science tables. It also makes it difficult to add desks when needed. The configuration of the building makes hall passing time too long for some whose classrooms are close together and too short for others who have to walk halfway across the building to get to Encore classes. This means some students are running to get where they need to go while other students have time to lolligag and stand around socializing which blocks the flow of traffic. Some rooms need renovation so that more computers can be connected or so that there is more than one place to put the computers or teacher's desk. There should be a group of rooms that are centrally located so that teachers who float between grade levels and houses or who are supporting classrooms aren't wasting instructional time walking from one side of the building to the other to get to the classrooms they support. There should be a large auditorium for whole school presentations. Also, when driving on the campus in the morning there is a blinding glare as you go around the circle past the front doors, I am wary that one day a student crossing the walkway will be accidentally hit because of the glare. If building a new facility or renovating the current building, please think about where the drive is located so that drivers are not blinded by the morning sun. Another concern is that the circular drive is used as a track during PE classes. Again, a safety issue for cars coming on campus(i.e. traveling staff, parents to pick up their student for an appointment). Could a running track be put out in the front field across from the ECC rather than having the students run around the driveway? I think building a new high school would be the best option due to the complete lack of athletic facilities we currently have at the school. My only problem is with the cost of renovation in turning it into a middle school. Why can't the school be used as is. Why are we willing to spend this money on the buildings, while we are cutting the staff needed to support such a change. If you have the $ to spend on the buildings, you should have appropriate staff needs met first!! While OPtion #1 is most cost effective, expanding a middle school to house 1,000+ students is not educationally sound. The end result would be a middle school that would not be3 developmentally appropriate for this age group of students.

The current middle school has mold issues, lacks appropriate infrastructure for 21st century learning, needs a multipurpose meeting space, and an overall "facelift". Hallways need to be wider, handicap accessible entrances, outside space for learning/conversing (current court yard can't be used) Elminate the "pod" concept, allow for space to open up classrooms, insulate for sound reduction, and decent lighting. Options 1 and 2 would be cheaper but would not address FHS's lack of athletic facilities. Option 3 seems to be the wisest district-wide initiative. I do not feel the building is that old. It has not been kept up. The high school needs to be competitive with other leading communities, to get prospective home buyers to buy in Franklin. traffic flow at drop-off and pick-up times is terrible. i would also support converting the high school to a middle school if the rest of the community supports it. ``` kepp it the same get more areas for buses to cover Option 3 is way too expensive Use Forest Park as a grade school use this site as district office not sure for comments, because if there was a rebuilt of the high school, then there is no need to update the building for these above listed items. I think working with the city to look into a community center to meet the needs not only of the school but those of the community should be looked into. South Milw. High School does this along with many other school districts. Of course finances still need to be considered. This joint effort may still be more expensive than it is worth. Yes! This is WAY overdue. We have 3 children that unfortunately will not be able to enjoy any improvement. Lack of foresight is horrendous!It's embarrassing when we see what other school districts have. The high school should be the only priority. They are an embarrassment. If you are not going to build a new high school then all of the above should be considered

Do you have comments regarding the existing high school facility options?

I don't think adding a Community Center to the high school would be a good idea as parking is already limited at the location when various activities for the school are in progress. Would there be a way to renovate/expand near the City Hall offices? That seems to be more of a "community" area with the Library, park, etc... The HS is more of an island. MY FOUR CHILDREN WERE ACTIVE IN VARIOUS SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES (INCLUDING SWIM) WHILE THEY ATTENDED FRANKLIN SCHOOLS. WHILE I APPRECIATE THE SHORTCOMINGS OF THE POOL & ATHLETIC SPACE, I FEEL THESE UPGRADES ARE UNNECESSARY AT THIS TIME IN LIGHT OF THE CURRENT ECONOMIC SITUATION. MANY OF US HAVE LOST OUR JOBS AND HAVE SEEN OUR RETIREMENT SAVINGS DWINDLE. WE DO NOT SUPPORT ANY UNNECESSARY SPENDING AT THIS TIME. i VOTED NO TO ADD THESE TO THE EXISTING HIGH SCHOOL, I assume you mean to add these features to the existing high school grounds. THIS WAS NOT WORDED VERY WELL AT ALL. I would like to see all these features at the brand new high shcol campus. It would be nice to see how the estimated cost would impact our current taxes. In recent budget cuts you had reduced the importance of many of these extra curricular activities, yet you want to build spaces that support them? The present site of the Franklin High School does not seem to be adequate to accomodate all that needs to be done to it to bring it up to par. Plans need to be made to build a new high on a larger site. If the economic times were better I would be more in favor of all these renovations. However, if I am tightening my own belt at home, I just don't see how it's possible to pay for all these improvements at this time! Put this back on the school board and the teachers. Get them to buy in by accepting normal health plans and wages. It's time for them to get off their high horses and get back to reality. If we can save money from this and put it towards some of these ideas, then I'd listen. Part of the fun of school sports programs is traveling to other schools for competitions. It is overkill for every school to have complete facilities. One could have the competitive size pool while another has the official size tracks, etc. And a community center? Absolutely not. What is wrong with the Milw Co Sports Complex in Franklin? It is a phenominal facility and would be a fantastic place for community events. It's big, has lots of parking, indoor and outdoor areas, is connected to a great trail, and has good-sized locker rooms and even kitchen facilities. Let's better use what we have already have in Franklin.

It would appear that an upgraded pool would also serve some need in item 5. I am not sure how much pool time is needed by the community or how much time would be available to the community. Similarly it would make sense for a city community center to have an auditorium that would also serve its high school. The outdoor sports venue at FHS is poor at best, with no running water or restrooms, no tennis courts, no multiuse practice fields that could be used by numerous sports, the marching band and other activities for the community. It is unclear how much improvement will be made with only $3 million. While I don't feel the indoor facilities are adequate I also feel they are better off than some of our other facilities. Where do these "estimated costs" come from - they seem outrageous. We have built a large building ourselves, so we have an idea of the costs involved. We know it's expensive, but these estimates seem too high to simply upgrade facilities. Is the focus on extravagance or utility? I think the Community Center should be connected to the Sports Complex. WE HAVE TO BE THE BEST , WE ARE NOT IN THE FOREFRONT FOR TAXES ANYMORE I SEE WE ARE WAY BACK IN THE LIST FOR TAXES THIS IS BECAUSE CITY OF FRANKLIN I THINK IS NOT DOING THAT GOOD IN COLLECTING TAXES. THERE ARE MANY HOUSES THAT HAVE BUILT THEIR BASEMENTS AND PERFORMED ADDITIONS BUT I SAW A NOTE IN NEWSLETTER REGARDING PERMIT BUT WHAT ABOUT THE PENALTY . JUST INCREASING THE PERMIT FEE TO DOUBLE WILL NOT HELP PENALIZE BY COLLECTING TAXES FROM THE DATE THE HOUSE IS BUILT OR BUYING DATE OR PROOF WHEN IT WAS BUILT AND COLLECT TAXES SINCE THEN. COLLECT MORE TAXES FROM THESE SOURCES IF WE JUST SAY AND DON'T DO NOTHING PEOPLE WILL JUST TAKE IT EASY. we need updated facilities to serve community properly All of these sound great. Not sure why we would need an indoor track. But, as a parent of athletes, it is amazing to travel to other schools to see what they have to offer. Our gym is small, no soccer field, no softball diamond, no tennis courts, our concession facitilty is lacking, (i.e. no outdoor plumbing..)I think we need to snap up the land on 51st and Puetz to get going on these improvements. Not sure who the idiot city planner was that approved the neighborhood across from the high school. That could have been utilized so much better. Not sure who would want to raise kids in that high traffic area. I like ALL of the ideas. I am curious about other 'updates' needed to keep pace with technology. I strongly support enhancing the physical education and athletic space.

All of the above will make Franklin a destination district, to where families will want to move and send their kids to school, thus increasing the amount of student aide from the State of WI. Everything is too small and needs to be built new or at least renovated. The Federal Government is getting too big and powerful - and will be taking too much of our money. When they stop, ask me these questions again. Build a new high school and renovate the old one for a middle school. If not, I still support the above. But it would seem to me that my tax dollars are better spent building new than trying to retrofit or renovate for all the above. Increase the size of the parking lot so any licensed student can drive to school. This will also increase the revenue brought in by the parking permits. Taxpayers need to step up for our children. They are outdate, poor and do not compare to surrounding communities, which makes Franklin a less attractive place to live for young families. Options should be explored that would infuse private monies and allow the high school access to "shared" facilities. This would limit the tax burden on property owners. None of these school needs justifies raising taxes in a recession. That is economic suicide for this community. We all have to make cuts to live within our means. The schools must do that also. The focus of the board is to educate the children. A new pool, theater, etc are nice to have items but have little educational value. This is an absolute waste of money. I prefer an option that is an upgrade of existing facilities, much like Greenfield did. I know you have outlined costs, but are any revenues being projected for leasing the auditorium, recreation events, and fitness center dues? I know South Milwaukee offers residents the opportunity to buy a membership for the fitness facility. Can you work with them to project potential revenues, if any? I think a thorough plan would help sell this to the community. We think the community center should be separate from the high school, with their own building and own location. I would like to see plans for additional revenue being generated by hosting competitive events, renting space to outside organizations to maximize the use of the above facilities. Paying the operational costs of these structures would be best offset with revenue streams to maximize their use besides just the schools.

If you improve the high school facilities, you can then host events and earn money for the district Safety concern for the crowded hallways when they transfer to next class. No indoor track or auditorium. Parking is limited. My option is to build a new high school. In that case updates would not be necessary. An exception would be the community center. That is if one would be located in the new middle school. F.H.S. is in desperate need of updating its swimming pool area --needs a new scoreboard and pool should be in 'yards' vs. 'meters'. Muskego has proven that updating the pool/athletic field and adding a Performing Arts Center will generate revenue and pay for itself within a short period of time thru rental of the space for outside events and hosting school competitions. Once again funding needs to be found that is already built into the school bugets. Raising taxes is not an option. There are plenty of wasted dollars in the distric that could be used for building funds other than going to the tax payers to bail you out for years of wasted spending. NO NEW OR HIGHER TAXES!!! The present High School is totally adequet. I think the pool, the gym is adequate (in fact, wasn't it just remodeled?), the outdoor field is adequate. We can by and have gotten by with the facilities the way they are. The place where you watch play is quite below adequate. I would probalby support something that would enhance that, however, I'm not sure you have to spend $15 million. PLEASE, QUIT TYRING TO INCREASE OUR TAXES. If a community center is to be added at tax payer expense, would there also be a charge to use say the fitness center? Also if a pool upgrade is needed, couldn't that be part of the fitness center improvement?? There has to be smart planning to utilize funds appropriately, vs wasting $$$. How about trying to fundraise for some of these things? Brookfield has a beautiful fine arts center that the high school uses for some activities, built with donations from a family. As parents of children who attend parochial school, we see tremendous things happen when parents are asked to donate for a specific item they believe would make their school a better place. We need to get with the times and up to speed with other districts. Our facilities SUCK and we can't have this any longer. I would move out of Franklin if the HS is still the way it is in 5 years because I DON'T want my kids to go there. Please make sure to have enough parking!

Leave the school the way it is other than preventive maintenance. Don't cause tax burdens on the elderly. Franklin High School needs to be upgraded and renovated. Schools in a community are what attract new home buyers/builders into an area. Franklin has an excellent School District with regards to staffing and most of the elemementary school buildings. But when you compare the High School facilities with those of our neighboring communities, Franklin is years behind. Our high school is a representation of our communitiy. Parents and students from other communities come here to participate in sports and academic competitions. It is sad for them to see such an out-dated facility as a representation of our community. I would need more information regarding some of the questions asked to make an informed choice. The existing facility MUST be upgraded. We certainly do not need to spend millions of dollars for a community center, adult rec, social networking,etc in these times of economic times. As for "competitive" events in our schools, keep doing whatever we are doing now...it seems to be working. NO MORE EXCESSIVE DEBT AND SPENDING IN GOVERNMENT! I answered "not sure" because I don't believe that it is cost effective to renovate the existing H.S. facilities. However, if there is no land earmarked for a new high school/community center and it is not a possibility to build a new facility, then "Yes" the H.S. is in desperate need of renovation. I'm angered that this has not been planned for yet. Just because the last referendum didn't pass, doesn't mean that the district should not have begun planning for a new H.S. One reason it did not pass was because there wasn't enough information and the communication was poor. These are all "nice to haves". We need to focus on "need to haves". The current facilities are fine. The current high school is inadequate for a high school especially given all the items noted above and a new high school needs to be built per option 3 presented earlier. Try for creative partnerships to upgrade athletic facilities such as donations for 'naming" rights, etc. DO NOT EXPECT THE TAX PAYER TO PAY!!!! Needs serious updating and it's a crime that our high school doesn't have a theater like all other high schools in the area. n/a

Any options should be already funded. Any new construction in Franklin included "impact fees" to the citizen for costs to the city & schools for future and present "impacts" to the system. We are in favor of expansion at the current location. Swiiming Pool/ Performing Arts/ Indoor Phy Ed space are all neccesary to keep Franklin up with the current times of High Schools The high school certainy needs to update its facilities, especially in the performing arts area. The focus is always more on athletics rather than acedemics. Few are going to choose to buy a home in Franklin because the high school has outstanding football facilities. I am more concerned on the performance on the ACT. You should build a new high school on a county park land site--we should be able to get a good deal since the county wants to sell some land for revenue. I would support building a state-of-the-art high school with room for expansion over yet another patch of the old high school. I think $11 million is crazy to update the middle school. What could possibly cost that much? I am voting for a new high school which would have a regulation size swimming pool, new auditorium, etc. Therefore, I responded no to these questions. However, if the referendum would not include a new high school, I would support all of these upgrades to the high school. update the looks of the school, very old looking. Update classrooms to make teaching more compatible with students and technology for the future. Before making the costly renovations more information is needed. The school is near capacity already. However, I hate the idea of a $95 million cost for a new state of the art school. What is the population growth expectation? If we make additions will we still be at capacity? Is there any way to defray some of the costs so the tax payers aren't shouldering all the burden? Can we get business involvement? In this economy we don't think anything should be done with taxpayor dollars. Franklin is expensive to live in and we shouldn't add extra costs now just to keep up with our neighbors. None Build a new high school. However, to garner the support you'll need, you need a well developed proposal that includes location and amenities with data to support your longer term projections. An auditorium is definitely needed. Couldn't this be a joint effort between the school & the city also?

I am especially in favor of the performing arts center. For expanded facilities rent the County owned sports facility on Highway 100 Since we support converting current high school into middle school all of theses 'issues' could be built into the new high school. Add a second story to H.S. to expand it. Why waste money to buy more land. Rent pool facilities elsewhere, rent indoor track facilities to keep taxes down. Republicans don't want to raise taxes.... Priorities are: good teachers=good education -- not fancy buildings. Franklin High School absolutely has the worst athletic facilities in Sotheastern Wisconsin. It is amazing what our athletes accomplish with such Neanderthal facilities.This has to change. It would seem to me that a new high school needs to be built to address the athletic facilities and a lack of an auditorium. The current high school sits on land not conducive to additions. This was poor planning. Why weren't these items planned for when the school was originally built? no I will not support or vote for any improvements that include more spending on phy-ed. The current facilities dwarf any I've seen in 39 years of teaching in City High schools much larger than Franklin HS. The facilities for the academics and specially the arts are extremely poor and in great need of improvement! I believe a new high school should be built, but if it is not, I would support the above renovations. Franklins taxes are high enough. And alot of us senoirs can't afford the extra money

1. No high school kids I or my children have ever talked to liked swimming. Are we building a new pool to satisfy just a few kids? Or is it for the teachers? because the majority of high school kids don't even want swimming class. 2. I just talked with my kid. He stated that if you would survey the kids none of them would like to go to attend any concerts in an auditorium, new or otherwise! Again, who are we building this for? A few teachers that complain a lot (whining?) 3. Indoor track, are you kidding? Running around the current gym is sufficient! The kids only use the track for about 10 minutes per gym period anyway. The study identified what, how to spend more taxpayer money? 4. How many additional events will use the proposed track? We live in wisconsin remember! Kids have off the summer which leaves only a few weeks in the spring and fall for outdoor track use. No way is that worth any money. 5. Why don't you attach a community center to the new police station to ensure that no bad elements ruin it for everyone else and that the elderly feel safer and kids see the police station as a positive safer place to go to and not something bad. There are already two gyms. We don't need another one. There is absolutely no need for an indoor gym. children can run laps around the basketball court as we did as children. The outdoor facilities could be updated, considering the amount of revenue that is brought in yearly from football attendance, and track. I support renovating the existing high school into the middle school and building a new high school that would include the facilities mentioned above. I am in favor of adding an auditorium but am very surprised that the estimated expense is that high. I would also like to see improved outdoor concession facilities at the High School and proper bathrooms near the football field. I would STRONGLY support the renovation of the current high school at its current site and add ALL of the above athletic areas. NO Of course all of these ideas sound great, but it is hard to think of adding more money onto taxes. Franklin taxes are already quite high. If all of the above improvements were made, I would rather see that $35M go to a new high school. On a limited incremental basis, I would support some items. Keep the school competitive academically first, then be sure the sports can also be competitive...along with music, art, performing arts, etc...they are all important to building skills and cultured adults. NO I think there should be a common community facility and that is where some of the arts and plays could also be if build correctly.

No community center, please! Franklin already has great community facilities such as the library, parks etc. Focus any spending on improving the schools. Although our facilities are not plush like places like Hartland Arrowhead we somehow manage to produce excellent teams in football, wrestling, baseball and other sports. The district needs to "make do, do without and make it last!" My taxes are already far in excess of those in other communities and definately better than in other states where I have lived. When forced, the district somehow manages to figure out a way to get the job done with what they have. That needs to continue to hold the line on taxes unless the district can do so in a cost neutral manner. If an aquatics center is added at the Soccer/Sports Complex, it's not necessary to update the pool at the high school. Likewise, if the Soccer/Sports Complex is expanded, it's not necessary to add a community center to the high school. While the high school is old it does have adequate facilities. If high-end facilities are desired for the benefit of some they should pursue private support. When compared to the other schools in our conference we are second rate. We don't have bathrooms at our football field/baseball field. Our softball team has to drive miles just to practice. Our football team practices on a slice of land that many youth football teams would not even use. We need to have something comparable to Muskego. It is all about the economy - if you don't have the money DON'T SPEND WHAT YOU DO NOT HAVE IN THE BANK!!! That is why our country is in the mess it is now. Can't we learn something from all this mess?? We can't continue to spend and bankrupt our children's future! FORGET about the extras for now. If we can SAVE and do this in the future awesome - but we DO NOT NEED any of the above. we need a updated high school to keep up with new students My children were and are active in high school sports, music and drama. The facilities are not up to standards. My son was a senior before he could run a track meet at the high school. My daughter currently is part of the stage crew and the stage and backstage areas are a joke. The kids do a lot of work to get ready for a play or musical and unless you sit in the first two rows you can't see very well. The high school needs new facilities, but they need to be used by the entire community to make them feasible. In South Milwaukee their facilities (weight room, indoor track, PAC) are used by everyone. We need to update everything and then use them a lot. NO.

The high school is an embarrassment particularily for the property taxes that we pay. The facility should have been improved 5 years ago. The school district is way behind on these upgrades compared to our neighboring school districts such as Oak Creek, Greendale, Greenfield and Muskego. When this goes to referendum, the school district better have their facts together such as costs, how long before the loans are paid off, schematic plans of the facilities, location of the facilities, etc. The last referndum was doomed to failure because of the lack of this critical information. It has taken far too long between surveys and now the faciliites are even further behind. Shame on us! Our community has definitely outgrown the original facilities built over 40 years ago. We need to keep our schools up-to-date to keep our houses at a decent value and promote new residents to the area. If we allow our schools to become way outdated, we are asking for trouble by eventually lowing the value of our homes, bringing in low-income familities that may not keep our community desirable, and having current residents move out of the community into better areas. I am sick of hearing neighbors trying to use the school lottery system to move their children to Greendale or Muskego because of the better facilities. You want to spend up to $34 million dollars on athletics and performing arts!!! What about a few dollars on real education of our children? I don't want to spend money on building world class facilities just to impress our neighboring districts. We just need facilities that serve our children's educational and physical needs. I believe that the best option is to build a new high school incorporating the swimming pool, performing arts center,indoor/outdoor phys ed space and community center. Ideally, the new buildings could be located in a busy section of town close to other public buildings such as the public library and retirements communities making use of all facilities easy for everyone in the community. The Franklin School District needs to consider the economic situation of the citizens of Franklin. The items presented in this survey with the information given read like a "wish" list. As a former construction company executive, I can say that your price quotes on the above are at least 40-50% above those available through several quality construction companies that are in dire need of work in this poor economy. This MUST be shopped around on open bid.

I don't hear any of my neighbors with school-aged children complaining about all the above, so again I say hold off until the economy and housing market improves or comes back more. It seems like a good number of folks need new things rather than learn to live with what they have now. It's better than nothing at all. Schools exist for the purpose of education and education only. While I agree that physical education & music are important, it sounds to me like the plan is to try to do more team sports & host competitions in Franklin. I don't believe it is public educations responsibility to provide great football (fill in your favorite sport) players for colleges or professional leagues. The goal is to education students to be productive members of society. Only a small portion of students benefit from team sports. They are subpar in comparison to neighboring communities. They do not adequately serve the needs of students in this district, nor do they reflect the standard Franklin aspires to. Definitely need a Performing Arts facility Leave the HIGH SCHOOL where it is Leave the High School at the spot it is currently located. Please focus on the 3 R's of preparing children for college. Children should learn about learning to be creative, being frugal and appreciative of what they have. The economy is not what it use to be and spending more is not the solution. Children need to focus on mental, social, physical, emotional and economic development (book keeping etc.) NO The high school needs some serious updates to meet the needs of our children. We are a sad excuse of a high school compared to most of the other high schools in the area. The outdoor facilities lack alot; the football field and stands could use work ex. lockerrooms and permanent restrooms. There are not enough seats for the community to sit and it is silly the long lines to buy tickets. As far as the performing arts, aren't these the classes that are being cut, so why the need? I really don't follow the problems of the High School but sensible options to help our students sound reasonable to me.... Work with what you have people, we are in a deep recession.

I recently attended a Franklin football game and the track and stadium were in great condition!! I see absolutely no need for a swimming pool in a high school and personally I could never understand why is was needed in the first place.In this economy I cannot believe that our educators and school boards still think that they have a blank check with our tax dollars. Wake up!! The is fine and very useable.We don't need more building to teach. Most sport activities are a choice, Eliminate 220 children to help with population and increase class sizes, cut programs not needed for basic education.Cut PAYROLL.....My family and I do not need the government suppling us with Community centers,,,let the private sector do this if there is such a huge market 1) our sports teams are at or becoming state champion level in many sports. the community supports these programs and wants quality facilities for their athletes. 2) like it or not, families considering school districts consider the caliber of sports options for their student athletes. 3) not being able to host events due to inadequate facilities does a disservice to the athletes who benefit from home support In the past safety issues were ignored in some of the Franklin schools while petty things like the painting a mural on a wall or having students painting a room became a major issue for these same people charged with maintaining the Franklin schools. In the past it has been more important for someone to run there finger over the top of a door jam to see if it had been dusted than to repair broken fire doors in the school and keep the schools up to code. There is no question that the schools in Franklin need to be updated by either adding on to them or replacing them, however, I think that the school district, the teachers and the board need to be deemed as worthy to receive these facilities as the students are to have quality facilities in the first place in Franklin. Really? Are you not aware that we're in the worst recession since the Carter Era or do you just not care? We can still use the pool & track to train, allowing us to field teams. Update the track once it's in need of serious repair. my kid not going to high school yet IF YOU DO THAT YOU ARE COMMITTED TO BUS IN THE TRASH. Use what we now have. live with what you have........ NO

The only option that I would vote for would be option 5 which uses community funds for additional pool, track, performing space. Wasn't there just an article in the paper about $10 million coming to Franklin from Waste Management that could be used for this purpose? My daughter attended only for 2 1/2 years, but I was very surprised with what lacked in that building. My high school, in a poorer town, had many more facilities than Franklin does. Port a Potties for bathrooms at the football field, 1 concession stand. No auditorium, I was shocked. I voted for building a new high school a few years ago. Don't stop trying to get this thru. I don't want higher taxes, but there is a real need here. Please spend as wisely as possible!! I answered not sure to the additions to the high school, not because I don't support them, but because I think those things need to be included in a NEW high school! The high school's major objective is to educate our students as well as provide facilities for sports and outdoor activities. Today, a number of ideas are being offered throughout the community that are collaborative in nature. Many of the ideas would lessen the cost to tax payers, but none seem to be addressed in this survey. If some of these plans are equal to or better than plans being suggested in the survey shouldn't the school district entertain those options too? As noted previously, the school district should work with the city to develop a plan that would benefit all populations. Please expand in all of the aforementioned categories. This upgrade cannot come soon enough. We cannot afford these costs to support a small fraction of the students. Universities support these things with donors and advertising revenue. Put efforts into a plan to attract donors and build these without tax money. With the current federal, state, and local administrations in power, and the economy in ruins, I could not support any increase in school district spending. All these ideas are nice however back in the days we never had the luxury of all the fancy things proposed here and we turned out some mighty fine adults and atheletes. Our children are spoiled enough and need to learn that not everything is going to be handed to them on a silver platter without suffering any consequences. Look around at the suffering you will cause a lot of people if we are forced to endure more taxes THE HIGH SCHOOL (AND COMMUNITY) WOULD BENEFIT GREATLY FROM A COMMUNITY CENTER IF WE ARE TO REMAIN A VIBRANT COMMUNITY ATTRACTING FAMILIES AND BUSINESSES.

see comment from middle school. I am not sure about the performing arts center because of the previous plans to build a performing arts center and entertainment complex near Sendiks. If a community complex is built there I see no need for two performing arts centers. We have not yet made a determination whether or not our children will attend Franklin for high school. The items mentioned above enhance the students' experience, but are not essential for learning. I am in support of these items but if forced to choose between these items and a computer lab, teacher incentives or a safe school environment, all of the items above would lose. While generally we support facilities that meet our needs, the question of building new or renovating seems to override these questions. We do, however, tend to support the city developing a community center. Have fund raiser's to get the money, not raise taxes, as you always do. Look for donations. I'm sure there are enought millionaire's in Franklin that would like a building named after them....... Make it a virtual school Read my comments earlier. Same applies. It appears that everything needs updating. In this economy it is hard to agree to update everything. I would be willing so support an update of one or two items. Since I don't have children, I'm not sure what would be the best option. If revenue would be generated for Franklin and/or the school district in relation to upgrades, it would be helpful to share that. If it is only infrastructure or non-revenue producing space, again, good to know. With revenue generating capability in mind, I would look to those spearheading the project to provide the recommendation for 1-2 projects. The athletic facilities have been "up-dated" several times in the last 50 years. Upgrading a swimming pool for the use of 20 or 30 kids when the music performance groups of hundreds of kids have no place to perform is an outrage. We have no auditorium to HOST the Wisconsin School Music Association performances or the school plays and musicals. Count the kids involved in each and see who would benefit more. Create a separate Community Center

Our four children attended the high school between 1998 and 2007. The hallways were terribly overcrowded at that time and the student parking area was inadequate for the number of students that needed to use it (and student parking should be free!) It would now make a nice middle school and we would support building a new high school for the next generation of students in Franklin. The school will need upgrades as time goes on. Right now most districts in the nation are trying desperately to maintain the programs that they have. The upgrade proposals have to be realistic. Just a few years ago we put up an entire library for 5 million and now we are asked to add an auditorium to an old high school for 15 million. SEE PREVIOUS COMMENT. The District could partner with the City to add the auditorium to the school. There is a lack of a business case. There is a lack of information on how each area relates to improved academic performance. They all seem like wants rather than needs? Expecting to fulfill a want in this economy would be a very bad political move. Why is such a biased survey being sent out? The school board should be establishing the needs rather than an architectural firm. I don??t think I need to explain why the architectural firm might have biased results ?? do I? If the school board lacks and understanding of what is needed, how can it expect to understand when the facilities meet the educational requirements. Also, there is a lack of understanding or communication on how the suggestions relate to the: *educational standards and goals *curriculum development and revision *educational program and needs of the school system to the community (note NEEDS, not wants) Are you sure the school board is fulfilling its responsibilities? The survey is a waste of time. It lacks a business case (read needs assessment) and it??s biased. Additionally, the survey doesn??t help me buy into the costs that are being proposed. The facility does need an auditorium which would be used all year. While it is nice to have outdoor athletic grounds, during most of the school days they are sitting idle or under snow. The swimming pool is used by the community and can be used your round. I would like to see some money put into getting traffic off 51st and on to a frontage road.

These options are all so expensive. I feel that the performing arts auditorium is absolutely necessary. I am not sure about the sporting and community center space. I need to know more about it. Are some of the past projects almost done being paid for? Our taxes are so high. It is ridiculous how much we pay compared to neighboring communities. Are we almost done paying for some of the recent school renovations or the building of Ben Franklin or Southwood Glen? It would be nice to know how our taxes are being affected by these projects long term. What would the cost of renovation vs building new be? Public administrators across the country have been cancelling programs due to budget shortfalls for years now because they have proven they cannot spend within their means. I see no reason to support the friviousily spending of money on facilities that have the possibility of being cancelled in the future. Seek other bids for the cost of renovating. Again total appear way too high. You already receive enough money, that if used wisely, will pay for these projects without taking more money from the taxpayers! Close the school, make high school a virtual experience and turn the existing building into a community center. I think the Milwaukee County Sports Complex should provide. a regulation swimming/diving area that would be jointly financed by Franklin and Milwaukee County and available to Franklin H.S. and other county residents. Perhaps this could be expanded to other Franklin athletic facilities Our district seems to be behind in upgrades to our schools - especially the high school. It is about time that we have an auditorium and better facilities in the district. Franklin HS is a perfect, central location in the city, in a perfect setting. I think it should be maintained as though it will remain the only high school in the city in the years to come. A community center would solve the problem of poor seating for plays, concerts, etc. Need new outside restroom facility and new building for selling food. What exactly would need to be done and what exactly are the expected benefits, in detail? Could the community center include the needed auditorium for other public functions or incorporate or use the facilities of the proposed entertainment and cultural center? none

Again we are so over-taxed already. If you could find an alternate way of paying for these improvements other than home owner's taxes, I would support all of them, but I cannot agree to more real estate taxes. I would recommend the above if a new high school was not to be built. Otherwise, I would expect these features in a new high school. Facilities are clearly outdated. Current facilities need to be provided to attract families to the community. The growth and prosperity of the community is tied to this commitment. Long term operating costs can be minimized by hosting events in which the community will pay to attend (ie. plays, athletic events, etc.). I can't believe that someone originally designed this high school to be lacking in so many areas! Build it all...if you want to be known as an "upcoming communitiy" then show it with your school amenitites. more gyms and auditorium most important not in this economy! In answer to #5, conceptually yes, depending on the price tag. Franklin has very strong athletics and I this is a source of pride in our community. I think it is important to have quality facilities, and I would support funding an improvement to our swimming pool and outdoor facilities. I am not sure about the improvements needed to the indoor facilities. I would need more information to determine whether or not I would support this. School is for learning. The arts due add some value but lets get real. This is not hollywood or a county club or fitness center. We need to stress adcademics thru math, english, science and language. Take the pool out. Use the MKE Sport Complex as your new venue. If you want all these special items, charge the families thousands of dollars. Use the fitness center on loomis road. Use basic walking and stretch band exercise. Run all these activities as a business. if you can't cash flow it, forget it. and for certain you can't cash flow it. If you build, make sure these facilities are open to the community residents with extended hours. DONT DO ANYTHING It definatly needs to be updated as well as expanded. #5 makes sense, but more information would need to be vetted out. We are new to the school and have limited exposure. The athletic space is terrible by comparison to other communities. Also, poor security and sanitation.

We have waited FAR TOO LONG to address each one of these issues. The school board needs to take action and take personal responsibility for making these changes work. Hard work and effort and true dedication to the residents and students needs to be evident in all communication. An auditorium has been needed and necessary for a number of years, since I was a student at FHS performing in the "cafetorium". However, an auditorium would only be necessary if the city of Franklin does not build its planned performing arts center which would include an auditorium. The current state of the athletic facilities is almost embarrassing when compared to those in surrounding school districts. Can Franklin share with other communities? N/A THE CURRENT HIGH SCHOOL FACILITY SUFFICIENTLY SUPPORTS CORE ACADEMIC FUNCTIONS FOR THE DISTRICT. ADDITIONAL LUXURIES WILL NOT ADD TO THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE OF STUDENTS. Until the economy improves and the average taxpayer can comfortably support a tax increase, I vote NO to all How can we make a decision when EVERYTHING within the district is so vague! If Forest Park Middle School was closed could that facility operate as a community center for the Recreation Department? But where would the money come from for this? This should not be a school tax. I strongly feel that the time has come to build a new high school facility. While I 100% support providing a WIAA standard depth/length swimming pool, an auditorium, indoor athletic space including an additional gym and indoor track, upgraded outdoor athletic areas, and many other upgraded features for the high school, I do not agree with using a bandaid approach to providing these things. The high school was built 48 years ago and already remodeled 5 times. For the amount of renovating that would need to be done to bring the current school up-to-date facility-wise and technology-wise, it would be a waste of time and money and the end result would come no where near what the kids need to stay competitive with neighboring school and to be prepared for college or the the workforce. However, if building a new school is not an option, I would support the proposed alternatives in questions 1-5. With all the needs made known I would consider moving the middle school to the high school and building a new high school. No comment

I feel these expansion are important for our kids and would allow us to host more events overall which may pay for the upgrades. If we were to build a new high school, Forest Park Middle School could move into the existing high school and the new high school could be built on the current middle school site. I recently attended a wresting tournament for my son that was held at South Milwaukee High School. The new facility there is amazing. With a great pool and fitness center as well as indoor track they have really helped that school and the children a lot. Children were telling me how now in their free time they come work out and hang out with their friends which is a lot better then what some children are doing these days! Also, Oak Creek has a wonderful Community center which holds numerous events throughout the year. Would it be an option to turn Forest Park into the Franklin Community Center if the students moved from Forest Park to the high school and a new high school was built? This could bring money to the community as well as be a positive alternative to what our children are doing in their free time. Proponent for a comprehensive plan including a new high school. Would value information about new high school location. No I like the location of the high school but the building and facilities definitely needs work. A performing arts center could also be used for the community, like South Milwaukee's model. I strongly support evaluating options that allow for multiple purpose spaces, and shared spaces between school and community. I would be interested in seeing a more detailed comparison of costs associated with necessary upgrades, vs. building a new high school. We should do whatever we have to do to improve our facilities. We have the #1 football team right now and we don't have toilet facilities?? This is unacceptable along with the lack of tennis, soccer and swim facilities. No Not to do everything at once.

The main duty of schools is education. I think schools need to offer adequate physical education classes and opportunities for sports. But I think too much money is spent on sports. A few families and students, relative to all the families and students in the district, benefit from football, etc. Support them but not extravagantly. The real need is for students to learn basic skills and other things like foreign languages, etc. Look more at sharing facilities with other entities? If the pool is out of standard, rent/lease another school's or athletic club. There is no reason to build a Performing Arts Center. Again, make due or find a partner to share costs. No longer thing every school needs stand alone facilities. How often is a Performing Arts Center used? Four schools and commmunities could share one. Or look at local non-profit performing arts locations. Make due with what you have, the res of us are cutting back, reusing or going without out. So can you. I do not support any additional taxes at this time for anything other than absolute necessities related to learning and not extracurricular activities. I PERSONALLY WOULD NOT BE SUPPORTIVE OF ANY TAX INCREASES DUE TO THE FACT THAT ALTHOUGH I PAY FRANKLIN TAXES MY CHILD DOES NOT HAVE THE OPTION TO ATTEND THESE SCHOOLS WE HAVE TO ATTEND OAK CREEK / FRANKLIN DISTRICT AND THAT IS UNFAIR. I live in the Oak Creek-Franlin school district, while having a Franklin address. The frustrating thing for me is that I have to pay non-resident fees for Oak Creek for their Parks and Recreation, and have to pay a special fee for Franlin recreation. We live close enough to hear the football games from our house. One way to increase Franklin funding would be to redistrict OC-Franklin to include only Oak Creek residents to Oak Creek. no Couldn't a Community Center be used for performances? If all the upgrades were approved, it would amount to building a new high school. I really do not know the condition of the existing building, but I do know that education has changed just as buildings age. I accept the fact that, sometime in the future, Franklin will need to update the facility. Please do not make the mistake Greenfield did and promise a remodel when essentially you are rebuilding. Honesty does pay off in the long run. Though all these additions would be a wonderful asset to the education of the students, once again, if you don't have the teachers to teach, you have gained nothing.

Do nothing the economy is too bad, I can hardly pay my taxes. I'm retired and my pension stays the same. Our HS facilities are well below everyone elses and to be competitive among the other cities our school facilities need to stand out above the rest. Not only to help improve our education and sports programs, I think high quality school facilities attract high quality jobs and developments to our community too. For example: a new company that's looking to build or relocate in Franklin looks at all aspects of a community and schools are a major part of their decision making. Stop wasting millons of dollars on all the "never ending" patch work remodeling programs. Fix the education problems and needs "once" and only once to provide for uninterrupted educaton for the next 25 to 30 years. Its disappointing that the high school is lacking in modern facilities...although an indoor track is over the top in my opinion. I think the athletic and more importantly the music programs have relatively poor facilities compared to most suburban districts. I would be very willing to support these upgrades/additions. A community center however is something the city should be looking at. Perhaps with someone like the YMCA organization. As far as I am concerned, all these are "luxury" improvements. As a parent my main focus of concern would be academic related issues. As I mentioned previous, the city of Franklin has plenty of outside recreational parks with plenty of tennis courts and open field. The high school athletic teams can just use those. Hosting competitions is not that vital. I will be more than happy to travel to another school to see the Franklin teams compete. Update and improve the existing facilities currently in the high school. Our focus needs to be on quality education, not auditorium space and extracirricular excess. I do not want the high school to be open to the community for fitness and recreation use as this could lead to an unsecure aptmosphere for our children. Discussions on this should not even be considered at this time. The Community Performing Arts Center group did nothing but waste money. Someone should investigate where the money went that was donated. The Citizens for Community Development group that is pushing for a private - public partnership is even more off base. This group of bumbling idiots have no concept of what they are doing. Do not, I repeat do not put any public money toward their venture. It will end up in a bottomless pit.

A performance space is an absolute necessity and I am shocked there isn't anything like that currently at the high school. That space can be utilized by numerous groups, including drama, choir, band, dance, poms, cheerleading, as well as a meeting space for all groups and faculty meetings. Without this space, the fine arts programs at FHS will ALWAYS be extremely behind other districts, which is just unacceptable. IF WE CAN SWIM AT THE HIGH SCHOOL WHY WOULD WE NEED A COMMUNITY CENTER WITH A POOL? IF THE SPORTS COMPLEX IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION CEREMONIES IT SHOULD BE GOOD ENOUGH FOR SPORTING EVENTS. IT IS ALREADY BUILT AND HAS PLENTY OF PARKING. IT IS PROBABLY NOT BEING USED TO ITS FULL POTENTIAL. WHY DID WE BUILD IT? ALSO, NOT EVERYONE LIVING IN FRANKLIN IS WEALTHY. I would prefer to see a new high school with all of the above included in the complex. If that is not an option, I would support spending money on items 2 - 4. Money should be spent on the pool update in either case. I am assuming if a new high school is built, it would include all of these in the new facility. It doesn't seem like a good time to spend big money on recreational facilities . First priority should be learning , so the students can find rewarding work . See other comments The performing Arts facilities are lacking and are the part of the reason I enrolled my two chldren in a neighboring distict instead of attending Franklin High School. An indoor track? Come on now! Did any of us go through school with an indoor track? NO! We seem to have made it in life witout it. I appreciate having the upgrades broken out. All of the above proposals involve extra-curricular activities. Although these updates would be beneficial for the participating students, in this economy I can not afford an increase in my property taxes to pay for them. Since a new high school will be needed in the future, these expenses would be a waste at this time.

School should be chiefly for teaching the students the key subjects - math, science, english, reading, social studies, etc. There are other options for the athletics. Have the Athletic teams or booster clubs pay for them. Increase the prices of tickets or registration to help pay for any new facilities. The public should not always be considered as the only source of funding to build new athletic fields or pools. Partnership with Greenfield or other neighboring schools to share pools/athletic fields. As far as the Community Center Franklin has the library and we have the various current schools to use. There is no need to have a special place attached to the high school. Regarding the auditorium: isn't Franklin in the process of trying to build a Cultural Center in the city? If so - that would be the perfect place to hold activities like this. If this is not an option, then partnership with other schools/communities. not at this time No In the long run we should build a new high school, use the old high school for a middle school and use the old middle school for a grade school as needs arise. Or sell the old middle school and use the money for a new grade school when needed. I support the renovations to accomodate as listed above. I indicated "not sure" because of the cost. I would want more information as to how the cost was determined; I would want the details. I don't support a "carte blanche" estimated cost. We are building a new community theater in Franklin, we could use that space for the performing arts program expansion. I would think we could also partner with the milwaukee county sports complex and add a fitness center...don't add a pool if you are going to fix the high school one at 2 million. Why doesn't the Franklin Rec. Dept. utilize the Milwaukee County Sports Complex more for their youth programs? Anyone in the district can use any of the school facilities. A Community Ctr is not a high priority. If we build a new High School, renovate the current High School to a middle school then Forest Park could become the community center and it would be right next to the education center...Parking needs to be addressed at the High School if a new one is not built. Most all of the project you are proposing have NOTHING to due with educating our children. We must provide a better education without worrying about a new track or swimming pool or Arts Center. You have lost sight as to what is important in providing a quality education.

None of the above options have anything to do with the EDUCATION of our children. Not everyone can swim and there are plenty of pool options year round in the area. Physical activity however is healthy for everyone. I fully support it, even more so when it involves the whole community of all ages. An real auditorium is long overdue. I hated playing concerts in the multi purpose room. A community center would be wonderful at the high school or other location within the city. See my previous comments. Also, walk through Cudahy and South Milwaukee's campuses. We are such an affluent community compared to these and yet we look like a poor community when one looks at Franklin schools. Our school district used to be known for their great schools. How can we say we are competitive when we keep cutting programs and our school buildings are outdated and inefficient. I was just told that there is no extra help for 5th grade students struggling with reading. WHAT! You are cutting the reading program for 6th grade, too? No special help after 3rd? Wow! Nice to know that we are sending our students out in the world fairly illiterate. Where do the cuts end, when we watch the retired teachers and staff go off to their wonderful retirements with never saving a penny for their own retirements? What other job affords employees full medical and full retirement benefits without some money coming from the employees? Why have "we" (Teacher's Union, mostly) made a situation where teachers retire at 55 years old because it is more financially beneficial to do so than to work to 65+ like most of the workforce. Our school taxes need to be used here in Franklin. Not doled out to other school districts in the state and not just to pay for staffing costs. This is pure insanity to keep taxing Franklin residence only for them to hear there are more program cuts and below par facilities in which to teach. I answered no to all updating questions...why place all this money in renovating when Franklin students and residents deserve a NEW high school. Spend the additional dollars and just start new and include all the desired facilities.

I'd like to know what the students want, and what percentage of the students would utilize the additional facilities. Do students want to host competitive events or do they not care? I strongly believe academics is much more important than sporting events. We want our kids to have more college/job choices as a result of attending school in Franklin. Will the option of adding more phys. ed. facilities and hosting events make them more productive and independent adults, or will having better books, classrooms, and increasing their academic ability do that more efficiently? This series of questions is confusing. If #5 (Community Center) were put into place, would this impact # 1-4? Here is how I would answer: The schools need good facilities for swim, performances, and fitness activities. If this can be accomplished through a community center, then I would be supportive of the City-School partnership for a community center first. If there is no chance for a city-school partnership, then I would be supportive of the schools planning for and funding the items individually. I am not particularly supportive of outdoor athletic space as other communities have funded these upgrades through private donations. The economic times are so bad that we need to learn how we can get by with what we have or less. This is not the time for considering short or long term expansion activities. If you add field house to the high school then there is no need for a community center. Plenty of other facilities would become available for community activities. Again poor planning, the property across from the high school stood vacant for years while the city of Franklin continued to grow. If the school board would have been looking to the future the land across from the high school could have been purchased at a lower cost and some of the space problems could have been addressed with access to facilities only across the street from the current high school. Like maybe the football field and sports facilities could have been moved to that location. I DO BELIEVE WE NEED TO DO ALL THE ABOVE WITH OUR GROWING COMMUNITY. IT JUST MAKES ME ANGRY TO SEE HOW MUCH WE PAY IN TAXES, KNOWING HOW OUTDATED WE ARE AND KNOWING THAT ALTHOUGH I WANT THESE IMPROVEMENTS, WE PROBABLY CAN'T AFFORD TO LIVE HERE TO SEE IT OUT.

I cannot see paying $15 million for an auditorium but the high school definitely needs something. How often would you have a performance for 950 people? I do not know. Could the community center share an auditorium with the high school? It could be rented out for community activities such as dance shows. I also can't see having 2 pools one in high school and one for community use. This just proves how schools focus too much on athletics and not enough on education. If you want to spend money, spend it in the classroom. I would like to see a new high school built at a reasonable cost and make use of the exsisting high school and middle school. Make some use of it for the community. I think the emphasis is way too high on athletics. Why aren't there any proposed updates regarding science labs, computer labs, and other useful academic needs? I'm in favor of the performing arts theater because nothing currently exists there. The performing arts is a great way for students to be involved in school. I can't afford to repair my car so I can get to work and you are looking to spend millions for a pool and indoor athletic space. At the same time kids have difficulty with simple math and seldom do any reading. Stop looking for ways to spend money foolishly. Rather than spend money to touch up facilities, we should invest our money in new facilities. $600 to $900 in annual incremental tax cost is well worth the benefits of world class schools. Yes I do......we in Franklin should be ashamed of ourselves. We think we are so lucky to live in Franklin.....the middle school and high school are a joke compared to other school.....do you job RIGHT THIS TIME. IF YOU DON'T WINN OVER ALL THE OLDER RETIRED PEOPLE IN THE CITY.....YOU WILL LOSE AGAIN. Because the current number of FHS students is near capacity, I advocate building a new HS rather than attempting large-scale renovations on what seems to me to be an inadequate site for the current community. For the reasons previously stated, I am not in favor of doing anything that would raise my taxes. Not sure because entire recommended upgrades exceed $34 million and this appears to account for a third if Option 3 is recommended and add in science and technology infrastructure improvements, a new high school would be the best option. Enough band-aids; time to build a new "greener" facility

Make the High school competitive with other SE WI high schools. Why is it necessary to remind this school board that "aging" facilities does NOT mean they have outlived their useful lifes. My High School was built in the 30's and is still going strong today. There is nothing wrong with "old" facilities as long as they are maintained and periodically updated. Maintenance cost can be an issue, but there is maintenance with a brand new facility as well. Exactly what is the difference in maintenance cost for an updated/upgraded HS vs. a new one...and does the payback period from that savings justify and $100+M price tag??? Just what are the facts from a financial standpoint? Also, its extremely unlikely a new HS of this size can be build for anywhere near $100M. It just seems to me that the School Board bias is "new is better" and that's a poor place to start this analysis. http://education.newsweek.com/2010/09/22/the-case-against-college-athleticrecruiting.html It is outdated and could use a complete overhaul. We would be interested in knowing if hosting competitive events (by having a newer pool and outdoor track) would bring in money. Does the school district get money for hosting? Also, we would like to know where the closest facilities are that can host these events. Are the students/parents driving 30 minutes to compete? THERE IS NO WAY THAT WE CAN SUPPORT A HIGH SCHOOL AT A COST OF $95 MILLION! THE $78 MILLION OPTION WAS RESOUNDINGLY DEFEATED BY THE VOTERS JUST A SHORT TIME AGO, AND NOW THE BOARD HAS THE NERVE TO ACCEPT A PROPOSAL THAT IS 20% HIGHER?? aRE YOU CRAZY?? What have other nearby communities done for their high school renovations...Greenfield, New Berlin, Hales Corners? I think we should, as a community, make better use of the Milwaukee County Sports complex, which already exists. There is talk of creating a community sports center at 51st and Peutz, with a swimming pool, tennis courts, etc., etc. They are advertising that is will not be at taxpayers expense. Why not partner with that project to build a pool that meets WIAA standards so that it can be used for H.S. events? Then utilize the existing pool area at the High School for an auditorim, expanding the gynasim, or extra class space. Build a new high school with a community center and auditorium/theater not enough specific details. Are the outdoor fields getting replaced? etc

This is not the time in a weak economy to even consider spending more money. This is a time where sacrifices need to be made. Our taxes are already a lot higher than surrounding communties. We don't need to expand these facilities. A new high school is necessary to match what is being done in other districts (Greenfield for example). Most of the above will only affect a very few children. Those children can make do with the available facilities. Work on education--reading, writing & arithmetic!!! I THINK THAT THE PERFORMING ARTS ARE SUFFERING THE MOST DUE TO NO PLACE TO ADEQUATELY PERFORM. would like to see more information and Cost Benefit Analysis of each of the proposals. No. If HS becomes MS, no need for these improvements The high school is for education. Adults can join Innovative. Enough is put into sport already. We need to support the Performing Arts more. In this tight economy, it is important to remember what is needed and what is nice to have. updates are definately needed I only support the outdoor options if it includes upgrading the football/soccer field to artifical turf Education is job 1, not sports. OUR HIGH SCHOOL DOES NOT COMPARE TO ANY SURROUNDING SCHOOLS. IT IS TRUELY AN EMBARRASMENT. OUR CHILDREN NEED MORE ATHLETIC SPACE, SIMILIAR TO GREENFIELD, MUSKEGO, AND MANY OTHER HIGH SCHOOLS IN OUR AREA. OUR CHILDREN ARE BEING CHEATED OUT OF SPACE TO PRACTICE. HOW CAN OUR TEAMS GO AND REPRESENT FRANKLIN WITH PROPER TRAINING FACILITIES. I believe that the middle and high schools need renovation. There is no question about that. I do, however, believe that they should be built on the same site so that the "Track, sports, performing arts spaces" could be shared, thereby saving milllions of dollars in duplicate spaces for both schools. It would also keep traffic flow confined to a specifc area of the city, thereby easing the congestion that is created during the beginning and ending of the school days at so many points in the city. no

The Milwaukee County Sport Complex is located in Franklin, a few miles from all existing Franklin schools. It is underutilized and can meet the needs for many school sport activities. Other options to rent or use existing facilities need to be explored before spending millions of dollars that will benefit a small number of students. A school's main purpose is academics, not sports. All will help the children's educational experience! Use existing facilities I think it's important to be able to host competitive events. It is my understanding that there is an initiative for a sports complex to be built in Franklin that could potentially meet the needs for some of the athletics (i.e. competitive sized pool, track, fields, etc). This could potentially eliminate the need at the high school itself for athletic renovations. However if that plan does not come to fruition then the high school is long overdue for those upgrades so that we can host athletic events. I think you can shop around more and get better prices than what you are quoting at this time, which I feel are astronomical. Keep in mind that not everyone owns a Cadillac. I would be very excited to see Franklin expand it's current facilities both at the Middle and High School Level. When our children began to use the High School facilities through the rec dept, I was extremely disappointed with what I saw. I think that our taxes currently are a significant burden, however, would still support an increase if it meant more for our children now and in the future, as well as draw other into the community. By allowing for an expanded variety of events, it would ultimately benefit the citizens of Franklin in many ways.

Everything being considered here is a quality of life issue which in good times is a nice option to pursue. You people or perhaps the rich people of Franklin are above any of the mundane concerns such as: money, budgets and expenses, etc. However, speaking on behalf of the peasant working class we have to worry about living from paycheck to paycheck, putting food on the table, car insurance, rent/housing payments, medical expenses, prescription costs, etc., etc. Now i already know when you publish the results of this survey somehow you're going to say that the majority of residents are going to take just the opposite view of mine and the impression you will leave us with is that you have been given effectively a blank check to do what you want. Well I'll tell you something, I moved to Franklin about 1.5 yrs. ago and am renting and if this "WISH LIST OF GOODIES" gets approved my rent will go up significantly. I just renewed my lease for another year but if this does go through I'll give my notice and perhaps move back to Milwaukee. So don't count on any of my money to bankroll these frivolous plans. $15 million for an auditorium seems high. I would support if the cost could be kept under $10 million. I would only vote for a Performing Arts Center if the community does not also build one. We do not need two centers in the community! If any of these projects are funded, would there be any possibility that any of them would generate revenue for the school? To what degree? People are refusing to buy in Franlin because of the high taxes and some of the current residents are selling and moving out of Franklin for the same reason. WAKE UP! Pretty embarrassing that we are unable to hold meets at our school, no tennis courts, inadequate facilities. District needs to be competitive with sports facilities. If new high school built with these facilities, then perhaps existing facilities could offer more options to district thru rec department programming? I love the new push for the "Central Park" in Franklin at 51st and Puetz. It would be great to see the District, City, and private funding come together to make this work. Many of these items could be accomodated at this proposed park. Parents need to Pay additional costs per child beyond their property taxes. The community center addition is not needed - unless you are able to generate revenue from it (and return some to the tax payer). As for the other additions - yes I do support them since Franklin High does put out very good athletes. The only way this will continue is to have the proper facility for training. It's better to see kids in athletics rather than getting into things they should NOT be doing.

none Education should not focus so heavily on performing arts and athletic activities as these proposed upgrades appear to suggest. Not as a dime of these proposed upgrades are related to the QUALITY of the education in the Franklin School District - only to extracurricular activities. WE NEED THESE UPGRADES TO BRING OUR HIGH SCHOOL TO THE LEVEL OF THE OTHER SURROUNDING HIGH SCHOOLS, OR WE NEED A NEW STATE OF THE ART HIGH SCHOOL ALLTOGETHER. AND WE NEED IT SOON! IF YOU FEEL THESE IMPROVEMENTS NEED TO BE MADE TO THE ATHLETIC/RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, THESE SHOULD BE DONE WITHOUT TAX PAYER IMPACT. PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS, FUND RAISING, USER FEES, ATHLETIC FEES, ETC. SHOULD BE THE SOURCE FOR PAYING FOR THESE IMPROVEMENTS. ONCE AGAIN IS THE FRANKLIN SCHOOL DISTRICT JUST TRYING TO COMPETE WITH OUR NEIGHBORS........MUSKEGO, GREENFIELD? IF THE PARENTS OF THE STUDENT ATHELETES FEEL OUR FACILITIES ARE SUBSTANDARD, LET THOSE PARENTS PICK UP THE TAB FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS. I disagree regarding the above comment that Franklin lacks adequate space to accommodate sports and activities. There are plenty of fitness centers and meeting places (library, restaurants, etc). There is not, however, adequate auditorium space anywhere in the city, and I do support either adding that kind of space to the high school or building a stand- alone structure for the entire community. I think it is great that the district and the city are considering options that will benefit the whole area. Creating a top notch high school should be this district's priority. If we want to attract residents to our community we need good schools, and our current high school is a travesty. There is NO excuse for a community of our economic standing to have a high school where wooden orchestra instruments are stored in an un-airconditioned room, the pool and track are unusable for competitions, and there is no auditorium for drama, musical performances or even graduation ceremonies. Our class sizes are too big, and we are wasting money busing kids to Tuckaway, the middle school, or other venues to participate in after school activities because there is no room on our current campus. Please stop sniveling about how no one will support improvements and MAKE IT HAPPEN.

As someone who uses Franklin Public Schools Facilities on a daily basis, I see that there needs to an upgrade to ALL of the facilities in and around the Franklin PE and Athletics Program. There needs to be collaboration between, the city, the rec dept, local businesses, and the common council to get these facility upgrades approved. Field Turf on the athletic field is a must with all the groups that use this area (Youth football, band, high school athletics, middle school groups). Expanding the size of the rec dept would help increase the programs they could run as well. Where do the fundraising activities stand for a community arts facility? I do agree we need an auditorium but thought we were building a shared community facility that the high school could use for performances? I might be more supportive of a community center if included the arts component. Since I am currently out of District, I have a hard time deciding on these factors. We do participate in the community rec programs & they are excellent. For that reason, some updates would be great! (We are living in Franklin, however in the Oak Creek-Franklin school district.) The auditorium is a must, this has been an ongoing debate for years. All schools in the immediate area have an auditorium for performances and events. I like the pool, but if you change it to a middle school I believe the structure to be satisfactory for younger children. A new high school seems to be the answer. Why would keep on bandaiding the situation. Sooner or later you got it to build a new facility. Seems in this economic structure it would suffice to purchase land now. I thought the city of Franklin should or did own the land across the street from the current high school where the new homes are now. NO These facilities should be funded by booster type clubs School most definitely is about more than sitting in a classroom and reading textbooks. Allowing students to have access to better athletic and performing arts facitilities most definitely would be a step in the right direction. The right tools (and that includes appropriate facilities) are needed in Franklin. Thank you. The short term and near term economy makes this a very poor time to be considering any expansion. I don't consider sport events as a core necessity. I think the money would be much more well spent on "education" ie: math, science, reading, etc.. Make better use of the Milwaukee Sports Complex which is right in the high schools backyard.

If a new high school is built, there would be no need to refurbish the pool to conform with WIAA rules.... I would think that partnering with the community would eliminate duplicating structures such as an auditorium, pool, fitness center, etc. This may lend more support for new facilities. Definitely needs to be renovated. Again, get the most out of existing buildings. For generations the pool, multipurpose roon, and outdoor athletic space has been fine. The space that we have will just have to do!! I rated these all as "not sure" because you have not prvided any information about where the cost numbers you cite come from. How should I know how these estimates were derived. Also, how could each of these ideas be done cheaper? We need more tranparency from the Board of Education. I would be in favor of doing most of the above, though not necessarily all, to hold down the cost. Stop spending money. The community center at Oak Creek high school has been well-received and put to good use. It would be nice if income from the community center could be used to help defray maintenance costs of the high school. use the facilities but dont build a seperate facility as a community center Academics are more important than sports. No money should be put into sports facilities. Although I understand the importance of updating/building new facilities to update standard specs and/or provide more activities, we simply can not afford it. You have what you have. Cut out the frills. Not every school has the facilities to host competitive events or has a community center. In this economy, no one should be looking to spend monies they don't have and expecting the community to ante up to pay the bills. LIVE WITHIN YOUR MEANS. Improvements need to be made using existing funds from athletic dept, booster clubs, private donations. A tax increase would be bad for the citizens of franklin in this economy. Where can cuts be made within the schools to start saving for these improvements? I would prefer to see a Community Center in lieu of a Performing Arts center at the high school. I don't think we need two separate facilities.

2 million for a swimming pool! Are you crazy??? Is it gold plated?!? These costs are way out of line! It is my opinion that it makes more sense to create a new high school, in order to create what is truly needed. Renovation will just postpone the inevitable need to build a new one, and will also increase the cost over time. You need to look to the future, not just concentrate on fixing what we have. Any new spaces should consider other sports also. For example practice football fields or soccer fields should be able to be converted to Lacrosse fields. A Hockey rink should also be considered. TOO SMALL These estimated figures seem to be a bit high. I was very disappointed to see the poor accomodations the high school currently has for concerts and plays. I hope the taxpayers will at least approve adding on an auditorium if a new high school is not approved before our children attend hight school. All our neighboring cities have beautiful auditoriums. Cities a fraction of Franklin's size have great facilities for music and the arts. I am in the Oak Creek/Franklin district. I would like to participate in adult recreation - such as fitness activities. I do not think it is fair that I have to pay additional annual fees for this, yet it impacts my taxes. Why is it necessary to host competitive events? What has been done to generate corporate sponsorship for these expenditures? Field House Admission fees to sporting events should be used for outdoor athletic space enhancements. Improvement projects should come from annual budgets and should be scheduled accordingly. Would have to know the costs and exactly the use of a community center before giving opinion LEAVE THEM THE WAY THEY ARE FOR THE TIME BEING I would agree to update the indoor physical education facility, but not include the indoor track. None of these additions are necessities...the district needs to be watching every nickel right now -- and should not move forward with ANY of these plans. NO I would hope that a lot of our neighbors would agree that we need a new high school

Whether these new facilities are built in a new high school, or renovated at the current high school, all of these upgrades ought to be made. It would be an absolute travesty to not support indoor and outdoor athletics, as well as music and the performing arts. One would only assume that a state-of-the-art high school and/or a fully renovated high school would have facilities adequate to host meets and other athletic events, as well as a fitness/weight training center to support not only our student athletes, but all high school students who are pursuing an active lifestyle. As far as a community center: It would appear that if Franklin Park is no longer going to be in use, instead of tearing it down, the City could use that building space and land to create a community center, community pool and water park area. One would have to think that, with the current high school serving as a middle school (would pool/gymnasium/PAC renovations then also be required?), and with the new high school space being built (as well as the community center, the library, etc.), that there should be enough space as a whole to accommodate the community's interest in sports, recreational, educational and networking events. use city's impacted tax for the community center,or give it back to the home owner I am surprised that, with the reputation of the music program here in Franklin, that there is not an auditorium for these students to perform in. Combine community center with pool, auditorium and indoor sports facility Have you considered utilizing the Milwaukee Sports Complex? Some of these things seem like worthy goals, but we think you need to wait until the economy and tax base improves before implementing them. My daughters went to a high school that had no pool and poor athletic facilities. They still got an excellent education and enjoyed sports. Is it possible that the Community Center could be designed to provide for sharing space with the high school and serve as improved space for performing arts and added space for indoor physical ed and athletic space? That seems like something we could support. I answered not sure, because instead of updating the current highschool, I would much rather see a newly built highschool with all of these areas addressed. I do however feel that our children need better facilities, as does the community to be competitive with the other communities surrounding us.

There is an immediate need to provide and update many facilites at our high school. Most importantly the auditorium, softball and tennis facilities. We have NONE. Before we are updating existing athletic space, let's provide some equality to all. No Do not spend the money renovating, build a new high school and make Franklin High School sports competitive with other schools The current pool is OK, really need a better place for plays and concerts. Same as middle school comments. Same comment as before. Study? Let's see this study. Why do we need to host the competitive events? 950 seat auditorium? Why not 1000? Why not a seat for each student? What planning model? We have a refurbished gym...why not add some type of portable stage there? Who says we "need" an indoor track? The Phy ed teachers? I find the current h.s. lacking in many many areas. Its really hard to believe. And I strongly support having Forest Park be a community center. That would be something for EVERY age person in Franklin. No. I would also support the District partnering with Citizens for Community Development. If their concept for new athletic facilites is realized, the District not have to update the hgigh school's athletic facilities. On the auditorium, I would need to see some sort of study that shows what the auditorium would all be used for. A few plays per year and a few lectures is not enough to offset the cost. What other functions would it be used for? How often would it be sitting empty? A community center that could be used by the entire population of Franklin is a good idea. If a new high school isn't built then #'s 1-4 above must be implemented instead. These are all desperately needed, but Franklin needs to find a way to accomplish some of these without a huge tax impact. An all-in-one building is a great option and is a responsible and efficient use of tax dollars. The high school should house the performing arts needs as well as the community center.

There is no question that Franklin and its students deserve and need a new high school, or at the least a substantially renovated one. It is extremely unfortunate that the referendum of a few years ago for a new high school was voted down. I would support whatever improvements are politically feasible, and would support higher taxes to get it done. I also think it needs to be done as soon as possible; improvements to the high school, or a brand new high school, are long overdue, and construction costs will only go up in the future. Read Doug Schmidt's book re: the early years in Franklin. Children need not always come first! they are old and will soon to be out dated. We need to look toward the future. If the high school is going to continue to offer tennis as a sport, they need tennis courts. The current is very inadequate, degrades the tennis teams and makes Franklin appear "rinky dink." It's ridiculous that the high school does not have an auditorium. This needs to be remedied. There are so many groups that would benefit from this including music and drama. Outside groups could also use the auditorium for dance recitals, etc. Many dance studios are using Muskego's Performing Arts Center, but we could be providing a facility and making money off of the rental. There isn't enough room in the multi-purpose room for concerts. There's never enough seating. Every year 8th grade graduation is held at the high school, but there isn't even enough room for parents to sit down. Many end up standing because there isn't enough seating in the gym. I have never been in a high school gym so small and with so little seating. It's really quite embarassing that Franklin's facilities are so limiting and out of date compared to many of the surrounding school districts. It's sad that we have to bus teams (ie boys soccer) to other locations so they can practice. There are other high schools around this area that have far better athletic facilities, indoor and outdoor, than we have. How are we going to attract new students with the facilities we have? Why don't they rent the sports complex at times for meets, etc.? The facilities at the high school were good enough for all of us for almost 50 years. Franklin tries to impress with many fancy facilities (and big tax hikes). Like the excessive Law Enforcement Center and the huge library (columns and soaring ceilings, etc.) which could have been build well for much less money. I support all of them as I think all would tremendously benefit Franklin, however it is not my tax dollars being spent so it is a community decision.

The current building is sized TOO SMALL for the size, bulk and number of our high school students today, but would be more easily able to accommodate middle school students who, for the most part, are smaller in stature, plus there would be fewer students as you would only be serving grades 6-8. This being said, the current HS building has issues with INADEQUATE NATURAL LIGHT which can lead to poor attitudes, work efforts and lower test scores, not to mention slower physical growth of students (think plant growth and photosynthesis); inadequate and inconsistent heating/cooling/ventilation; cramped classrooms; cramped, unsafe and inadequate science lab facilities; woefully inadequate music instructional/practice/storage space and NO PERFORMANCE space; very cramped and inadequate art classrooms for the number of students interested in taking courses and many of the electrical outlets do not work which makes it unsafe for staff and students, plus there is limited ART EXHIBIT space for student work in the front of the current building, so unless one walks all the way to the back of the school, people will not see the current Art rooms' exhibit space; narrow, dark hallways; inadequate physical education space (classes are held in hallways and multi-purpose room); inadequate and antiquated lockerrooms where half of the lockers (at least in the pool area)do not have hooks, plus, showers that are cold and there are no shelves or hooks to hang your towels; pool that can't be used for competition beyond dual meets because it's too shallow leading to no use of starting blocks or ability to dive worry-free and is metered differently than other schools' pools (all of which leads to no extra revenue to the swim program or the district like other districts); too few rooms wired for computer use (unless the district used wireless technology "net"); lack of sufficient library media/technology space even though it had been moved/renovated in 1997-8 referendum process; limited restrooms for students and even staff; no "green" technology operations except for building cleaning: green technology could reduce costs for the district in the future and provide curricular opportunities for our students to learn about the environment and their responsibility to it and how it affects their community and futures. In regards to outdoor athletic facilities, if we were to collaborate with the City on multiple playing fields, we could maximize use of facilities similar to how the Rec Dept. works with the City now to provide for the community needs. It would be great if we could have tennis courts, soccer/football fields, soft/baseball fields, practice fields and track (8 lanes) within walking distance of the HS - if

Our existing high school is an embarrassment. If we are to draw a better educated and higher income population, which will benefit our tax base, we need to have a high quality high school. It is absurb that a community like South Milwaukee, with a lower average income can manage to build a stellar high school facility, yet the Franklin School District keeps coming up with excuses for why it can't. I think our high school's facilities are woefully inadequate for attracting new families to our community (thus improving our district) and for promoting our district to others who visit for sporting events. However, I think it is also imperative that money being spent is purposefully done to support the education of all students in our district, not just those who play sports. I would more fully support spending the money if all educational support professionals, librarians, guidance counselors, and special education teachers positions are retained. I believe it is more detrimental to our students to lose these educator positions than it is to not have a useful pool or track. Get our schools to be good through the staff first, which will attract more residents, and then get the schools up to date. WE definetly need softball diamonds on the school grounds!!!!!!! You talked about track alot and a pool but please if you do build a new high school add in softball diamonds! or if you update the existing school please see if you could add on softball diamond somewhere. The only thing that Franklin could really need is the community center. We need to do like South Milwaukee did. They built a new facility, and the community can use it. What a great idea. Look at other models like this all over the state. Make the new high school a meeting place for the entire community - wouldn't it be great to build community with a new high school. Lets use our brains on this one. Spend the money, but do it right. Build a facility that can have multiple uses, and be occupied all the time. Get the biggest bang for Franklin's dollars! Pr Parking for added facilities All of the above mentioned improvements are important. However, funding would have to be prioritized by looking at which other programs (elementary school) would be negatively impacted by funding the HS/MS initiatives.

These facilities are in need of serious updating for a school of this student size. Having said yes to this. The school board cannot expect teachers, support staff, or administrators to be expected to take pay freezes or pay cuts at the expense of 50 years of poor planning. Openning the high school up to the community will add support from the community. Community members will see what the students are doing within the school day and see the dedication of students and staff within the school community. With an and addition of an auditorium the community can have access to several different performances from within the community and from outside it. A gallery space will provide student artwork exposure to the community and gain the experience of setting up an event or exhibit-true real world experiences. With an updated pool, FHS will provide another arena for meets within the area. Yes, if a new high school was built, the middle school and a community center could share the current high school building accomplishing several objectives. With all of the budget problems Franklin Public Schools is said to be having, I think it is unthinkable to add these facilities which are amentities while cutting staff that directly affects our students academic progress. It would only serve to prove that extra cirriculars are more important than academics. If indeed an auditorium is built consider possibility of community theater group usage. I would support updating the above areas if they were part of a new high school faciility. I don't think it's cost effective to expand all the above faciliies in the current HS building. These are all excellent options! The pool is the least important component of this. If you do the PAC and field house you must develop the surrounding grounds for adequate practice field space, parking and traffic access. The high school is very near capacity already - the need for instructional spaces needs to be at the forefront of this discussion. Please roll this option out with a comparison to other area high schools. Ours is sorely lacking in comparison, but unless you have kids in high school visiting other high school for competitions, it's difficult to see. A graphic organizer showcasing the high school in comparison to other schools would help present the argument in a clear way for the community to see,

Facilities at the high school are embarassing, perhaps the worst outside of Milwaukee. This is a dire need equal to that of Forest Park. The existing building is OK- just needs more space and updates. THelack of a performing space forthe arts is tragic considering the investment by families in the arts for students. Something must be done- especially if the community continues to grow. If we cannot build a new high school and turn the existing high school into a middle school, than I am all for rennovating the existing high school with all of the above. I would just like to see plans of either option. As I said previously, I think that adding these additions to the already existing building would be the best option. We have a great library, guidance office, main office, cafeteria, and adequate classrooms. Outdoor and indoor athletic facilities need to be upgraded. Our students perform at a very high level and this would help them out greatly. We need to take pride in our athletic facilities. FHS needs an auditorium and it needs to be located where band, choir, and orchestra rehearsal rooms are all accessible to the stage. A black box theatre space would also be appropriate for another performance venue in the same area. Similar to Cedarburg High School Performing Arts Center. The high school is in desperate need of better facilities. We cannot even fit our entire student body in the gym and our physical education teachers are having classes in hallways or open spaces. But, once again, programs are more important than facilities and we have to keep that in mind. Having said that, our auditorium (cafetorium) is a joke. Update to the standards of the surrounding communities.

Oh heavens, yes. We are long, long overdue for an updated or completely new, 2010-era high school! There are other communities surrounding Franklin that are not, to put it nicely, as FINANCIALLY well off as many residents of our community. Yet, both cities support entirely NEW high schools. South Milwaukee and Greenfield are two recent examples. Greenfield recently completed a 2-3 year razing and building of an entirely new, drop-dead beautiful high school that puts ours to shame! They did not purchase new land, simply built the new school on the existing land (my cousin was president of their school board for many years). I'm sure the economic impact on their communities was difficult to make, but the people there recognized the need for new facilities to support education, the key to financial success for ALL people! I am almost embarrased at our high school! While the facility is always clean and sparkling (we have great, dedicated custodians!!!)we have a lousy theatrical facility - folding chairs - lousy acoustics - no place for a band, poor seating, lighting, and no budget for it, either! As a parent of a former LEAD performer who organized the behind-the-stage area and did what I could, I was appalled! - but the kids were focused and continued to try to work around these obstacles. Even St. Francis High School - which was built in the 1960's has a theater!!! Our gym and pool are grossly inadequate in so many ways. Let's start with air conditioning - we have NONE THERE! My relatives from other communities when they attended athletic programs at our high school. Our outdoor physical education space is a joke! Not enough stands for the home football crowd, virtually NO SEATING for the visiting crowd. (My Muskego relatives tell me they cannot hear the "one" speaker we have on the field that announces scores, etc. AT ALL on the visitor side! The senior track and field members of the class of 2006 couldn't even compete on their home field because the turf was damaged - and remained that way for several years!! WE ARE THE ONLY FOOTBALL FIELD I HAVE VISITED THAT DOES NOT HAVE RUNNING WATER IN IT'S CONCESSION STAND AND NO, I REPEAT - NO INDOOR RESTROOMS. Two porta-potties for 600 people??? That is a joke! A separate community and recreation center is desperately needed. This is where you will get the support of the seniors who vote down school renovations. They would need and want to know how this type of facility could benefit them. Renting out the facility to other community-based organizations to increase revenues. Think about this facility holding post-prom? Not having to "rent" an outside facility. The possibilities are endless. Our parking lot is another The high school needs improvement. The pool is disgraceful. It's not the right economy to be considering any type of spending, besides getting our staff back at 100%.

cramped classrooms increased student population poor heating/air ventilation poor athletic facilities no auditorium/theater no language lab cramped office space I think building a new school for the HS is NECESSARY!!! I would prefer to build a new high school including these upgrades for recreation and performing arts rather than investing in the currnt high school. Please note that I support the above endeavors in the event of a new high school being built. Otherwise, if only a renovation takes place, I only support renovating the pool area and adding a performing arts center. Unfortunately, these really don't make sense for the current building. I feel the renovation done that added the cafeteria and improved the library were very well done. If there is land space I would support many of the above renovations. To me the Performing Arts Center is the highest priority. It is embarassing that we don't have a facility now. The high school needs many upgrades, and they should be done to serve the entire community. The high school is in need of some necessary upgrades. Regardless of what is decided, in order to provide the programs of a well-rounded school district, we need to make some improvements. The existing high school facilities are no where near adequate for a state-of-the-art 21st century high school. There needs to be much more space and facilities added to accommodate the 1,400 students that now attend Franklin High School. It is border line embarrassing to see what other districts have compared to what we have at Franklin High School. Again, I would love to see the High School become "world class" and have all of the top notch athletic and performing arts facilities that a school it's size, and a community of it's size, should have. Once again, in light of the middle school proposals, I don't see how such expenses would fly in current economic times. Therefore, if I had to pick just one, I think the drama facilities are sad and would be worth the expense . . . leaving athletics for a later date. I am embarrassed when I see what Franklin has compared to other districts. While our course options/curricular areas are top notch, we are very far behind others when it comes to the fine arts or athletic fields. Franklin High School is OUTDATED! The facilities cannot even be used to host events. We need to rebuild or update. All of these things would be wonderful to have, but not at the price tag indicated.

Would there ever be a need to seat 950 people in the auditorium based on the proposed uses? Also, what would be the planned use for the indoor track? Where do swim events and practices currently take place and what is the advantage to upgrading the pool? Yes, again, if we don't have money to pay for teachers and aides; we don't have money for facilities. I feel embarrassed when other schools visit our school. Our facilities as as whole are outdated and we are unable to host many events. I don't understand why we can't "rent" space at neighboring schools. Many of them have beautiful spaces and we could help them and help ourselves by paying them to use their facilities. Ex. Performing Arts if nothing else happens, we need to spring for air conditioning in the gym. None of these are good ideas. A bunch of add-ons when what we really need is a new high school. To spend up to 50 million for these would be a bad idea and bad planning Compared to other high schools in the area I believe that our gym space and performing arts space is WELL BELOW par. No I would support the Performing Arts center if all schools in the district would have access to use it for concerts and plays. Franklin desperately needs a Community Center. Our recreation department does a wonderful job, but would be a great model for other cities if they had a full service facility. Again,I would support many of these facility improvements, but not until the staff are compensated better and treated more professionally. I have never been in a community that treats its own employees as poorly as Franklin does. Franklin is in desperate need of an auditorium. They are horrible and embarrassing. Is there any way to have Forest Park house the community center if the middle school moved to the high school and a new high school was built. I don't think there is enough room for the community center to be attached to the high school while it is still a high school. Franklin is an upper income community that contains low income facilities.

I fully support the notion that Franklin needs to update or build-on to facilities as needed to attract new, and maintain, residents and students. I also fully understand and support the notion that Franklin needs to be competitive and comparable with surrounding districts with the facilities it offers. However, when important programs and budget cuts are being made throughout the district, I don't understand how spending millions of dollars can be justified. The district should investigate what it would cost to renovate or build a new high school and let the community know the results. All options should be explored and presented to the community. The high school needs a performing arts center! Even though I answered "no" for questions 1-4, I don't think our HS facilities are adequate. I think it would be better to swallow it all at once and build a new high school, even if it takes several years to build community support for it. Our high school athletic facilities are embarrassing to our community. I haven't seen a lot of the building, but it is old enough that is doesn't allow for vision in education in the future. It seems to just me a hodge-podge of add-ons. Is the current building ready for the future? I don't think so. Besides, we can't let Oak Creek beat us by having a better functioning high school! Demolish the existing pool area and locker rooms and start over. Make this area the additional athletic/gym space and put the pool elsewhere on the grounds. We need SCHOOL PRIDE which will come from NICE facilities! For the amount of students involved with the city of Franklin, school teams and club teams are consistently "fighting" for gym space. At the middle school, we are limited to adding any additional teams and opportunities to the school because the Park and Rec Dept take over all access to the building facilities at 5pm (when school related sports do not start until 3:30pm). In addition, some club teams are forced to practice late into the night because of constant use of the facilities at the elementary, middle and high school levels. I do not understand how Franklin students to do get first access to our facilities before the Park and Rec Dept. It is shocking that a Milwaukee metropolitan area high school the size and socio-economic status of Franklin does not have an auditorium for plays and concerts. Sends a message that the Fine Arts are second rate and aren't worthy of a stage. It's surprising that neither the pool nor track allow the hosting of athletic events. How come at least one of those wasn't included for updating during one of the renovations?

I believe our sports facilities are terrible. The students deserve better but I don't see where they could add anything of value. Our teams do very well for the crappy facilities we have. Keep appropriate staffing in the buildings, before changing anything to the actual building itself. Enough spending on athletics..if you need improvements charge a larger user fee What has the HS received in PE/athletic space rennovations in the last 20 years? Build a community center! At a time when most people are struggling to make ends meet it is vital that the Board approve only those school improvements necessary to provide quality core acedemic education to the community. Rather than focusing on building options why doesn't the School and board focus on community partenerships to make these facilities available? It is absolutely crucial that the high school have a performing arts center/auditorium. Students who work so hard on their music and their theatrical productions need a professional space in which they can perform and showcase their hard work. The high school is currently scheduled to utilize the Greendale High School Auditorium for the spring musical, since the district does not have an adequate space. The district needs a performing arts center of its own. I think all these options are great provided that they also be made available to the community at large. Community center should be separate from the HS Don't increase taxes Spend less money on sports Cut sports Cut spending Poor planning Stop bussing minorities Have competitive events at a school who can already accommodate them partnere with Milwaukee county and utilize the sports complex I like this plan don't band aide the building, rebuild it to last for years to come. hopefully a one time expense for years to come.

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Our indoor gym space should be top priority. This would benefit not only the existing high school population, but youth programs as well. This is way overdue. Our son is on the varsity basketball team. I've often heard parents from other schools comment on our poor facility. Every other school we visit has beautiful gym space & more than one gym. With the our current property tax rate, we should have much nicer facilities for our children. I have an idea - how about getting rid of a few police officers who seem to have nothing to do but write speeding tickets or eliminate a few alderman? It's time to show the children of this community that we support them. We have a new police station and a new fire station, what about our children? AGAIN, I FEEL THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO ADD TO THE CURRENT TAXPAYERS' BURDEN IN LIGHT OF THE ECONOMY. I would like to see a new high school built, but the tax impact seems high especially for the older poplulation that is on a fixed imcome I don't understand how Greenfield was able to build a brand new high school for 40 million dollars that included demolition of the old high school, while it would cost us in Franklin twice that amount. Granted, their pool was an extra 5 million, but for 45 million they got an excellent package!! They built a maintenance shed that I don't think we need and they didn't feel that they needed any type of Field House or cultural center. Somehow, I was always under the impression that the Franklin School district owned land that a new school could be built on. Is this true or not? This just doesn't seem to be the right economic climate to be asking for so much at such a high cost even though a few families in Franklin may well be able to afford it . . . the rest of us cannot!! THE ONLY ISSUE THAT I HAVE IS LACK OF PARKING. WE NEED MORE No way. High school is fine as is. Technology upgrades will always be needed and should be built into the revolving annual budgets in a different way. Things can't get completely obsolete until nothing but a complete overhaul is required. In addition, did you do a study on the demographics? Do you expect the current level of high school students for the foreseeable future or will the number of children going through the system be decreasing? My fear (and unfortunete personal experience) is that music/arts are the first programs to be cut or budgets to be reduced. If you add music rooms, but have a limited music program, where is the benefit?

While I would prefer a new high school I don't feel comfortable not knowing how long our taxes would be impacted. I am also not clear on what is included in the $100 million. Does that number move the middle school and take care of the pool, auditorium, outdoor facilities and community center? While I am not against spending the tax dollars for a top shelf high school befitting our community I would demand the funds be spent wisely and judiciously. The one thing I deffinately do not agree with and that would be building a middle school at the high school and leaving a building sit empty, that would be a waste! This has been discused before and the overwhelming majority of Franklinites wanted to renovate but the school board chose to only offer the idea of a new school. Alot can be done for less money with a renovation. Now is not the time to add to the public's tax burden. WHEN I MOVED TO FRANKLIN ALMOST 11 YEARS AGO I WAS JUST NOTICING DEVELOPMENTS BUT LOOK AT IT NOW FRANKLIN HAS GROWN SO MUCH SO MANY KIDS ESPECIALLY YOUNG KIDS AGE RANGE OF 2 TO 8 THERE ARE A LOT. IF WE DON'T PLAN NOW FOR THEM WE WILL E REPEATING THE SAME SCENARIO LIKE WE HAD I HEARD EDUCATION WAS OFFERED IN MORNING AND EVENING SESSIONS. IN FEW YEARS WE WILL BE DOING THAT IF WE DON'T PLAN IT NOW. While there never is a good time to raise taxes, this would not seem to be the time to ask for a big increase If we could build a better football practice field elsewhere, that would leave plenty of land to upgrade the school. All the other sports need to travel for practices maybe leave room for the varsity and make the other 2 teams practice elsewhere. what happens to the old High School and the land??? Build a new high school! Our students education is critical for them to compete in the future job market. Franklin High School facilities are out of date. Building now cost less than building later. Franklin may grow by a factor of 100% in the next 50 years. Built it now, built it well, built it to last a century! WE NEED A NEW HIGH SCHOOL!!! Like the previous page questioned needs better pool, nice theater auditorium, etc..we're behind compared to other high schools. Maybe someone should go check out Muskego/Greendale high schools and see what you think?? No new spending until our elected officials get the message of less government, and more personal responsibility.

Ensure parking lot is large enough for any licensed student to drive to school. This will also increase the revenue brought in by the parking permits. We need a high school of the future in a community like this one. The current facilties are good enough. We cannot afford this. You need to live within your means. $44 million to remodel? This is ludicrous. What are you people smoking? I again think of seeing what type of revenue can be generated other than tax dollars to help sell this Do not come back to the taxpayers with an open checkbook like last time. Concrete numbers, location, etc. would be necessary to make a final decision. This should have been done then as the high school was in bad shape and now is only worse. I support the need for a new high school, move the middle school over to high school renovating it. What happens to the FPMS? Where do those dollars go? Also it is more cost effective to build up not out. I hope to see a cost effective building plan but one that will take Franklin into the next 40 years. We need modern facilities to accomodate student needs I'm still unsure at this time. It seems a lot of money compared to what area districts spent to renovate there high schools. The cost of updating the present high school does not meet the problems of the elementary, and middle schools. Closing the present middle school will present an option for a community center. (not run by the school system) In order for Franklin to continue to be recognized as an outstanding place send children to school, there is a desperate need to update the science/computer labs to prepare out students for the 21st century. PERIOD!! Find the revenue in the existing buget by cutting spending and waste not by raising the property tax leavey in Franklin. The present High School is adequet. I've been in the high school. There is nothing wrong with it. Make do with what we have like all of us are having to do right now. Raise taxes, raise taxes, raise taxes, I just hope the Franklin tax payers money is in the right hands. Whatever is decided, I really hope it is the right decision for years into the future. Renovations on existing could be a waste if not done properly.

As parents whose children may go to Franklin High School, we would like to see planning done for the future so we don't have to go through this process again in a few years. How many students might there be in 10 years- plan for that with this renovation. Also, as a family working hard to live within our means, we feel frustrated that the Franklin School Board doesn't always seem to use our tax dollars in the most responsible way. BUILD IT, our community deserves it and NEEDS it. Franklin High School needs to be upgraded and renovated. Schools in a community are what attract new home buyers/builders into an area. Franklin has an excellent School District with regards to staffing and most of the elemementary school buildings. But when you compare the High School facilities with those of our neighboring communities, Franklin is years behind. Our high school is a representation of our communitiy. Parents and students from other communities come here to participate in sports and academic competitions. It is sad for them to see such an out-dated facility as a representation of our community. Upgrading the current facilities can be done. Just see Greendale or Muskego for good examples of what can be done to existing facilities to make them better for students and the community. We have talked with the teenage students of all of our neighbors and asked them their opinion about facilities and education. NONE responded that they felt the conditions in anyway hampered the excellent education they are receiving, or is a poor environment for education. Our neighborhood is united against such efforts to burden the taxpayers with such spending. STOP EXCESSIVE SPENDING! You should be giving tours of the H.S. to community members. You should have community groups out looking at other H.S./community centers and reporting their findings. In my opinion, the current Superintendent is not visible and is not reaching out to the community. In my opinion, this survey was not worth the time and money. Get real people involved who care about the future of our community, not just look at an electronic survey. HVAC systems and safety upgrades should not be combined with a "nice to have music classroom expansion. I think we need to leverage what we have right now. In the current economy, we simply can't spend on renovations. We have good facilities and our kids should be able to utilize them. I would really need more information before being able to make a recommendation.

The only way to get provide high school students with required infrastructure is to build a new high school. Do any REALLY needed renovations on a pay-as-you-go basis without additional borrowing. Why not build new ...you will have to within the next 10 years anyway. n/a Any options should be already funded. Any new construction in Franklin included "impact fees" to the citizen for costs to the city & schools for future and present "impacts" to the system. I did not support an earlier less expensive option, would not support an option that would cost anything like what you are talking about. find a way to build it less expensively! There are numerous High Schools that have renovated with success. Muskego, Greenfield, New Berlin West. I feel the current location of Franklin High School is ideal. This also will be the best option for Franklin tax payers The tax impact does not make me happy, but it is an investment inthe future of our community. With the opening of developemnt in the southwest corner of the city, there will be more students and hopefully a broader tax base. It is a great location, why give it up. Performance on standardized tests is more likely to be improved by quality teachers not access to technology. How can you estimate the cost when you have no building plan, and no land? How can we support the building of a new school based on guesstimates? We need a concrete plan and a site. Someone with vision for the future needs to be on this board. Given the outdated facility is in need of so many upgrades I would like to see options for getting other support for building a new school. Waukesha West High received funds from Quad Graphics in the '90's to help offset their shop labs. Can't we look to get support from businesses in the area? Perhaps Johnson Controls, NM, Baird and other successful businesses would be interested in donating towards computers, music, and building systems. Before you worry about increasing the size of the music department you should put some money into hiring a quality band instructor. None

See previous comments. You need to find a way to show that you are being as prudent as possible with taxpayer $. And if possible, show how additional amenities benefit the student's learning experience and if possible test scores/long term success. And remind people that these are the kids that will be running the country when the people initially paying for it are old. Something needs to be done fairly soon. Maybe studying Greenfield's recent addition would provide some helpful information. Make do! The economy is in a death spiral. We msimply cannot afford any added expense. Increase class size. Freeze benefits nand salaries. Building a new high school would 'save costs' if we want to accomplish all of these renovations. Add 2nd floor to H.S. to create Music Rooms and Tech Labs. Keep taxes down.. You need to find other means of funding school expenses than through property taxes levies. no The land and building is an extravagant property which should not be wasted. Renovation if properly done could be more for the money. NO ONE CAN AFFORD THIS EXTRA TAX Again, see comments from middle school section. P.S. I have been through hundreds of buildings much older than Franklins and none of them needed every infrastructure system renovated. You are trying to create a dire scenario for the Franklin residents and I, my neighbors and every newspaper and radio talk show I can get involved will be checking on this survey, the numbers you put in it and who if anyone is getting money from these projects. We need to do this soon. Last time we voted on this we were at 73 million. Now look where we are at now. I think that music can be done where it currently is. Enrollment in these programs is not huge and should work fine. It would be nice to have smart boards in the classrooms where the science and math are concerned. any additional money should go to the core subjects, not the arts. they are wonderful, but do not include all of the children whereas the core subjects would effect every child at the high school. Due to already high tax rates there should be more conservative spending approaches to the districts needs.

I would STRONGLY support the first option in renovating and adding space to the current high school. (Let's take a look at Oak Creek and how they renovated the current high school...it's like a brand new school.) Also note that the community STRONGLY opposed the building of a new high school the last time it was voted on. Why would we try to push this forward again? Only to wait another 5 years before the issue is brought up? I believe thelower tax burden options would be supported by a larger number of people in the community. NO If it isn't broken, don't fit it. Renovating the current high school will help without spending all of money of building a new school. If the renovation is going to cost 50% of a new high school without the athletic, pool, etc.; I would generally support building a new high school. The site location would be very key in my decision-making process. Given the economic environment, it will be challenging to get any spending of this magnitude approved. NO It is in a great location. Just needs massive upgrades. Start planning now in order to be ready to implement only after current loans are paid off in 2015 to help keep tax increase minimal I don't think it is financially prudent to plan building facilities for future needs that may not materialize. If Franklin would stop building new subdivisions the number of students would stabilize. Not all high schools need WIAA approved sporting facilities. That leaves many facilities vacant while events are held. Regional facilities are sufficient for sporting events. There are also other educational options such as private schools and homeschooling which can absorb any crowding in the public facilities. Build a new High School the way this one should have been built originally. Move the Middle School kids into the existing HS with little if any changes. The high school here is in much better shape than many other buildings in this area. I know as I have been in them. So, get a grip, quit complaining that our students do not go to the best constructed building and get on with life. They can be 21st century students with the implementation of quality computer coursework, not the best walls and floors. dELAYING BUILDING A NEW HIGH SCHOOL WILL ONLY INCREASE THE COST WHEN A NEW ONE IS NEEDED LATER. DO IT SOONER THAN LATER.

We don't need extra music rooms. We don't need to renovate the high school's science and technology infrastructure. Building systems could be repaired or updated for much less than $44M. The current high school could be renovated, but it does not flow well now. There are English classrooms all over the place and they should be in one area. I spend a lot of time in the high school and it just doesn't work all that well. Chopping up the 'green room' for more classrooms only works for so long. Having one lone classroom across from the autos lab is not beneficial. Then there is the issue of the land and what is wanted. Where would we put more physical education and athletic space? Then if we update that, where would we park? The parking is also a mess right now and there is not enough of it. We can keep piece mealing everything or we can do it right the first time. But address the needs of the whole community and let everyone use the facilities. Host events for senior citizens at the school. If they feel included they may see the benefit in building something new. NO. The costs do not add up to the totals for the funding support question. Very confusing the way the survey was set up. If a new HS is built there must be cooperation with the City so that land developers would pay the school district fees for the new land to be developed. The fees should cover the cost in excess of the Middle School and High School renovations. How much more can be crammed into the current high school. I don't think we have much of an alternative but to rebuild. A new school should not cost more that $20-$30 million. For the renovation option you need to break out the costs for the different pieces - technology infrastructure, science, music, and building infrastructure. Where is the money being spent? The renovation shouldn't cost more than $10-$15 million. Build a new high school...ABSOLUTELY! We have had one of the best school districts. In order to continue to be top tier, we need to be able to attract new families into our community. The best way to do that is with state of the art education and community centers. See my earlier note about building a new business and industry integrated high school facility. Involve Franklin and Milwaukee County businesses to provide input. Give the students a taste of what it's like to work in an office, or a manufacturing plant, or at a design firm, and the list goes on...

The farther I get into this survey, the more it appears the Franklin School District is completely out of touch with the economic reality of today's taxpayers In this economy, let's enhance facilities in smaller, lower-cost increments. Science & technology infrastructure would definitely be important as would music and having an energy efficient school would be a benefit. Extra parking sounds like a waste of land. I support building a new high school. Franklin is the fastest growing suburb in the metro area and if the community is to live up to its reputation as a desirable location to raise a family, this project cannot be delayed. NO NO NO At this point I lean towards renovating the middle school and high schools to give our students the best learning opportunities (seems most cost effective). I think we need to do whatever is most cost effective AND provides the best return on our money. If that means building new a new middle school/high school then that option should be carefully vetted. We should also make sure these facilities are not obsolete again in 30 years - they should be either renovated or rebuilt with a view to the future and making sure our money goes as far as it can while giving our students the very best opportunities available. I don't know who is in charge of the $$$ but there must be a cheaper way than 44 million, that sounds ridiculous without knowing more about what is already available...... I cannot believe with high unemployment,and a failing economy that the Franklin Schools have the nerve to ask the taxpayers for even more than we currenyly pay! Tighten your belts like everyone else. Get our school budget in order.If 80% of the budget goes to teachers,then thats were we should start to cut...imagine if you could reduce this budget by 10%..the money we would have to maintain our current buildings.NO COMMUNITY CENTER,,,this has been tried for years and no one wants it nor needs it. 1) renovating does not address future education needs that would NOT be met (flexible classrooms, larger classrooms, green design) 2) the current facility does not adequately address parking, traffic flow, student movement within the building, etc. 3) repurposing existing space for music classrooms is a weak solution 4) performing arts, including film theatre, are a necessary inclusion SEE OTHER COMMENTS

As a Franklin resident for over 15 years, as well as a president of a youth program in the city that uses the HS facility for a number of activities throughout the year, it has almost become an embarrasment to use the facility when comparing to the upgrades in surrounding communities. I completely understand the cost factor for Franklin residents, but it is time to give our children what they deserve in educational facilities. I'm in a high tech job and can tell you kids don't require high tech facilities to learn the necessary skills. Just frivolous. my kid not going yet to high school, not sure about facility options A new high school should be built to meet all the community needs; larger school for anticipated growth; community usage; IF the current high school is converted to a middle school, the outdoor athletic space should be continued to be used for the youth sports there are current "conflicts" with time and space at the high school At this time I don't see the need. Have you noticed housing starts are down. NO I would not vote for any plan that included more technology infrastructure, the almost $1 million spent last year was a poor choice considering the needs you are itemizing in this survey. I would consider a plan to improve the music classroom space and energy efficient systems. I know it cost more to build a new school but if you have a blank canvas, you can really get it right and plan for continued growth in population. PLEASE BUILD A NEW HIGH SCHOOL ALREADY!!!! In our present economic condition, this is not the time to be considering building a new high school; however, it is critical to consider the both the physical plant and the 21st century educational services that can be offered students. In considering the physical plant the teacher facilities and access to and use of technology in all disciplines is critical for 21st century learning.

I am considering calling OSHA in regards to information recently presented to me by my high schooler in regards to perceived inadequacy of the chemistry department fumes hoods. This call would serve as a wake up , not of FPS administration but to force the public to open its eyes to the situation. Also,there is great concern that the infamous "back hallway" at FHS would be impossible to navigate for timely evacuation in the event of fire or other tragedy. The "Multipurpose" room is simply embarrassing both to view and participate in a performance. The taller students heads have about one inch clearance from the ceiling during choral performances when they stand on the risers. I heartily support a new high school, in that a renovation of the current FHS is severly limited by space. Currently,there are not adequate parking spaces for students who need to drive because of afterschool commitments and the absence of a "late bus" which was eliminiated several years ago. My highschooler's parked care has already been hit by a fellow student because of narrow parking spaces. The last referendum was a 40/60 split to build a high school. That means that a swing of 10-15 per cent needs to occur. I think the public needs to know that ALL of the south suburban schools have renovated and or built new high schools in the past 5 years.I would hate to continue to support the going joke that FHS is the worse High School in the suburbs. I thank the administration and Dr.Patz for the work already completed.I hope that they are willing to do whatever it takes to make the public realize that this is not just an investment in students but in an investment in the future of the city, let alone the region as a vast majority of the students will settle and raise their families in the vicinity. Please make available schematics and plans to the public as that is one of the criticisms I overheard when the previous administration presented these ideas. Many people need to become empowered and excited about what may be in the concept for them as individuals. I hope that the administration is willing to partner with whomever it takes, for example, 1.Milwaukee County, to facilitate a multi use recreational athletic facility, OR the defunct Franklin Cultural Center to support arts programming and facilities, AND the ever opinionated senior community to provide them with buy-in to expand and improve the many programs and their senior center(which the city supports in much greater fashion than anything they support for families and youth). Perhaps the YMCA which has yet to build on 27th street would be interested as well. You can save energy through shared saving programs though ESCOs without any investment. Teaching science and technology does not require a special facility. You need to manage teachers for outcomes and accountablity. Also, build the right curriculum. You want to spend the money in the wrong place. $100 million? Are you out of your mind?

A. If you are going to build a new middle school, then remodeling the high school would be the best option. This is what I support. B. If you remodel the existing middles school, building a new high school would be the best option. no FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL IS CLEARLY DOING MUCH WITH VERY LITTLE. TIME TO DO WONDERS WITH A LITTLE MORE. why build a new high school for a population of students that might expand greatly in less than 20 years as expansion and building of residential homes in the city continues? Wait and when the facilities no longer can hold the capacity of students then build a new school. see comment from middle school. It seems this has been a debate since I graduated from Franklin High School in 1999. Does anyone have any idea as to how many more open lots for new homes are available in Franklin? This would give you a better indication as to the potential need for a new high school in the future. I'm sure the city hall should have this info. Obviously Franklin is a growing family community. I would be in favor of a new high school if Franklin's taxes were not already some of the highest in the state. I do think a new high school is needed and in the long run it may make the most sense instead of remodeling a facility that has already had multiple additions. My problem is with the high taxes I already pay and I really don't think the benefit I have here is above and beyond anywhere else in the state. I think the board will have a hard time trying to get the taxpayers to hand over a lot more in additional taxes when money is so tight already. The sad truth to all of this is that we would have a new school now if the board hadn't have been so greedy in the last referendum and pushed for so much with no community input. At least now the board appears to be taking the right steps by asking the tax payers for their input. Building a new school is SO expensive. Let's see if we can work with what we have. We recognize that the current HS facility is old which suggests consideration of a new facility; very possibly other schools as well. Having said that a couple of questions come to mind: how many students are brought into the area and what is the why/how for doing so, and what would be the energy and maintenance advantages to new facilities? More information is needed. I've already said it, NO MORE TAX INCREASES!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Virtual school!!!

Read my comments earlier. Same applies. I'm not sure which high school option to recommend. I realize that at some point, a new structure will need to be built. I'm not sure how long the rennovations would hold up. I would be interested in knowing that. If it is only for <5 years - it might be reasonable to just simply consider a new school. This is not a time to waste money. See previous comments Make sure that the new high school meets current and estimated future needs. Also make sure that the school is functional as a school and do not be as concerned about the asthetics of the interior and exterior spaces. This tends to lead to more costs and sometimes wasted space. Thank you. What it the school district doing to explore the use of technology to work with other schools or services in the area to use techology and remote learning. We need a new high school. Would it be feasable to use the present high school as a 7th & 8th grade middle school and reconstruct the present middle school to be used as a 5th & 6th grade intermediate school as well as a community center with auditorium, pool, etc.? Given these economic times both options are unrealistic. After the economy picks up and people are working and can afford it. SEE PREVIOUS COMMENT. There is not enough information to make a decision or build support for the proposal. How do the improvements relate to academic performance? Why do the school utility systems require revision? At some point you will need a new car. Would you rather have a 4000 lb. car for $90,000 or a 3500 lb. car for $75,000 or a 3000 lb. car for $50,000. Give me a break, "..access to meet the needs of our 21st centry learners.". Biology is biology and calculus is calculus. We are really never given enough information as in a breakdown of costs to determine where cuts could be made. Is $100 million a state of the arts dream school or could some of this be trimmed? While we realize a new facility would be better in the long run, the tax impact would force us to have to move to a smaller house. We are currently paying for 2 college educations now and are struggling to do that. We moved here from out of state and find property taxes here unaffordable right now.

We have to do what we can to minimize the cost! Taxpayers will not be able to afford a $100 million school. But I know this would be very controversial. Building a new school would break up friends, teams, etc. but would allow for many more opportunities for the students. For example, it is great that Franklin consistently has such a great football team, but many students that want to play are cut out of the action when the school is so large and it will only get worse. Having 2 smaller schools will allow more students the opportunity to participate, but of course the teams will not be as competitive as they are currently. Your opinion may depend upon whether you are one of the current players or a want-to-be. The facilities need to be warm, dry and safe for the students. I support funding for this type of general maintenance. I see no educational benefit to renovate the high school for more music classrooms. If there isnt enough room for the program, perhaps they should hold tryouts to limit participation or maybe it should be cancelled all together and encourage interested students to seek private instruction so the money can be spent on the infrastructure. Privatizing certain programs could spur new job growth in the area. Option 3....save money to eventually have enough to pay for a new building! We are in the middle of a recession and any new taxes and building options are out of the question. Considering that the north end of the school is unlevel and probably sinking, I think building a new school with all the upgraded items mentioned before would be perfect. The economy is too poor to even consider building a new high school. As long as you don't leave vacant buildings. Vacant buildings are not attractive and have the chance to bring trouble. How much will energy costs or usage be reduced with the improvements for energy efficiency? How does that compare to the costs of implementing these improvements? The same issue as before - fund it some way other than real estate taxes, and I'd love to see a new high school, since I have grandchildren in elementary school, but there are many senior citizens who are being taxed out of their homes. I am assuming the new high school would include the all the features described on the last set of questions.

It is more expensive to continue to bandage the wound than to repair it. Build the right facility for the long term and provide the education that our children and grandchildren deserve for years to come. If the project is bid properly, now is an excellent time to build as construction costs are down significantly. This point needs to be communicated to the community. Like I said, the current high school is embarrassing on so many levels--pool, gym, no auditorium. Our kids deserve better and if we expect high standards and high test scores the kids deserve a better environment to learn and smaller classes. I think if it's possible to renovate what we have into what we need then it's best to go with the least expensive alternative considering today's economy. Maybe someone would like an auditorium or athletic field named after them and we could get a donation of money toward some of the improvements. If everything keeps needing expanding, then perhaps it would be better to have two high schools. There is already hardly any parking at the high school - it seems land locked - to add on gyms, auditorium, fields, etc. - they would be left with no parking - seems like new school is only option This is not the right time to do this I found this question confusing. Too much was put into this. We need to be able to accommodate the number of students attending high school and make the facilities safe, how the above will achieve this is unclear. I am afraid that the cost to build a new high school is too high. Our taxes in Franklin are already sky high, and this would be a significant increase. For my family the increase would be over $1,200 a year on a tax bill that is already over $10K. Although I would like to be able to support this, I don't think the community would accept this tax increase. This is why have selected the renovate option. You must be joking on music expansion. join and support the local music stores and learn real theory. if you are really committed, go to the conservatory and you can pay thousands to attend and i bet they do not have a fitness center, indoor track or pool. Again, la la land. Wake up and educate and build using tax credits for energy efficiency and not put the burdon on taxpayers. DONT DO ANYTHING,,,WE CAN NOT AFFORD,,,,,,,ANY MORE OF YOUR TAX HIKES,,,WAKE UP YOU IDIOTS ,WE ARE STRETCHED TO THE MAX Location?

It would help drive down these costs if Franklin were more 'business friendly'. From what we hear, Franklin does not have a good reputation for being welcoming to business establishments!! The survey doesn't give future enrollment trends. Can students be shifted to districts with less than optimal enrollment, like Greendale? I don't have all the facts. I do believe it's time that school districts look into sharing. N/A ANY SPENDING ON "IMPROVED ENERGE EFFICIENCY" IS MISGUIDED AND SHOULD BEAR FURTHER SCRUTINY BEFORE IT IS INCLUDED IN ANY FUTURE BUILDING PLANS. FURTHER, CURRENT SPACE DEDICATED TO MUSIC EDUCATION IS SUFFICIENT FOR STUDENT LEVELS. PERHAPS INCREASING VOCATIONAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, OR TEACHING COURSES THAT WILL ACTUALLY BENEFIT STUDENT POST-GRADUATION WOULD BE BENEFICIAL. I can't make a decision based on the "facts" given. HOW long are the taxes going to be raised, 2 years, 20 years???? There is too much of the unknown out there to make an educated decision. OUr children, and future generations of Franklin school children, deserve the best educational faciilties we can provide them. The school populations continue to rise so as some time a new school will have to be built. Waiting any longer just guarantees that our students fall further behind the neighboring area students. Building a new facility now will bring more families to the area, will provide more opportunity for the school to host musical, theatrical, sports, etc. events, which builds community and brings revenue into the district and surrounding retail establishments. The only logical solution is to build a new school and to do it as soon as possible. Every year we wait will cost us more in the long run. No comment It seems as though this would be the best option with all of the updates that need to be made. It seems like to meet all future needs building a new high school though costly is what needs to happen. If you update middle school then whenall those kids get the HS then they will be crowded if you start at the top will allow everyone space Move the middle school into the existing high school. Build the new high school at the current Forest Park site. Building a new high school that is more high tech would only help our children and you really cant say no to such a small cost in the long run for our children s education!

Add more student parking Build a new high school if, and only if, it is state of the art and includes all amenities. We already pay high taxes with school buildings that don't justify the high amount. If we're going to accept an additional $1400 per year, I'd like to know that we built the best facilities in the state and covered all amenities for the foreseeable future. No Would like to see additional sports failities - possibly at a land site yet to be determined. It is my understanding that we could make a larger school by adding on to the current school rather than building a new school. All of the nearby communities seem to be renovating vs. rebuilding...Greenfield, Greendale, Oak Creek. This survey is very fragmented making it hard to compare the options. This page, for example, implies that the costs are related to science and technology infrastructure...while the other page related to sports, physical education and performing arts. These decisions cannot be made independently. The format of this survey is making me feel that the district is not being very transparent with how these options are being assessed. If we can renovate to make the improvements that are necessary like new athletic facilities etc.....then I vote for renovation. If that is not an option, then we need to build a new high school. Buy the County Sports Complex and surrounding land. Football and soccer fields are established as well as field house. No I do not feel I have adequate information to comment on this or even other issues I voted on. The brochure did not state the case for improvements adequately enough, it just offered alternatives. Why do we need the improvemtns? Are there safety concerns, health concerns, or other serious issues involved in current facilities? My wife and I are willing to support school spending but you need to state your case with more facts so I can judge if the expenditures are worth it. Just because facilities are old is not a good enough reason. And for example, deepening the pool so a few diving athletes can use it is not a good reason to spend millions of dollars. Do it sooner than later. Our facilities are inadequate and reflect poorly on our community. Make do. Live within your means.

I will not support any type of renovation or new building without concete plans. I attended many of the past meetings regarding this, and I still can't believe that the board expected the community to give them a blank check. If you can't give us a more solid plan, eg. blue prints, number of classrooms per building, materials used for construction, recreational facilites and a better estimated cost with PROOF of that cost, people in this community will once again walk away from something that is definately needed here in Franklin. A new high school will not only support the existing community, but help to bring in new families to continue that suppport. The board and administration need to recognize this and do extended research on the cost and size that will be best for Franklin. Don't wait to look at existing high schools for ideas and costs 2 weeks before a vote, Do it now! And stop wasting our money on over paid administraters, give it back to the students where it belongs! Don't forget, the school board was elected to protect the community and do what's best for Franklin schools, not what's best for the administration. More information is needed regarding "science and technology infrastructure". I dont understand why a whole new building would need to be built! Seems like a waste of money. I am assuming that the building structure is adequate. If it is, then adding additional stucture (ie like OCHS) and making a couple improvements would be cost efficient in this economy. As a previously stated, I would appreciate straight talk and honesty. If you're going to tear down everything except a few classrooms, I do not call that a remodel. You would save on buying new land but lose credibility at the same time. Hopefully, our school board cares about that. I think there has to be a better way to obtain the funding than raising taxes. Its fine for now, maybe when the economy gets better This is not the time to spend more tax dollars. Learn to live with a budget like the rest of us. I would make sure you secure the location of the new high school immediately even if you don't build a new school for a few more years. One of the main reasons the last referendum failed was because you didn't have a location. See comments elsewhere The $44 Million number seems to be out of whack to me. I imagine that these upgrades could be done over a number of years. Especially, if they are done in conjuction with the previously mentioned upgrades for music and athletics.

I attend many of the rec activities in the high school and find parking to be a nightmare. But I also notice that many of these kids are driving themselves and as soon as they turn 16 they have their own car. Maybe parents should start dropping off their kids.. It is called parental duties. Renovate at SOME POINT, but not now. Not when the tax base is already being increased per thousand and when home values return to their previous value, our taxes higher than what it already has been in the past. Although you explained the money could be available to borrow, I highly doubt that the school district would plan to lower school taxes in the future because of the payoff considering we are stretching the budget and increasing the school taxes this year. Taxpayers of Franklin are already being crushed under the current tax burden....can we really afford another 500-600$ added to our tax bills for the forseeable future?....NO! If and when the economy gets better, the City of Franklin has development that can support expansion and development of new residential areas start again then consider renovation of the existing high school. The location on the current high school is great, and I would be excited to support the renovation on the current facility for our communities children. WE DO NOT SUPPORT BUILDING A NEW HIGH SCHOOL. I saw Waupaca and WIlmot high schools, both new. They were both top-notch. I suggest the board go visit those facilities to get ideas, see benefits, etc... The school board doesn't seem to know that there is a recession going on . I like the location of the high school. It just needs to be updated Our grandchildren attend Muskego High School. They have an excellent facility. I'ts to bad that the planning commision let the land across the street from the H.S. be sold off for housing insted of saving it for future H.S. growth. I see South Mlwaukee got it right. It only cost them $12 million for thier expansion. Why do we need to spend $112 Million? I would like to know if it is possible to build a new high school on the existing site? Option 1 seems awfully costly for pure infrastructure and additional music classrooms. Why do parking and traffic patterns need reconfiguring? Is it unsafe or inaccessible now? Why is there a need for music classrooms? What will happen if these improvements are not made? Both plans are too large! We need a new high school, but right now the taxpayers can not afford it.

If the current facilities are not safe - then I could accept having to upgrades the vital building systems. However - 'improved energy efficiency' - concerns me. While I agree it is important to be efficient with our energy, it should not mean that everything has to be state-of-the-art in terms of efficiency. There had better be a cost-benefit analysis done to determine what makes sense. I believe the high school should remain the high school - the available land is significant to renovate/expand and closing the facility - or making it a middle school - does NOT seem like the best option at this time, given the number of students. The problem seems to be more at the middle school level. No With sewer and water moving to the SW corner of Franklin we need to purchase land now before costs go up any higher. I feel the population is aging rather than growing. I feel a renovation would be more cost effective. With the aging population, there are more senior adults. I feel new schools would not be utilized in the future...they may be renovated into "senior apts". I would want more information regarding our population before building more schools. New schools don't necessarily mean better students. There is ABSOLUTELY NO REASON to purchase more land. Build the new high school on the same land that the existing school is located on. They did it for the stadium, they can do it for the high school. It is always cheaper in the long run to build with technology vs. trying to retrofit ...in any event, with the economy the way it is and with the loss of jobs still occurring, this is going to be a very hard sell to the community. Our taxes are already high - this may force more people to look for homes in other communities...is there anyway to combine schools with other districts that have newer buildings? What about Oak Creek? Whitnall school district combines many cities and villages...If we could combine with Oak Creek, we could pay Oak Creek a fee for using their facilities and that money could be earmarked for improvements and expansions... Again, only one choice doesn't allow to see what the next possibility would be...so if we can't build a new one, then we definitely need to renovate the current High School building. Where to build it? I do not believe there is room at the existing high school to expand so please build a new and updated school for those upcoming students. They deserve a good building with updated equipment, etc.

All options are needed. I don't think you could renovate the existing school as the northern part is sinking. Look at the doors in the art rooms. None of them close properly because of the sinking and being warped. Make sure, above all, that there is adequate area for performances by all the music groups as well as the drama department. using old for middle school. Why is the cost sooo high to build? Land has got to be pretty cheap at this point. Is the school board able to find cost effective ways to build these facilities or are their hands tied by bureaucracy? We need to make sure that these facilities are done right and in the most cost effective way. A new high school is long over due. Rennovations will be a never ending process and we will again be filling out this survey in the near future. Check out the new Byron Nelson high school in Trophy Club, Texas...amazing school I would LOVE to have in Franklin. Our property values would definately go up as families will desire to live in our district. But more importantly, I am interested in the best learning environment and facilities for my kids. Our school doesn't hold a candle to many of the area schools (new Greenfield). Franklin is an affluent community and great place to live but the high school does not reflect this. Asking the public to build schools (or build anything new) does not seem feasible in this economic climate. US schools are behind in science and technology education - I think this is a priority. Franklin would be wise to consult with Elmbrook Schools as they recently successfully upgraded their high schools to meet the needs of that community without the additional expense of a new high school. $44-47 million? - in this economy? What are you guys smoking? There are no other options for improvement to infrastructure available to the residents of Franklin? I think there are! Plan to continue operations without any increase in property tax obligations. Again the problem should have been reviewed years ago. I look at the Muskego School District and see what that community did years ago and admire that they acted before they were forced to act on crowding problems and old facility problems. THERE ARE VERY OUTDATED! see my comment in the previous question, look for alternatives that doesn't drive the taxpayers into bankruptcy

$253 for every $100,000 is too steep. My taxes are high enough already. We are definitely thinking of moving out of Franklin after we retire in the next few years so our tax bill will not be so high. The school definitely needs improvement. I am surprised that renovations are around 45 million. Please make sure we check out different builders. Lets make sure we check out at least 3. Make sure we are not over building at a huge expense to the community. We can I'm sure build a great school at a reasonable cost. With so many people out of work I'm sure we could find a builder that would love the business. Of course keeping in mind the quality of the builder. I do not think we need to put this bill on the taxpayers. We pay quite enough in taxes. What needs to be addressed is the salaries of district level administrators and the superintendent. Why are their salaries enormous and yet they've been cutting jobs of people who actually work with the students such as aides, SROs, and school counselors. I think it's time for more accountability with how the money we're already giving to the school district is being spent. We need to make some cuts starting at the top of the pay scale first before adding more taxes to the citizens of Franklin. I'm an educator in another district and believe in supporting public schools, but give me a break! To increase my already high tax bill another $500-$600 is ludicrous with the superintendent making almost $240,000 including fringe benefits! The Board first needs to look at how it's already spending taxpayer money. So far, I'm not impressed. I can't believe that in the economic climate we are in that you would be suggesting spending this kind of money. See above Just build a new one even thoe when my daughter goes off to college we will move from Franklin because of what we pay in taxes and what we don't have for it. YOU CAN PUT ALL THE LIPSTICK YOU WANT ON THAT PIG, BUT IT'S LANDLOCKED AND COMPLETELY INADEQUATE IN EVERY POSSIBLE WAY. IT'S AN ENERGY SUCK BECAUSE IT WAS BUILT 50 YEARS AGO AS A "TEMPORARY" SPACE AND WAS NEVER SUPPOSED TO BE EDUCATING 1400+STUDENTS IN 2010 I think renovations is a band-aid approach and short-sighted. The FHS and Forest Park facilites have lived their useful life. It is time for next-generation facilities commensurate with what we hope our community can be. It only takes a look at the facilities in surrounding communities to see clearly where we need to be. I do support FHS becoming the middle-school site.

Again, the estimated cost totals for the above options should be broken down in more detail as to what they include before I can make a decision because they involve a lot of money. In today's economy, the cost of building a new school may never be at a better time. Probably should have an auditorium....but $15M for that???? No way you can build and new HS of this size with a pool, auditorium, athletic facilities, etc for anywhere close to $100M. You must be joking...I suspect you're looking for the approval based on a low number and then, sometime later...the real cost leaks out. My guess is $150M minimum for 1500-2000 capacity. What was the final cost of comparable new high schools in the past 5-10 years? Seriously... Any new school or renovations should incorporate green building techniques and technologies, such as a green roof and/or solar panels. If the cost to build is double the cost to renovate.. how does the tax amount go up 3 fold instead of just doubling? Get by like the rest of us I would like to see the high school removated, but not if the middle school will remain untouched. Both never major help. I'd like to see other options before deciding to spend $44 million to improve the status quo. I think Forest Park should be expanded/rebuilt to serve as the high school. I'm also a little confused at the $ figures that are being presented in this survey. If Option 2 is twice the cost of Option 1, why is the tax impact over 3 times that of Option 1? building the high school is the best option. you can't do it on the backs of the taxpayers. I have been here 8 yrs my taxes have gone up $2000. Have you driven around Franklin and seen all the for sale signs? Some of these options would increase my taxes by over $700 a year. You are forcing me to put a for sale up on my house. The price tag for all options is outrageous. Franklin's taxxes are already too high. Where is this money going to come from? People are lucky if they have jobs right now. Rather than focusing on spending, Franklin should be trying to get new business in the city to help reduce residential property taxes. The High School is "under crowded". We do not need to build or renovate.

Although it is sad that there isn't adequate performing arts and phy ed facilities, these are difficult economic times. My husband & I are both retired living off social security and bank CDs. There have been no increase in S.S. and the bank CDs do not provide the income they once did. We no longer take vacations or short driving trips. I would sacrifice though with higher property taxes to make the renovations needed in Franklin H.S. as listed above. Again, the money is being spent on facilities rather than education. Plumbing, flooring, heating, ventilation I can support. You do not need extra music rooms. There are enough. Solve the parking problem by charging the students $20 a day to park. If you spend more on the parking lot so more kids can drive to school, you had better start charging $25 a day because there is no way that taxpayers should be paying for them to park. Would like more information on both proposals, what specifically needs to be added... See above. Yes to a new HS, but no to $95 million. South Milwaukee opened new HS just a few years ago for $42 million which was about the same size with state of the art gym, performing arts center, music wing, and sports fields. They also renovated their HS into a MS, although they are attached in one complex. And they did it when construction costs were high. Our current high school is an embarrasment. There is no reason that we can't have a suitable learning environment for our children with the tax base in this community Swimming pool should be used to teach swimming. The school should be used to educate the students. Raise or initiate parent's fees if necessary. It seems as though there are many amenities that could be deferred when we already are paying high taxes for the Franklin Schools. Why create additional parking? If parents want their children to drive to school versus taking the school bus, charge the parents an additional fee that would cover the cost of renovating parking. If the studenst need it then let the parents pay for it. Why should the people pay for other peoples kids!! Muskego has done it by updating and renovating the exisiting sites. This is a feasable plan and also taking into considerating limiting a significant increase in taxes.

wait until the previous loans have been retired, Taxes are high enough in the Franklin/Franklin school district... see my previous comments no Improvements to upgrade science and technology capabilities can be done without spending $50 to $100 million dollars. The school board needs to learn that you cannot throw money at every problem. Property taxes are too high now. The Oak Creek-Franklin school district provides the needed facilities with a much lower tax burden. There is an underlying desire to have all new facilities that are not required. They are beautiful no. My house was reassessed this year and I LOST $40,000.00 due to the economy. I DO NOT want my taxes raised when I just lost so much value in my 11 yr old home. I pay almost $7K in taxes now, and the City of Franklin does not even offer a public 4K program for my toddler. So I have to pay more money out of my pocket for an early education program. Even though my taxes are quite high, Franklin does not offer a public 4K program. So sad! I would be all in favor of building a new High School, however, during these uncertain times with the economy and taxes potentially going up throught the Federal and State Gov't, I would not approve this right now. We are being taxed so much already that at some point this needs to stop. Not enough information is provided to form an opinion for this survey. Perhaps it would be better to have PTA board or members to plan this project instead of the current facilities planing group that has absolutely no stake in paying for any of these projects. IMPROVE ENERGY EFFICIENCY? Would you please expand on that term. If you're talking about solar panels and windmills you can "go fly a kite". I for sure, am not in support of any of this liberal, left wing, wacko, green, worship mother earth garbage. If you're also talking about installing these rotten 3.5 gal. flush toilets well stick your head in one, pull the plunger and get that load off your brain. I don't know what other lunatic pseudointellectual ideas you're cooking up but I for one want to see the details not just these generalizations you're throwing at the unwashed masses. Lets have a public hearing so I can tell you what I really think, OK?

Obviously spending the money for a new school versus putting a bandaid on the existing one makes more sense. The cost estimates seem incredibly high though. I would only support this if the costs could be brought down to a more reasonable number between $50 - 70 million. Anything new would be better than the current outdated facility so I don't think we need to "shoot for the moon" here. While I lean toward renovation I do not know if there is enough land for all of the renovations sugested. In the long run a new high school might be better. But does the cost of a new high school include the updated pool, track, indoor track etc.??? If it does it might be the better option. My only other concern would be location. Depending on where it would be located we may pay more in bussing. I think the most important thing to do with the entire school system is to build the best facilities that will serve us in the future in the most cost effective way. Communication is critical and this survey is a good first step. I was appalled at the rollout of the last referendum---basically asking for major tax support with no concrete plans anticipating that we would trust that our money be spent wisely. I was expecting that a new referendum would have been put out for a vote with more details on the high school plan and better cost control. Will never vote for a new high school if you don't first tell us where it is going to be built, what it would include and cost. That was a MAJOR flaw in your last attempt on the referendum a few years back. Why would we vote yes and have no idea on what we would be getting for our money and where it will be located. Make sure the taxpayers are informed as to how many new classrooms will available with the renovation By renovating/building on to the existing high school, efficiencies should also be met and overall tax impact should be a lowering of taxes.

I assume building a new high school under these costs would include all regulation sports, updated technology and infrastructure systems?? And if I read this all correctly, then it would cost $95-100 mill to build just new high school (with all these improvements in place?), yet only $106-111 million to build new high school and renovate existing into middle school?? Seems a no brainer to me, but I know that many residents will question the cost and timing of such options. I assume option 2 above includes option 1 PLUS new updated pool, gyms, tracks, courts, auditorium?? Not clear.... Would prefer to see auditorium built to hold entire high school student population for assemblies? This is a huge priority, could be used for concerts, plays, musicals, talent shows, speakers, meetings by all schools and other groups. Franklin is lacking in these facilities, and again, embarrassing that we can't clearly view and hear our own student performances or even have them in our own district :( Plus if we did it all, where does our budget allow for adequate staffing of facilities with all the teacher budget cuts of recent years? We would have more space, could reduce class sizes to more acceptable levels, but don't have $$$ to fund the staff........what's wrong with that picture? I am in favor of expanding and preparing for the future now when might be less costly but many older or younger residents likely will not feel the same way. Not sure how you get them on board. How will buildings be furnished and equipped -- where does money come from for that, or is that built into the costs? Eliminate the acceptance of out of Franklin students to reduce the population of students in school. Given the current economic situation, I assume that these are long range plans, and that they would not be scheduled for at least 4-5 years. It is a sound structure - by all means renovate it, but you don't have to start from scratch. But renovate the existing High School, and keep it as the High School - don't renovate it and make it into a Middle School. none Again, the tax impact is thousands of dollars per taxpayer. Do the District's schools teach the kids to focus on the monthly payment and not the actual cost of what they buy? The tax impact is not very clear, how many years etc.. All of the renovations you have done over the last 10 years seemed not to have made a difference so why keep renovating unless you are solving the percieved problem?

Lets provide a state-of-the-art facility. Lets get on the same page as Oak Creek, Nicolet High & Arrowhead. I want to live in a community that provides great facilities, with great education, great theatre & great athletics THE SCHOOL DISTRICT NEEDS TO BETTER UTILIZE THE FACILITIES THEY NOW HAVE. MUSIC ROOMS? THAT'S A LUXURY THE TAX PAYERS CAN'T AFFORD. HOW MANY STUDENTS ACTUALLY PARTICIPATE IN THE MUSIC PROGRAM? ADDITIONAL PARKING AND BETTER ACCESS ROADS? CHARGE A PARKING FEE TO THE STUDENTS TO COVER THESE COSTS. IF THE PARENTS OF THE STUDENTS CAN PROVIDE THEIR CHILDREN WITH AUTOMOBILES AND INSURANCE IN ORDER TO DRIVE TO SCHOOL THEN THEY SHOULD ALSO HAPPILY BE ABLE TO AFFORD PAYING FOR THEM TO PARK ON SCHOOL PREMISES. HERE AGAIN, ARE THESE NECESSITIES OR IS THE FRANKLIN SCHOOL DISTRICT JUST TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH THE JONES'S? Students need the best labs and facilities in order to stay competitive in the 21st century. Franklin H.S. is behind the times. It seems as though the high school will reach capacity soon. That needs to be addressed before "nice" things like fields and gyms and music rooms. It is alluded to, but doesn't seem to be the focus. Additionally, if there is no money to support the additional programs due to funding cuts (state and local), it is pointless to build the infrastructure. First priority needs to be funding for teachers. The last board did just about everything wrong that was possible to do in trying to push the last referendum. Please learn from those mistakes. Letting people know about the school needs in advance is critical. Also, don't ask for input and then not use it - a sure way to tick people off. Don't keep secrets when you are asking for tax dollars. The refusal of the last board committee to share which locations were being considered for a new high school was one reason the plan was doomed. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE... find a location, set a plan, get local business behind your plan, spread the word about how Franklin students are slowly falling from the upper tier on testing scores and we will achieve better results. I actually addressed this in my comments about the middle school. I think a comprehensive plan needs to include both middle and high school needs and when each of those pieces would occur. To difficult to consider them in seperate pieces since it all impacts my pocket book in the end. It would be nice to have a site in mind. It would be unfortunate to find a good plot of usable land that would be in an inconvenient location to the public.

see prvious comments. A high school is what it is. We should perhaps make sure we are teaching and facilitating such. This seems to be all about swimming, and sports. What about science labs, etc. It is time to replace the high school. Yes, building a brand new building would be the most expensive way to go, but it's time to do just that. As my father the architect would say, eventually some buildings cannot be adequately renovated. It is best to replace them. The good thing here is that the high school can be renovated to accommodate the middle school. It's a win-win situation all the way around! Thank you. The short term and near term economy makes this a very poor time to be considering any expansion. With what the tax payers pay for school busing in Franklin, I don't see why any parking lot expansion is necessary. The students should be taking the bus. Maybe alittle inconvienent, but saves money and is better for the environment. The space should be reserved for future classromm expansion. All residents/school administrators are going to have to realize that the future does not have to resemble the past. Things are going to have to change if we want to keep quality education in Franklin. Stop the waffling...build a new high school....sooner or later we'll need it! We definitely need new school facilities, but let's get creative with some serious fund raising. Involve the business community, residents with fund raising experience, and use the ideas they have to bring down the cost so it will be more receptive to the general population. Anything that will relieve that tax burden should definitly be considered. I cannot make a fully informed decision unless plans for the existing building are disclosed. It has been fine for all this time, if it is not broke don't try to fix it Do either of these options (or both of them) include the items from the previous page regarding upgrades, or a tose separate line items?? The schools are fine. Stop spending money. You can only keep renovating and upgrading for a limited time. A new high school with all the additions is needed for future generations. If we did build a new high school (and didn't turn it into a middle school), what would we do with FHS?

I work at MSOE. The buildings are old and space is cramped, but it is still the best education in the Midwest. The quality of teachers and curriculum are more important than facilities. Again I understand the purpose, we simply do not have the funds. As taxpayers, we are stretched beyond our limits/incomes. To avoid being redundant, please see previous comments. What improvements can be made without increasing taxes to the residents of franklin? What if this is put to a referendum and the voters turn it down?! How are we preparing to move forward without increasing taxes? Cut teacher pensions? Increase the amount of money teachers pay for insurance? Cut ancillary staff? Hire from the private sector to do things like building repair and landscape to cut public employee pensions? Use the current high school as the middle school and build a new high school. Again, these costs are way out of line. My taxes are way out of line now. I have learned to sacrifice and do with out. So can the school district. ALong with the facilities there should be an equal amount of attention given to parking and traffic patterns. The traffic and parking at the current high school are very poor. None Reduce or remove enrollment for students who do not live in the city of Franklin to ease overcrowding. These estimates seem to be somewhat high. If a new high school is not approved, we definitely need to renovate the current school to accomodate performing arts and sports for the next generation of students in Franklin. When economically feasible and still costs to be borne more by the students. About time Finance building upgrades from annual budgets. If overcrowding is an issue, stop accepting students from outside the District. NO NO

BUILD THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL! Renovate the current high school for efficiency, effectiveness, etc. for our community's middle schoolers. Buy the time you add up the costs for the various renovation needs, it seems silly to not build a high school that will attract the best teachers and staff to work with our kids and within our community. I thought that $77 million was far too much a couple of years ago. I think that $100 million if far too extravagant. I think a good school could be built for far less money. If reasonable costs were being offered, I would feel more inclined to vote yes. I would support renovating the existing facilites if it was shown that we had enough space to fit ALL needed facilities. If not, we need to move to a new site and do it right - once and for all. I would be more likely to support option 2 if I thought it had a chance of winning public approval. However, the question asks what advice I would give the School Board. I cannot advise an option which recently showed poor public support. Renovate the current high school into a middle school. Probably better long term efficiencies (i.e. green) with new fire, plumbing, HVAC, etc. than trying to renovate. Nothing new at the time until unemployment is back down to 5%. Same comment. Parking? Don't we provide busing for EVERY student? And if we already charge the taxpayer for those buses, why do the students who drive get charged again? WE don't charge the teachers for parking. If you work downtown you have to pay to park when going to work. Why don't you budget/save for the work needed to reconfigure the traffic patterns? Music classrooms? Music is an elective isn't it? These are loaded questions. Where is the "renovate the high school" for the most minimal items needed? I strongly support a new high school. But if taxpayers won't support, then we need to renovations instead. No. I think the present high school is in ideal location and has plenty of room for expansion. No This community is supposed to be a higher end suburb, but the school buildings do not measure up to that aspiration. Our school children should have the best we can offer them.

Consider year round school; this is ultimately the best way to improve student performance and success in the global market. See my prior comments. I strongly prefer a brand new high school, even at the higher cost. If that is impossible, I would then support all improvements to the current high school. Again, this should be done sooner rather than later. Disallow students' private auto transportation. Ride the bus! Renovate long term is just not smart Rather than keep putting "band-aids" on the old high school, why not start fresh and do it right this time?! The choir and orchestra rooms are inadequate for rehearsing. Many high schools have better facilities for their music groups and have them located in the same area. The choir/orchestra room would benefit from having graduated seating where students are sitting at different levels and can see the director/conductor better than when seated on a single, flat level. There should also be soundproof practice rooms with windows so students can practice and teachers can see what students are doing and make sure it's appropriate. Even the high school I attended 20 years ago had see-through, sound proof practice rooms, graduated seating in the band and choir rooms, and an auditorium. I think our high school can provide enough preparation for college. Why do all these kids need parking? We only drove if we could show we had an after school job. Most all of these kids DO NOT. So they should be riding the EMPTY BUSES. Seems to make more sense to update what we have.

The District must build for the next 50 years...today's families and businesses demand quality. Our current FHS building has poor "curb appeal" - it looks like a "middle school" or maybe even "one-room school house" look. Considering that the community is always complaining about how high their taxes are, they obviously have not seen the HS or been inside of it to really critically consider whether they are getting value for those taxes. While the ACADEMIC PROGRAMMING is EXCELLENT, people new to the community may not get the impression that that is the case going by the look of the physical plant. This community supported building a HS 50 years ago so that their children could be educated within the boundaries of their community (and not have to travel to outlying districts like Milwaukee, Greenfield, Oak Creek.) They made a SACRIFICE then to take care of those community "assets" - their children. But, they could not have imagined then how this district would look in 50 years nor could they imagine how education and its process/technology would change over that time. They could not have imagined what housing or our businesses/workplaces would look like or what amenities would be considered important to a well-rounded education or what families look for today in an educational facility. Well, it's time that this community did just that!! We have enterd a new era and new events and influences (rise of computers/internet technology, global trade and educational opps). The FACT that Wisconsin has OPEN ENROLLMENT allowing families CHOICES to attend school wherever they believe or perceive that their needs will be fulfilled must be considered in this important decision as IT AFFECTS WHERE THIS COMMUNITY'S TAX DOLLARS FLOW!!! When children open enroll in another district, the dollars for his/her education follows them to that district - YOUR TAX DOLLARS LEAVE FRANKLIN!! Does this community want their tax dollars to flow to other communities or do they want to keep them in Franklin?? Another thing that should be pointed out is that perception is everything!! The perception or look of a property can determine whether or not someone will get out to look at a property or not. Just as we want our neighbors to maintain their properties so as not to negatively affect our property value, so our schools should reflect that same value - our current building does not do that!!! We need to appeal to today's and future families and businesses by providing a facility that will grow with the community. We are not building just for today - Franklin is not built out yet, so we are not building just for the next 5-10 years but rather we are building for the next 35-50 years! It is forecasted to reach build out See previous comment. just make sure you let the public know the ideas you have where it will be (I think this will make a difference to alot of people on to vote for it or not.) I personally don't care where it goes I just know we need one! We are so behind in money now we can't afford to do anything at this time

Clearly, to sell a new high school we need to spend some money marketing it. People will approve of a new high school if they see what they'll get. Show mockups, show what the facility will have, show how seniors, everyone can use it. Show how the auditorium/concert hall could benefit many. Show the community the sizzle (because last time, we didn't and it fell flat) Pr Build a new high school with appropriate technological features and music rehearsal facilities. If it is needed, it is needed. However, again not at the expense of salaries for Franklin School District employees. ALL the areas within FHS are in great need of upgrading. I feel that with a new biukding comes a new desire to continuously improve all aspects of student life-academic, electives, clubs, teams, etc. It will also create a strong sense of pride within the Franklin community. The existing site can work and meet our needs if properly developed. I cannot imagine passing a building referendum in this community, under the current economic conditions for the cost listed for a new building. That will be $700-800 for a typical Franklin home annually. That is a massive increase. i choose not to comment as I am not a taxpayer- butsomethingmust be done asspace is very limitted currently. At the very least I would like to see the existing high school rennovated. I am not opposed to building a new high school that would have everything we currently do not. A new high school is needed for the amount of students that attend. Make sure the renovations include the infrastructure to create 21st c. classrooms. In the long run, it would be cheaper to build a new high school than try to patch up the current one. This might not be the best time to do it however. We were told when we moved to Franklin 16 years ago that our children would see a new high school. I do not believe that is true any more. I hope that Franklin does plan appropriately for the next generation!

While I would love to see a totally new, 2010-era high-technology, sports, disability and extra-curricular friendly high school, we have to be realistic. With our economy the way it is, any new taxes put additional burdens on families already struggling. Again, while Franklin is, for the most part, an affluent community, we have to be realistic. To make the public reach deeper in their pockets when many are struggling is just not good business. Asking for a few tax dollars more, and being able to make needed necessary upgrades is the better route right now - especially since the city has now renovated the entire street in front of the building! (which is also very nice). If the economy recovers - at some pointthen, re-consider the possibility of building a new high school - use existing land - but go "upwards" - two levels - instead of "outwards." Consider giving the public a time-line.,i.e., we are shooting for a new high school by the year 20??. Perhaps it won't be such a "sticker" shock and we can start "fundraising" or "saving" just like anyone would for a major purchase. It is rather sad, though, that the cost of renovating the existing facility is almost HALF of what it would cost to build a totally new school - but the tax increase is substantially more. In order to do any renovating, maybe consider only Administrators take a cut in salary & benefits to cover the costs. Seems that the Board can think of spending money on building schools, but not a thought on it's staff members cuts. Poor judgment on their part...should be ashamed. Building a new high school could take care of many of these problems while also solving the middle school problems. It is necessary to stay competitive!!! Greenfield, South Milwaukee etc. Our facility does not match the success we want for our students!!! Wait until the economy improves. Some of the building budget concerns could be alleviated if the high school was more energy efficient. Look at what Greendale was able to accomplish by doing some upgrading. Wonderful renovation is very capable on the current site. There is enough land to accommodate all that is needed for additional instructional space, an auditorium, and new athletic fields/buildings including a community center/fitness area. If done correctly, this could be fantastic! Option 2 will never fly. See previous comment. Our present high school is so outdated. Aslo, the layout is hodgepodge due to numerous "add-ons" and "updates."

The High School is the most expensive option, but it would definitely have the most benefits for students, the community and athletic activities. At the present time with the downturn in the economy, this will be a hard sell to people in the community. Franklin definitely needs a new High School. Option 1 and doing what is really necessary rather than nice to have. If cost is a concern, renovation seems like a better option. We need to reduce class sizes and increase teachers and aides BEFORE we can afford to improve facilities. In comparison, the middle school is in much greater need of new facilities than the high school. Very cramped but again.........we can't afford to add more to our taxes. People are loosing their jobs and houses right now..........how can you expect to pay more. Perhaps the upper administration/board members can't understand this but wait.........when you are affected in your personal life, you WILL understand. No For the School Board, Listen to the community and what they recommend Make staff your first priority. Get your house in order. Your priorities are in the wrong order. Need more parking It is not a facility that you can compete in: musically (auditorium), athletically (swim, track, tennis), or technologically. That is sad. Make sure you have more details about the school when you go to referendum. I don't think most people were against a new high school. They just don't have a lot of faith in the district to know what they were going to "get" for the money they were paying. It was like asking someone to buy a house and having them sign the contract without knowing where they were going to live or what the house would look like. They would have to trust the builder that they would build something they would "like". Let's get Franklin into the 21st century and get an appropriate high school. This is not a farming community anymore. (see last comment) It would probably be more cost effective in the end to build a new building rather than continually updating the old one. I am ok with either option.

The district had to cut teachers and staff positions last year. How are they able to do such extreme measures to the high school if they do not have the money? Keep the teachers and support staff before the new buildings please. Muskego did an excellent job RENOVATING an existing building and adding on a community auditorium. I feel the high school really needs to adapt to it's population and provide options for upper classmen besides AP's. Many of our students are interested in technical Careers. If we partenered with MATC to provide electives to these students that paetenership could be the springboard for further relationships that could satisify some of our other needs (Theater/Civic Center...Pool/YMCA). reduce taxes Don't raise taxes I voted "yes" in the past years to origionaly pass this but the overall public voted it down. I question now, if I would vote "yes" because my only child would probably be out of the franklin school district by the time the schools would be taken care of. We have 2 young children in elementary/preschool, so I am supportive of any projects that will be needed by the time they are ready to enter middle/high school, understanding that these projects will be 2-3 years for completion. I really feel the undertaking for Greenfield HS is something to look at. I THINK ADDING $500.00+ TO MY CURRENT TAX BURDEN FOR A NEW HIGH SCHOOL IS OUTRAGEOUS. JUST LOOKING AT THESE RECOMMENDATIONS MAKES ME FEEL THAT THE FRANKLIN SCHOOL SYSTEM IS OUT OF TOUCH WITH THE CURRENT HOMEOWNERS. TAKE A LOOK AT THE GREENFIELD HIGH SCHOOL & SOUTH MILWAUKEE FIASCOS. THE PROPERTY OWNERS IN THOSE COMMUNITIES WILL BE PAYING HIGH TAXES TO SUPPORT THOSE 'OVER THE TOP' ADDITIONS FOR A LONG TIME. I DO NOT WANT THE SAME FOR FRANKLIN. I think it makes sense to stage it. Start with the middle school and the tax hit, then push for high school upgrades and flat taxes. If the comprehensive plan is laid out like that I would support it, but first priority should be to the middle school.

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Please do it once and do it correctly. Any thing less than converting the existing high school to a middle school and building a new high school campus, is not acceptable, and would be cutting corners that will come back to bite the district again in the next 20 years. Please address how much more the plan will cost now vs. if we would have gotten it done 3 years ago. Showing the public if we keep putting this off it will only cost more. It is inevitable and the public needs to know that doing nothing is not going to make it go away and doing nothing IS NOT AN OPTION!!! Please don't fail our kids they are counting on you. No pressure or anything. Thank you very much for listening and Good Luck. Our family will be pulling for you. Provide information on cost reductions and responsibly managing resources before asking for more $. I wish the economic times were better so we could do it all!!!!! Let's pay off our loans first. We don't need to do anything until 2015. How much is the student base growing each year? Why don't you tell us that? It may be going down for all we know. Show us the past 5-10 years student growth and projected growth. #3 above does not have an alternative for going back to the drawing board. There is no alternative here for NOT moving the 6th graders to the middle school, and there is nothing here telling me what the future is expected to hold for enrollment numbers as a whole. I think improvements in technology and buildings can be made in a much more efficient and cost-effective manner than the limited alternatives presented here. This will be a tough sell in this economy. That being said, anyone driving by the high school on most nights will see a buzz of activity. Teams practicing, games being played, band practice, after school activities, all enriching our our youth who then go on to represent our community favorably. In the end that will certainly raise Franklin's image and continue to make our city a desirable place to live. OMG... I have always attended parochial schools and sent our child to parochial schools, AND paid RE taxes to Franklin; when we need to update our private schools, we, as parents, have raised the money ourselves; I voluntarily have sent my son to a non-public schools and not complained about paying school tax, so before raising our taxes, be very sure of what and how you are spending our money... We would like to know the details of the upgrades before stating our support.

Have a plan all laid out so we know where and what will be done more likely to vote yes if it is all planned out thats what this whole city is lacking, continuity everything seems pieced together as things arise. Plan for long term. I'm not interested in short term goals and revisiting this issue every couple years. Anything over $100 annually per 100,000, sounds like too much at this time. TO GET APPROVAL LET STUDENTS FORCE THEIR PARENTS TO SAY YES TO VOTE YES ON REFERENDUM, YES FOR THE NEEDS OF NEW AND RENOVATIONS AND ADDITIONS. THIS IS STUDENT'S FUTURE AND PARENTS TOO. IN PARENTS-TEACHERS MEETINGS EMPHASIZE HOW IPORTANT IT IS TO SAY YES IT IS FEW DOLLARS MORE IN TAXES BUT WILL HELP IN THE LONG RUN. I am not in favor of spending increases, only spending decreases! Can we get any corporate funding? I see many stadiums that have "pepsi" on their scoreboard. Not sure if that is possible with a school as well. Have a "pepsi" wing of the school. See who is willing to help out. Still wondering about the existing HS and the land? Is there some 'sale of property' asset to factor into the figures? It takes real leadership to explain to taxpayers that new things cost money. The BOE needs to have courage and go back to their constituents with this simple fact: in Franklin is growing, Franklin Public Schools will have a great increase of students over the next 50 years, a comprehensive plan to address the next 50 years will save taxpayers money in the long run. Do it now!!! Franklin does a great job at education. Thank you - it's appreciated. This is just a very bad time for taypayers that are feeling the pinch of an out-of-control federal --- and really --State of Wisconsin government. I'll support it as long as it's well thought out and addresses the needs of our community for the long term. I would be disappointed if we spend foolishly on the middle school option only to have it more cost effective to build a new HS later on. Use my tax dollars wisely and I will happily pay.

The biggest complaint I heard from people last time is they wanted more information. What will the high school look like, where will it be, more detailed information, not just "trust us". And then a comment. It is sad that some people don't realize the value that their schools add to their homes and community. Why would people want move to Franklin when they compare the other high schools' facilities in surrounding communities. Franklin High is outdated and poor condition. But unless it directly affects that specific Franklin tax payer, it will be a hard sell. You will need to figure out how to sell it "ie how it benefits" the biggest "no improvement" taxpayer group. We know the value of education and support having adequate facilities for students even though we have sent all of our children and grandchildren to private schools, therefore paying both for their private education & public school students in our district. With an increase in residents we would also expect an increase in the tax base that could decrease the per household cost. As senior residents on a fixed income, we regret that we will soon be taxed out of Franklin and will have to seek residence with a lower tax base. YOU CAN NOT RAISE TAXES DURING THESE POOR ECONOMIC TIMES. TAXES ARE HIGH ENOUGH IN FRANKLIN. IF YOU NEED TO DO THESE PROJECTS THEN FIND THE MONEY SOMEWHERE ELSE WITHOUT RAISING TAXES. I DON'T EVEN PLAN ON SENDING MY KIDS TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOL BUT WILL LIKELY SEND THEM TO A PRIVATE SCHOOL. I DON'T BELIEVE AT ALL THAT SCHOOLS SHOULD BE FUNDED BY TAXPAYERS BUT RATHER BY JUST THE PEOPLE WHO ARE USING THE SCHOOLS! WHY SHOULD RETIREES OR PEOPLE WITHOUT KIDS HAVE TO FORK OVER THEIR MONEY FOR THE SCHOOL? IF YOU WANT TO HAVE KIDS THEN YOU BETTER HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY FOR THEIR EDUCATION AND NOT EXPECT ALL THE OTHER TAXPAYERS TO DO IT FOR YOU. THE MINIMUM AMOUNT YOU HAD LISTED ABOVE WAS 28K/ PER 100K VALUE OF THE HOME. THAT WOULD BE $84 A YEAR FOR ME AND I DON'T WANT TO GIVE ANY MORE THAN THAT. Again, private monies and investment in "shared" ammeneties/infrastructure will limit tax obligations. DO NOT RAISE TAXES! CUT TAXES! WE ARE IN THE WORST ECONOMY SINCE THE 1930s! HELLO, ARE YOU LISTENING? If Franklin has a need to expand classrooms facilities due to increasing enrollment and that expansion is for educational facilities, I support that expansion. Plans to expand swimming pools, theater facilities, parking lots, etc. will not be supported by me and my neighbors.

When this went to referendum a couple of years ago, there were no plans in place. I would create a detailed plan along with actual impact to homeowners. How does the Whitnall school district or Oak Creek district fit into this? STOP TAXING PEOPLE OUT OF FRANKLIN! Franklin taxes are already high compared to the surrounding areas. Increasing my taxes by another $1000/yr is hard to swallow. I realize how important it is to have updated schools, but you may scare people away with the amount of taxes we would be obligated to pay. WHERE DO OUR CURRENT DOLLARS GO FROM OUR TAXES? We do not have a community area in Franklin, do not really have a downtown area.....what do we pay for....our schools, fire and police, administrators....but nothing to justify the amount of taxes we pay. These basic items in a city is common to all cities. Find the waste in our current spending and use it to offset your proposal...you will create a win win situation and one that most of us can live with. What about looking for sponsors to fund some of the cost? The city is getting a lot of stimulus money - can any of that be used to pay for this? Perhaps we could start with the 30 million referendum and proceed with the next part in 2015 when the previous loan is paid off, use that money for a new project vs reducing residents taxes. Am I correct to imply that I may subtract the $88.00 from the totals in Q. 2. So the highest amount would be $198.00 annually? Start with the high school first -- the elementary schools are NOT over capacity. It is more important to prepare the h.s. students for their future college/work needs in order to be a contributing member of society. Look internally at the wasted revenue and use that to fund the project in the future. Do not rais taxes for this project. School age population is declining and residency in Franklin is also dropping so the fear of overcrowding the existing schools is not going to come to fruition. Stop wasting tax payer money. Present a comprehesive renovation plan that details costs If you are going to put a referendum out there, it should really address all the needs, as trying to get support multiple times might be an issue. For those of us with no children, smart planning is essential when the amount of money is this significant. Schooling is important, but this all sounds very expensive. I feel I do not have enough information at this time to make the choices here.

Wait until 2015 when current loans will be paid off. Please explain to taxpayers why $30M will cost $28/100k, but $90M - $220 instead of $84 (3x$28). Also, this is a good time to ask candidates to government for support. Whatever plan is decided upon, the School Board needs to get the information to the community and campaign for support. The previous attempt at getting voter approval failed in large part to most voters not understanding what needs to be done and how. You need to campaign to the community - not just the voters with school-age children. You should already have the support from that group of voters! You need to do a better job of selling this to the tax payers by providing as much information re: how the $ will be spent. This needs to be as transparent as possible. I have not had experience with the middle school. I'm a a regular participant in Rec Department activities, including swimming lessons at the high school. What I have seen in the pool area, it really is deteriorating. The pool deck looks dirty. You can see cracks that have been resealed, and locker rooms are small and showing their heavy use. The taxpayers of this community cannot afford such expenditures at this time. Until the costs of teacher benefits are reigned in, and costs by government are better controlled in other areas, we will remain opposed to additional unnecessary expenditures. Three years ago when the state legislature failed to pass budgets on a timely basis, the taxpayers were charged an extra amount to keep school district funding going until the state released the budget money. We called the district to ask about how this money eventually provided by the state would be given back to taxpayers. The answer I received from the district was it was up to the city, the answer I received from the mayor of Franklin stated it was up to the district; thus the shell game was complete and the taxpayers were successfully deceived. Such tactics are not missed by taxpayers, and result in poor future perceptions about how our taxpayer money is being managed by the school district and the leaders of our community. WE REMAIN OPPOSED TO ADDITIONAL UNNECESSARY EXPENDITURES. HAS NO ONE PAID ATTENTION TO THE ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN OUR STATE AND IN OUR COUNTRY? WHAT IS THE MOOD OF TAXPAYERS TO SUPPORT A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR SCHOOL REFERENDUM OR EXPENDITURE? WHAT PART OF STOP EXCESSIVE GOVERNMENT SPENDING NOW HAS BEEN LOST IN THE TRANSLATION! THE TAXPAYERS CANNOT AFFORD THESE KINDS OF PROJECTS NOW!

A survey is not good enough. You need to get all members of the community involved. You can not just let people look at the dollar signs, but look beyond at how a new high school/community center will have positive effects on this entire community. I'm saying this even though by the time it is built, my children will likely be out of the schools. You have wasted enough time, get going. If you don't involve the community beyond this survey, change won't happen. It seems as though are immediate concern is the high school but I would be open to addressing all needs. We really, really need a theater either at the high school or a Community Theater. I thought they were going to be put something like this in over by Sendik's on Drexel. What happened to that? I am willing to contribute my tax dollars to making our community and school district better for my child and the future children of the Franklin School District. Let's make this a community where parents WANT their children to attend both academically and with the programs that our schools and school district can offer. Let's make this a "premiere" community...we are almost there! :) Wait until 2015 when the present loan is paid off before making any more decisions. If the students want to learn, they will learn in the present facilities. In this economic downturn when people have lost jobs, have shorter work hours, foreclosures, etc., your talk of millions of dollars in expenditures for the schools which will result in raising our taxes is just plain ridiculous. n/a Any options should be already funded. Any new construction in Franklin included "impact fees" to the citizen for costs to the city & schools for future and present "impacts" to the system. A comprehensive plan that addresses all needs is important. The District seems to believe the needs are much greater than the public. Your charge is to EDUCATE the students, not provide recreation facilities. Scale things back! If class rooms are needed - that's one thing, swimming pools, athletic facilities and community centers are a much different thing. Let the private parties build those facilities. There needs to be a town meeting to discuss the funding support of what is currently happening and what will affect us taxpayers in the future too. Based on the reduction of property tax in 2015 because the previous loans have been paid off I would support issuing bonds to raise the money to begin a comprehensive plan instead of a patch work approach. I will never vote yes on giving the district more money while there is little or no improvement in the perfomance on standardized tests.

Get a site for the high school. Need leadership at the Board level. Need to get the backing of city government to show that it will benefit all of Franklin not just those who have school-age kids. Taxes are already to high for retired people Have the parents of the students be responsible for supporting extra costs. See previous comments. I would like to see businesses help defray the costs. All these proposals are too costly. Scale back. None While tax increases will be necessary, explore all options for funding outside of tax increases including donations/fundraising efforts. Get as much information out to the public as possible, with clearly defined plans. People won't support vague or incomplete ideas. No funding support from me and many others in the community. We are already being taxed into the red. We cannot afford any more taxes. Freeze benifits or reduce them. Freeze salaries! Send a high level listing of what all the current Franklin taxes are allocated to and send another survey to determine how individuals feel about where the money is going and how they feel about increasing taxes. Franklin taxes are high and quite honestly coming from Brookfield, I don't see anything that Franklin offers that Brookfield doesn't so I am not sure why the taxes are so much higher. I will support bettering our schools though because the children are our future. Retired with pension cut backs. Cannot afford increased taxes now. Cannot sell my home to get out of Franklin. Value of our house has decreased but taxes have not decreased. Want no tax increase now. Try again when and if the economy turns around. Beautiful campus does not a good student make, it is the teacher and the student... How about private fund raising to raise the money. Those that can afford it can contribute. How about a "Lotto"like St. Anne's Center? People like to gamble.... Show communities that we can do this with private funding the Republican way -- Top priority is to stop trying to keep up with Greenfield. Greendale was smart enough not to take on a huge building program now. I will support funding improvements UNLESS it includes any funding for athletics. If it does I will vote against it. ALL past improvements have mostly gone to benefit the relatively few athletes in the school. Its time for the intellectually average and gifted students to be considered. That is the purpose of public education. Go for a while without Franklin being in deapt

Yes, show us where Franklin is going to cut taxes in other places and include that as a requirement in any referrendum put forth. If the teachers get new/renovated schools to work in then they should sacrifice and take a pay cut as well. Really, no really, its for the kids! THE NUMBERS ARE OUTRAGOUS. IF TAXES ARE RAISED, WE WILL CONSIDER MOVING OUT! TAXES HERE ARE HIGH ENOUGH! Make parents shoulder the cost of educating their children. If they realize how expensive it is, maybe they will quit having so many kids. The basic needs need to be attended to. This is not the time to be building new buildings and taking on any new debt. We can not afford nor do we need the beautiful schools that other suburbs have. Whitefish Bay and shorewood high schools have very good scholastic histories without any of the bells and whistles or fancy gyms and athletic fields. We need to focus on grades in core subjects not wish lists that are filled with pie in the sky ideals. Can we sell candy bars to help fund the project? The projected enrollment needs to be looked at to see whether 6th graders need to be moved to the middle school or if a new elementary school is needed to eliminate crowding. I would like to see a comprehensive plan that addresses all needs of improvement to the schools and then as a taxpayer, I will be able to realistically address funding. I was forced out of my job and now have my reduced income frozen for a decade. If If I have to make due then I believe there are many cost effective options that have not yet been explored. Our taxes are already high. I do not think you are going to get a lot of support for any major increases in taxes. Waiting until 2015 when the "loan" is paid off will allow for an small increase in taxes and allow for the money already being used to pay the loan to be kept in place to allow for more renovations. High school seems like the key, make a decision to build or renovate and that will determine the possibilities for the middle school We need to do something at this time. Let's not just provide an "All or Nothing" approach in a referendum this time (brand new buildings or nothing). I would STRONGLY support funding to upgrade both middle and high school facilites in the current buildings/sites. Do it once, and do it right. Immediate, temporary fixes for multiple issues is always more costly in the end. wHY IS IT THAT AS SOON AS ONE LOAN GETS PAID OFF WE HAVE TO JUMP INTO ANOTHER

Focus on one project at a time and complete it in a reasonable time. Then continue on to other projects. Times are tough, but I will support any initiative which increases the facility for our students. You should also try to reduce operating costs and use that savings to improve facilities I would like to see the overall plan, including the possibility for phasing this in over time. I would want to make a wise, long-term decision for the district. Educating the public will be key. For example, new buildings should see significant energy improvement, which could help to offset some of the costs of the project. Seems like the HS needs attention first. NO A comprehensive plan is needed otherwise you are simply putting band-aids over the problems. There must be other alternatives other than spending $200 million dollars (exageration mine) to re-do all the schools. I am fully supportive of improving our schools (and even paying extra for it) but the district needs to do it in a fiscally responsible way. Waiting until current loans are paid off (or close to that time) would be one option. Let's not add more debt before we reduce it somewhere else. Another is to really scrutinize the ammenities that are part of each proposal and ask ourselves do we REALLY need all of them? I would suggest that in 2015, that the district LOWER my taxes instead of scooping up the money and spending it when it becomes available. I do not support any additional spending in light of the fact that the current spending is outof-control. Publicly funded education does not mean that every new want and trend should be subsidized by others. I think the board should be more concerned about the content of the curriculum and the lessons they are teaching the younger generation about envy, greed, personal initiative, sacrifice and gratitude for what has already been given by others. I guess history and civics are just too boring when sports, theater and surfing the internet are more fun...especially if can be done in the context of state-of-the-art facilities. I won't even mention the cost of salaries and benefits in the public education sector. I don't think I have enough room here to tackle that white elephant. If we had done this 5 years ago the costs would have been lower. With interest rates where they are now, let's get this done. Money is only going to get more expensive. An interest rate in the 4% range for 30 years is cheap.

I have talked with neighbors who would be in an absolute UPROAR if the district attempts to push through unnecessary tax increases at this time. We MUST get a handle on spending and stop spending what we do not have. I will not support any increased spending whatsoever at this time. I would work to prevent more money being spent. When asking for money, tell us where it will be used. Last time you asked us to give you money, but you did not show us what you would give us or where. One thing I remember is a 4 station gym - what does that mean? (I worked as a structural engineer along side architects for 13 years and I don't know what a 4 stage gym is). I talked with a lot of people that wondered exactly what we would get for the money. I know it costs money to get plans drawn up, but people don't want to give you $100 million dollars to spend any way you want. We also had no idea where a new high school would be built and it made people uneasy. YES! SHUTTING DOWN ONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL & DISTRIBUTING IT'S STUDENTS IN OTHER FOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. YOU CAN SAVE IN MILLIONS BY CUTTING THE COST OF BUSES,TEACHERS,ELECTRICITY & OTHER EQUIPMENT AND PROGRAM EXPENSES FROM SHUTTING DOWN OF JUST ONE SCHOOL. I'M SURE PEOPLE WOULD RATHER PREFER FIVE MORE KIDS PER CLASS THAN PAYING $200 MORE PER YEAR IN TAX INCREASE.FROM THAT SAVING YOU CAN WORK ON IMPROVING BOTH THE MIDDLE SCHOOL & THE HIGH SCHOOL.MOST HOUSES IN FRANKLIN COST MORE THAN $200,000.AS IT IS FRANKLIN HAS THE HIGHEST PROPERTY TAX THAN OTHER CITIES.EVEN IF WANT IMPROVEMENT IN OUR SCHOOLS,WE CANNOT AFFORD AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN $50 PER YEAR. This is critical and all of these needs have to be addressed as it has been ignored far too long. The middle school needs should have been addressed 5 years ago. The problem is now the District is trying to do too much at once after ignoring the problems for far too long. Not good management or foresight on the District's part. It is not possible to assess the priorities in Q3. Not enough info has been provided regarding the risk and benefit of proceeding or not proceeding. When rolling this out to the community, there needs to be highly detailed plans and descriptions of the improvements. Drawings and specific financial impact to homeowners. There are a lot of high-income families living in Franklin, especially with the new subdivisions being built. Look for donors who would offset the increase in taxes. Bring in more developments to Franklin that would assist with paying property taxes.

Has anyone ever considered the novel idea of lowering our taxes? If you are going to ask for this kind of money, you need to break down/itemize the costs more. $100 million dollars for a new school is absurd. The referendum must be publicized in order to get support. In reading the print copy of this survey, I was not informed that the previous loans will be paid off in 2015. I think that making this fact well known will make a big impact on getting the community to support the referendum. It is also important for the community to understand the value that a high ranked education system brings to their property. Bringing additional families into Franklin by way of excellent schools and state of the art Performing Arts Centers & Community Centers will increase property value. Rather than depending solely on residents why not integrate University type concepts where businesses are canvassed for support? A Northwestern Mutual financial education program and area of the high school with computers donated by Northwestern and programs to teach interested students about that career path, or a P&H Mining supported manufacturing program in the high school where tools and equipment is donated by P&H to the school and engineers and managers can communicate directly with the students. Or one of Franklin's most recognized brands, a Carmex (Carma Labs) chemistry program with tours of their labs or chemists coming to the high school to generate interest and excitement in the students. How do you explain the statement that continuing an $88 property tax fee that otherwise would go back to taxpayers is "no tax impact"? It certainly is a tax impact on the taxpayers of this community if they will have to continue to pay a tax indefinitely. These tax revenues belong to the taxpayers originally. The school district is not entitled to this money as "no tax impact" seems to imply. Something obviously needs to be done, but somebody did not do a thorough job of analysis if the costs quoted are the best the district can do. As to funding support, invoke cost cutting across the board, including admin and staff pay/benefits for at least 20% of the costs of all new renovation or expansion. Let's see how badly district personnel want the changes as a result. I am basing my comments on the poor state of the economy and poor housing market. Schools are critical to a community and tax dollars are generally worth spending for them. However our taxes are already too high. Always having the most expensive and newest thing isn't necessary. Plan frugally and don't waste our money on luxuries.

Use the money from the WasteManagement contract for building or updating the schools. NO NO Franklin is a highly taxed area. Outside donations would obviously be much more advantageous to everyone. People are without jobs, scaling back lifestyles and have lost retirement investments. The high school I attended was out of date, but school is what the individual makes of it and is encouraged / guided to develop into the full potential. NO Re: Question number 3 - I think we need to do whatever is most cost effective. Is it more cost effective to address everything now or do it piecemeal? Itw ould seem to make most sense to at least plan with a view to fixing everything, even if that is not the option the district ends up going with. No comments re: funding. It is a bad time to ask taxpayers for more money, why not do small projects at a time. The high school is in need of some work. I find no problem in helping the future generations but I don't support wasting the money on excessive needs. There always good, better and best... Franklin doesn't need to go the best route when deciding. EX: don't pay for brand names, smaller companies to build. Buying in bulk....etc... STOP SPENDING!!!!!!Work with what we have people....I want and need a bigger house, but I cannot afford it, so I make do...is this so difficult to comprehend??? ONLY THOSE WITH CHILDREN IN SCHOOL SHOULD BE TAXED FOR THESE UPGRADES TO THE SCHOOL PROPERTY 1) an additional $286 per year is less than $1 per day 2) buildings are rated for about 50 years of useful life (not the strength of brick and mortar, but usability compared to new demands)...our upper level buildings are at the end of their useful life 3) whether they will admit it or not, the income level of this community can support this effort as well as Greenfield, Muskego, or Oak Creek 4) getting the message out now about plans to buyild a new high school and renovate the middle school will attract new families (and businesses) to Franklin which, over time, would reduce the cost per household THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX !!! Early schooling needs more improvement than later schools, because foundation is important QUIT WASTING OUR TAX DOLLARS TO HELP BUSSED IN BAD KIDS.

Recent tax assessments raised the fair market value of our home, even though in all likelyhood we would be unable to sell it even at the previous value. I don't think taxpayers should be expected to add additional dollars to their tax bills at this time, and will not support an option that does. Our daughter went to a private high school that ran on a very strict budget. They were able to build many of the items suggested here by raising the funds through various other options. I'd like to see Franklin think outside of the taxpayer box for funding. Why not research local corporate sponsorship or higher user fees especially for non essential items? Come up with a plan to address the issue of putting our school tax money to better use NO Fund from existing tax receipts by reducing existing district expenses, particularly administrative expenses. The last referendum had no specific plans, basically asking for a blank check to be written to the district. I would consider voting in the affirmative to options that included upgrading the high school to some degree. SPEND WISELY!!!!!! Shop around, get the most bang for our buck - because it is our money you're spending. Can we impplement a plan to freeze increases in salary for a year or cut speinding in other areas to help the tax payers feel like you are really trying to spend our money wisely? My kids currently attend a lutheran school but when high school comes, we will probably be using Franklin. The school they attend now does ALOT of penny pinching but I send my 3 kids for just under $1000 total for the school year. Our church still funds the majority of the tuition. But we do that by really watching where every dollar goes... I think there will need to be an aggressive informational campaign to help push a funding referendum through. The last one a few years ago was close. I think with a strong push this could pass. The Board cannot afford to sit and do nothing, but the Board/District has no land bank and no "real" plan on how to better develop the schools collaborative with other entities within Franklin including city government, businesses and organizations that are looking similar indoor/outdoor sports and park facilities that could complement the schools as well as reduce costs to the Board/District and taxpayers. My experience with Franklin Public Schools was not good. Unfortunately, I had to send my child to a Private School instead. I am bothered that 50% of my property taxes go to Franklin Schools, and I cannot send my child to the Schools.

As stated in my previous comments, do whatever it takes. Perhaps charging a nominal user fee to be a member of an athletic facility and increasing the fees charged for recreation programming would be a consideration. I also think that charging a much higher fee for extracurricular activities is appropriate. It would be well worth it to our family to pay up to 1000 per student for decent facilities. Obviously, these fees could be waived or be on a sliding scale as appropriate. However, by the looks of most of the autos in the lot at any given school event and the amount of money I see spent on preparations for homecoming, prom, club based athletics, private dance lessons etc, clothes worn by students, electronic devices owned by students and parents alike I feel that the vast majority of Franklinites could afford the proposed increases in taxes. Attack the real problems in the community and manage the school system we have to get better outcomes. There has been a long history of plugging in money into the education sysetm rather than dealing with the hard issues of management and quality. I would like to know who designed this survey. You will just have to grin and bare it. No tax increases, no teacher pay increases, no "new" buildings, and just say no to the "big" liberal spenders. Build a second Middle School- help facilitate a smooth transition during the most vulnerable time of their life. Renovate most vital areas of the High School (wirless network, classrooms to facilitate consistent class sizes, auditorium,the 1 most crucial athletic need) Stop spending or find other ways to finance your "big dream" Private donations, cash raffles, fund raisers like all churches have to do just to survive. Be creative without crippling the homeowner. IS THE DISTRICT PROCURING GRANTS OR DONATIONS? If proper proof and support for renovating or building schools is shown, I would support tax increases to fund it. The district will have to do their research and truly prove the need for these changes though. see comment from middle school. My husband and I are on fixed inccomes and will not be able to afford increases in our property taxes. $88/100K is probably as high as I would be comfortable supporting. While infrastructure is important, keeping good teachers and a positive learning environment cannot be lost. I send my son to a private school because of the religious aspect, not because I believe the Franklin School District is lacking.

Clearly we need to do something and we would likely support a plan once more information is made available. Such information should include facilities costs/savings but also what will be done to reduce and control all costs associated with providing Franklin students with a quality education. Look for donor's and patrons's for money. Anymore increase in taxes above the $28 I won't support I am already taxed too much. My house has lost valu, they have cut my pension and my health insurance has doubled. I will vote no on any tax increase proposed! Implement a comprehensive plan that addresses all needs from budget cuts to support all the future funding. I wouldn't be willing to support a project that increases taxes significantly. I would be willing to maintain my current tax level to address a project. Communicate carefully with the community. The last band referendum was a disaster because of lack of specifics and detail. A piece meal approach usually leads to higher costs in the long term. Do the appropriate planning and attempt to address as many current and long term district needs in the plan that would be proposed. Thanks. Agreeing to a $56 increase (assuming a $200,000 house) as compared to a $176 reduction I feel is generous. The 30 million should be used to keep the building in good condition with minimal necessary upgrades until a time when the economy improves and the city grows at a more rapid rate. FRANKLIN TAXES HAVE GONE UP ALMOST EVERY YEAR. SAYING THAT THERE WOULD NOT BE ANY TAX INCREASE IS A "LIE". OUR HOME VALUES HAVE GONE DOWN BECAUSE OF THE BAD ECONOMIC SITUATION WHICH WILL TAKE FOREVER TO CORRECT AND STILL FRANKLIN IS RAISING OUR TAXES. DO YOU THINK THAT WE ARE ALL STUPID? BETTER START HOLDING FUND RAISERS NOW SO YOU WON'T BE CRYING FOR MORE AND MORE AND MORE MONEY FROM THE CITIZENS OF FRANKLIN. You lack clarity on what the school system needs are. Depending on a salesman (the architectural firm) to sell you what you need is folly. Sharpen your pencil and supply a survey with more definition and clarity on what is needed vs. what is desired. I couldn't get a proposal like this to pass at work, how do you expect to get it to pass in public? It always seems that as soon as one loan is paid off, the dollar signs appear in the eyes of many school board members.

I answered the last question, implement a comprehensive plan that addresses all needs, but that is only because I didn't have the choice I would like. I think the performing arts auditorium is for all schools. I am hoping someone from the community will come forward with a large contribution for this. Don't we have a wealthy person that would like to build the auditorium and have it named after them? Other than that, I am not sure what my priorities would be. We just can't afford a huge increase in our taxes! While the survey depicts the annual tax burden, this is only the infrastructure cost. What is the projected additional annual cost to maintain these facilities? Will more staff and teachers be required? Wouldn't this be a additional amount on our tax bill? Have you contacted the city of Franklin for projections to determine if our population and tax base will increase? Perhaps we are trending down and not up. If we do run up to capacity in the Franklin school district, offer school vouchers/ tax break incentives to property owners to send their children to other school districts like MPS that have available room. Why waste the open space? Seek an outside service to evaluate where costs could be reduced...administration, health care/other benefits and other ways of reducing unnecessary spending. DO NOT RENEW DR. PATZ for another 3 years. This would be my first suggestion Unfortunately times are different and you are acting irresponsibly by asking citizens of Franklin to pay more than they are already giving. We need school board members who can live within budgets and reduce costs. We do not need anyone who is interested in spending more money than you are already receiving!!!!! Will not vote to raise my taxes in this economy. Students and families should bear the brunt of the expenses and Senior citizens need a break. This needs to be stressed not only to tax payers but to those living in apartments that do not contribute to the tax base. Several senior citizens will throw away this survey because it doesn't involve them but in the long run it will involve them. Good promotion of this plan is the key - have everything in place this time before putting it to the voters! Keep in mind the poor economic climate, and develop options that improve existing facilities.

I think there should be fundraisers to support this; as well as having people pay money to use the school space to raise money. I also believe that parking at the high school needs to be addressed. There are not enough spaces for kids to park during the school day as well as for events. Look for alternate ways to raise funds such as selling bonds. Don't tax real estate. Do it right the first time so spend the money that you need to have high quality facilities. Seek donations for naming some of the facilities after someone. Everyone yells & gripes about extra cost, but at the end of the day they will love it when it is built & their kids, grandkids & neighbors are benefiting from it...do you all remember Miller Park? We all pay way way more than $286 on that park & we LOVE it! Just do it already Franklin! People have less earnings now than they had in 2007 so please do not do anything that increases tax. For all these requirements you can partner with various School districts and share resources to avoid expenses. You need to show to the community what you are going to do - where HS would be, not an expensive detailed architecture plan but just sketch of new school(people need a visual). Let people know that even if you don't have kids in school having a district that new families want to come to increases everyones property values. Private donations. Charge more for school lunch. Higher fees for enrollment. Have the city quit wasting money on other projects. Cut city budget. bEFORE YOU ASk people to vote on something, you should have definite plans that are available for voters to see. Good luck! Given the success of the football program this year, I think a fundraising campaign should be started asking for community support to upgrade athletic facilities. I also think the district needs to work with CCD to see if there are ways to get updated community athletic facilities without the need for huge tax increases. I am willing to support a referendum, but I think the options are limited. need to know where the new high school would be placed THAT BIG INDUSTIAL PARK WE HAVE AND ALL THAT TAX MONEY IT PRODUCES WAS SUPPOSE TO SUPPORT THE FRANKLIN SCHOOL SYSTEM, WHY IS THAT MONEY NOT COMING OUR WAY,INSTEAD ,ITS GOING TO THE OAK CREEK-FRANKLIN SYSTEM,,GET THAT FRANKLIN MONEY BACK TO THE FRANKLIN SCHOOLS

Explore other fundraising options other than taxpayers. what options do u have to become more efficient with the budget you have See comment from previous page! N/A Everything is vague and not spelled out as it should be. It isn't fair to ask us as a community for our money when you don't even know how it will be spent! I am not a Franklin resident (my child is in the open enrollment program) but I just think if you don't address all of the needs now it will end up costing more in the future. Although I do not live in Franklin and therefore would not have the tax implications as a Franklin resident, I have chosen to send my children to Franklin schools because I believed the academic program would provide a better education for my children. However, the facilities do not compare to those of surrounding communities. I cannot comment on how much Franklin residents should have to be willing to accept to provide the best overall educational experience for our children. But I can say that waiting until 2015 when the current debt would be paid off makes absolutely no sense. I urge Franklin residents to think further than their current situation, further than whether or not their kids will benefit from a new school, further than how much this will affect them directly. Please don't be short-sighted. Pay it forward to future generations who can help do great things for Franklin in the future if we provide them with the best educational opportunities possible. Also, when putting this referendum together, do not tack on a bunch of other items to confuse the issue or inflate the cost or irritate the residents. Make it a clean, clear, concise referendum that anyone could understand without an explanation. I No comment If the high school is done first, forest park students can move to the high school. I do not think the middle school should be first. Ultimately addressing all needs at once would be ideal! I support community facilities. I will support a comprehensive plan provided it includes all amenities for best-in-state facilities to justify our already high property taxes. For an extra $1400/year, I would expect to have the facilities to substantiate the property taxes. No No

In light of the current economic situation, taxpayers cannot afford to pay anything additional. In order to make more money for the district, I suggest you charge more for athletics fees...including charging to get into games, concessions, per student fee (raise the cap per family), etc.. Have the kids do fund raisers in their community. Aren't there a lot of children who are "bussed in", therefore not paying Franklin's high taxes? SEEMS TO ME THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE SOLUTION IS TURNING THE CURRENT HIGH SCHOOL INTO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND BUILDING A NEW HIGH SCHOOL. DOING THE NECESSARY AND NEEDED RENOVATIONS TO THE CURRENT MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL, TO GET BOTH FACILITES UP TO DATE WOULD ACTUALLY COST MORE. As I wrote earlier, I cannot answer quetion 3 because you did not provide enough pertinent information on why any of the changes are needed. Facts, facts, facts ... educate me and other people so we can make a reasoned choice. Stop talking about it and surveying people and get it done. There has been to little action for far too long. These seem to be "wants" rather than "needs." In these tough economic times, many of us lost benefits and had to take pay cuts, and now have to find ways to cut back on expenses and stretch the dollars that we have. If it truly needs additional facilities, perhaps the school district should consider doing the same. I PERSONALLY WOULD NOT BE SUPPORTIVE OF ANY TAX INCREASES DUE TO THE FACT THAT ALTHOUGH I PAY FRANKLIN TAXES MY CHILD DOES NOT HAVE TGE OPTION TO ATTEND THESE SCHOOLS WE HAVE TO ATTEND OAK CREEK / FRANKLIN DISTRICT AND THAT IS UNFAIR. ALL THE ABOVE SCHOOLS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO MY FAMILY BECAUSE OF WHERE IN FRANKLIN WE LIVE. More information is needed. In this economy, it is best to do nothing...for a short period of time. I would recommend that Franklin perform the appropriate strategic planning to handle future needs. Once the economy improves a plan should have been developed to move forward with resident support. As I mentioned earlier, maybe another option is to see if Oak Creek / Franklin can redistrict to help with the funding or provide the property owners the ability to select the district they would like to belong. That should be an option for the Franklin residents in the OC/Franklin school district.

I think the community as a whole will not support this expense; however, with a growing community we need to plan for future expansion, but not in a piece-meal fashion. Bad timing for any improvements now. Too many unemployed residents. I don't have children in the system but I do support public education. Please try to appeal to all voters, that an educated Franklin is an employable Franklin, educated future voters is to all our advantage. It may cost a lot, but poorly educated citizens will cost a lot more. Besides, Franklin graduates may push our wheelchairs some day! I think you should wait until the current loan is payed off. With so many people out of work, some losing their properties to forclosure, and others living on what's left of their pensions and/or social security, the citizens of Franklin do not need an increase in taxes of any kind at this time. I would love to see all of these upgrades done or even new schools built, but this is just not the time. In these times it seems to me you have to be a little crazy to brings this up now. If you want all these upgrades have the school board take a cut in pay and pension. I'm sick of my takex going up every year. I think it is over all cheaper to build and operate one middle school and one high school and we wouldn't have to add any additional grade schools for some time (reuse the middle school as grade school). Remodeling the existing high school into a middle school resolves the problem of one new and one old middle school and in Oak Creek they ended up building a 2nd new middle school to replace the old middle school. In Greenfield, they went through several referendums with the high school and in the end it wasn't any cheaper. The problem with expanding onto our existing high school is that the property isn't large enough to expand the school, add additional sport feild space and additional parking. You "forgot" to mention how many years the tax increase would be required. Or maybe that's because you don't ever expect it to be paid off. By the way, I'm already paying $12,000.00 per year in property tax, the bulk of which is going for education as with everyone elses tax bills. But it's still not enough. Sounds like something is not right with the program. You need to take the community input to heart this time. To snub them again and try to push through the whole enchilada will move me to being an opponent very quickly.

Obviously, one must begin to plan for the future, however, these are not the best economic times to be asking tax payers for yet another increase. Elected officials must begin acting responsibly and be aware that Franklin residents are already starting to look at of other more friendly property tax cities to move to. When is enough...enough.. When addressing problems, you need to take into consideration where the GREATEST value would go. Expanding and updating is very important, as is the performance stage for the high school, as those are the biggest down falls currently. Again, I believe the community will be more supportive of a new high school than a new middle school. Priorities, do nothing at this time! The way this city tax's and spend's, you won't need to expand anything. Though it almost imposible to sell a house in Franklin (because of the tax's) there won't be any kids left to go to school. The public needs to have an opportunity to understand how this will impact the students education and well being. Are there statistics as to performance of students moving from a facility that needs work to a new facility? Can we build a new school on the existing site, like Greenfield? An further explanation of costs related to funding support would be appreciated. Not sure if everyone understands why the tax impact would be triple for a new facility when the cost is double. Again, needs have not been adequately explained in this survey. Also, operational expenses have not been addressed at all in this survey. How much will expansions or new schools impact operational expenses year after year? Staff, maintenance, HVAC, electricity, bussing...all operational expenses that will also be impacted by these decisions. Why is it possible that New Berlin can build and expand schools without any tax increase? I think you better be prepared to illustrate how these proposals would reduce future costs. Otherwise, these are all probably dead in the water. Thank you for the opportunity to provide input in an efficient manner. The board needs to create a comprehensive plan with details on location, cost and tax impact. In the interim, the district can reduce enrollment by not accepting 220 students. I am not convinced that the district makes money on accepting out of district students, especially if these students require special education services and busing services.

Plan far enough in advance to pay for the desired improvements out of the general budget. Do not come to the public asking for more money. Having a state-of-the-art building with all of bells and whistles is not as important as finding the best, most-qualified teachers. The good teachers can teach anywhere and the best students can learn anywhere. Building an awesome school will not necessarily lead to better performance. Before the School Board comes to the public for more money, exhaust all options in the current budget to help pay for the improvements. Specifically - work with the teachers and staff to lower their costs to the School District (i.e., change the health benefits they receive and reduce all of the duplication of staff in the district). Run the School District like a business and keep in mind where the money to pay for the School District comes from. not at this time We need a stair step approach but more data on the overall demographics is necessary. 1. What is the # of school age children in our district? 2. What is the % of these children being sent to public school? 3. What is the % of these children being sent to parochial? 4. What is the % of households in Franklin with/without school age children? 5. What is the planned growth of the community? 6. How do we compare to Muskego, Greendale, Greenfield, Oak Creek etc., are our facilities attractive comparatively? 7. What is Muskego doing and what did they do? 8. Other financing options - donations, naming rights etc. etc etc etc etc Not really but this is not a good time to be spending a lot of money. Taxes are much too high as they are, find funding by eliminating waste. Its hard to give you honest feedback when these issues are parcelled out. For instance, why would I say "yes" to a community pool if we would improve the high school pool? I would like to see an entire plan with the entire estimated cost then I could give you more honest answers. Get as many current district families involved in funding support. Look for a major sponsor if need be - offer naming rights??

See if any of the wealthy members of our community would like to donate land or money to help fund these projects. Name a school after a huge donor. There are other projects in Franklin being funded by wealthy Franklinites. Why doesn't the school board reach out to the community to ask for donations? It's a tax write-off for the wealthy and heck, if they can get their name on something as important as a school all the better. Would this not benefit even wealthy elderly residence? It would help them when they eventually sell their houses if they are located in a city with a noteably wonderful school district. The additional dollars I have to spend to build a high school is completely worth providing my children and others the opportunity to attend a facility that offers the theatre, pool, atheletics, appropriate classrooms, etc. Residents need to realize the return in increased property values will offset the annual tax cost. Torn between high school and comprehensive plan. I think the most important needs should be addressed at the elementary/middle school levels, but high school should be a priority since these are the educational years that most help determine a student's future. As stated previously, asking the public to build schools (or build anything new) does not seem feasible in this economic climate. I worry for my job to be cut daily, and am currently unable to commit to higher taxes with this much uncertainty, so a new school is definitely out of my realm at this time. In addressing all needs, I would caution the board to be prudent in its decisions. Consider minimum needs and don't go for "top of the line," as most of your constituents will vote down such a request. If the people believe the district is trying to get all the "bells and whistles," you will lose your opportunity to meet those minimum needs by appearing too greedy. Implement a cost effective comprehensive plan - over time. The current economy and high unemployment will not support multi-million dollar improvement initiatives at this time. Sorry I do not back any for your recommendations at this time. I would have been more open to your situation years ago when I was a younger age and could afford to work more to meet the needs of a growing community. Currently along with the rest of the population I too have a very limited income and therefore cannot afford to support new schools or even the renovation of the current facilities. I have to put work on my own home on hold due to income cutbacks. These are very hard economic times for most of the population, we are dealing with choices that are very difficult. The number on choice on my list is health insurance coverages I have to give up much just to afford this.

You state the loans will be payed off in 2015, without even taking a breath you want to burden us with more loans, you don't allow us any breathing room whatsoever. I would like to see funding support for the taxpayers and have a stop on all this spending Perhaps you can develop a plan which does not unfairly burden the older homeowner with the implementation of overtly grandiose plans. My childre were obligated to go outside of the Franklin community for K-12 based on the ineffectual and developmentally lacking philosophy of Franklin school system. Many folks in our neighborhood are w/out jobs. How about we wait until the economoy semi recovers and then I'd be willing to go with $30 annually. Lets take our time and keep the community informed. Have a websit so that we can see what is going on. We can't all make the meetings that have the info. What about a 4K program? Has that been dropped completely? Not just "Do nothing at this time" but find ways to save money and make better use of the facilities you currently have. These are the kind of plans I would like to see in the future. Maybe you should try a survey about different ways to save money. See above How can you NOT build a new high school.???? When other schools come for games etc....they laugh at us. Again just do you job right. Make it work this time. Do something for God sake. THE LONGER YOU WAIT, THE MORE EXPENSIVE EVERYTHING WILL BE - I'M TIRED OF HEARING HOW POOR THIS DISTRICT IS - GET IT DONE NOW AND DON'T TELL EVERYONE THAT YOU HAVE TO WAIT 5 MORE YEARS. YOU WILL CONTINUE TO LOSE GOOD FAMILIES TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS IF YOU DON'T GIVE THEM 21ST CENTURY FACILITIES. TEST SCORES WILL START TO SLIDE, MATRICULATION RATES WILL DECREASE AND EVERYONE (INCLUDING THE SENIORS) WILL LOSE PROPERTY VALUE WHEN WE BECOME A BELOW AVERAGE DISTRICT. PROPERTY VALUES ARE COMPLETELY DEPENDENT ON THE QUALITY OF SCHOOLS AND THAT INCLUDES THE PHYSICAL FACILITIES. FOR YEARS, FPS HAS SKATED BY ON THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE GREAT FAMILIES HERE, BUT WE'RE ALL GETTING FED UP WITH THE LACK OF LEADERSHIP AND LACK OF COMMITMENT THIS COMMUNITY IS GIVING TO THE FAMILIES AND GREAT STUDENTS WHO CONTINUE TO DO GREAT THINGS.

The comprehensive plan is such the right thing to do. Too bad it has to be tied to a referendum. Unlike the last failed referendum, need great clarity, transparency and community involvement this time around. A lot tougher sell given he economic distress, but the comprehensive plan is imperative. By the way, excellent survey. Franklin needs to make implementing a K4 a priority. It is a shame that Franklin is one of the only districts without this option. Franklin needs to have this so parents can start their children on the right path in their school career in the Franklin School District! Has any one thought of running a K4 program through the recreation department? I'm sure parents would pay extra for this option. I paid another district thousands of dollars so my children would have the opportunity to go to a K4 program because I knew they would do better in K5, but I had to pay this money to another district because Franklin didn't offer K4!! Franklin needs to join the rest of the districts and do this! I appreciate that some cost figures have been broken out, but not in enough detail for the middle school and high school options. With the economy still not in good shape and the number of people unemployed we should be looking at getting the most important, critical projects done at the least cost and keep it in the $88 annual figure per 100,000 house value. We would pay $88 per 100,000 the next 5 to 6 years and then after the bond is paid off in 2015, we wouldn't feel the extra pinch in our pocket book because we would get the $88 per 100,000 reduction off our property taxes. Building costs down and rates at their best. Take out the loans ASAP while rates are low, adopt an aggressive repayment schedule, start with a comprehensive plan asap. Make the move NOW and implement a comprehensive plan not a band aid approach. I cannot believe that you are actually considering increasing taxes at this time. Cut the benefits of all staff including teachers before looking to increase the taxes. Enough is enough, we are all dealing with a difficult economy and you just want to increase spending. I think it is time for the board to go and lets get some real leadership - lets have a referendum on that

I would not support a referendum because I have no confidence the school board has the ability or desire to surface and aggressively challenge the fact base required for this decision nor do I believe they can properly communicate those facts to the taxpayers. I've been down this road before, the consultants hired by the board are most likely to arrive at findings that support the bias of the board because there is no right or wrong answer here....either solution will work. It is inappropriate to consider spending more money at this time due to the dire state of our economy. Many people in our community have lost their jobs, taken pay cuts, and some have even lost their homes. People are trying to reduce expenses, not increase them. Get by like the rest of us Get realistic, first of all. Study other local communities solutions to their aging high schools. When 2015 loans are paid off, reduce the schhol levy AS ORIGINALLY PROMISED WHEN THE LOANS WERE TAKEN OUT!! My first priority would always be to keep class sizes small, retain art and music teachers, and maintain and expand AP offerings at the high school. No building renovation should compromise the high quality education that Franklin provides. Get a COST EFFECTIVE plan together to address all school needs, and then implement it in 2015, once the existing loans are paid off. Then I think voters would approve a $50million referendum, as it would not increase the taxes over what we are paying now. I don't know how you can think of this when the economy is so bad. As bad as this economy is Franklin is still going to raise taxes by 3%. Why? Its bad management. Franklin needs to wait until current debts are paid off and seek to bring in commercial businesses to help shoulder the tax load. Then, and only then, should additional upgrades or building be considered. We moved to Franklin 3 years ago because of quality of education. We are disappointed in the facilities, especially the high school. Renovating the high school, making it competitive with the surrounding communities will only make Franklin more appealing to new home buyers. It is disappointing that no where in this survey it there a time frame proposed. When would the referendum be voted on? When would the changes take place if it passes???? I would not support any funding.

Almost everything suggested in this survey has been nice things to have. They have NOT been necessities. Get real. We are in or just coming out of a recession. Homes are being foreclosed on. If the plumbing or electrical need work, do it. No new swimming pool, no new music rooms, etc. unless they pay for themselves. Do not spend taxpayer dollars to build them. School administrators do not seem to live in their own little world and not understand how to educate children. A fancy new track does not teach reading, writing or arithmetic. There is not an option to return the $88 to the taxpayers without spending it. Also the proposal does not state how long the new improvements will increase taxes. I thought we voted this referendum down once before. Why are we bringing it back up when we are in a recession and people do not have jobs. Taxes are too high now and more people are moving out of the commuity. Teachers and staff come first - education is a service business. Need the staff to educate our students. Do not even THINK of cutting staff for the next 10 years if you are going to raise taxes for buildings. That would be the worst possible message you could send to the community. I realize that state budget funding is separate from referendum spending, but the mixed messages that staff cuts would send while spending millions on buildings would be awful. Addressing our high school issues should take priority over the middle school situation. You need to fund any upgrades or upgrades with dollars UNDER the revenue cap. There is simply no more that we as a community can give. I have nothing left, I am tapped out under this economy. And federal taxes are going up in 2011. You have to consider that all Americans will be paying more in taxes and health care given the policies of the federal administration. Not your fault, but you have to recognize the pain we're all living with already. Discontinue music, sports, and other extracurricular programs if the parents/students do not wish to pay for them. Let the parents pay. It's their kids...not mine. Implementing a comprehensive plan that addresses all needs is imporant to me. I would disagree with updating the middle school and then waiting another 10 years to update the high school creating a significant increase in costs due to inflation. attack these problems in a protracted method and time frame to ease the tax burden....Any major tax increase will drive me out of the district...seek business donations/sponsorships to upgrade the athletic facilities

I feel it is more important to get kids started on the right track early. Older kids will not benifit from the investments in school infrastucture as much as younger ones will. It has to be taken into consideration that current property values are down, HOWEVER OUR TAXES ARE NOT. This causes GREAT concern to many Franklin residents. We are being pushed out of our homes because of job losses and crazy taxes. You need to do a survey of just how many people can support ANY TAX HIKE in this terrible economy. My family alone has faced 2 job losses in the last 3 years. I know there are MANY others in that same boat. You truly need to get a GOOD IDEA of just how many households are dealing with these issues before you make plans to spend any more money. no Long term comprehensive planning for the entire school system is needed. Lower cost alternatives need to be developed. Simply building all new schools is not a viable option. NO TAXES!! no. You need to decide what is the primary need for the school district and go with that. Whether its the High School or Middle School, if you try to do too much, you will never get the support from the community. Identify the greatest need, communicate that need to the community and put together a cost effective option to address that need. Get a new facility planning board. One that is not so ready to accept the extravagant costs quoted here. Have a board that will be paying for the improvements too, not others. This silly board will probably charge an exorbitant fee for this half-assed planning and go on it's merry way with it's pockets full. Consider this if you will, I attended Bay View High School and graduated in 1970. That school has not changed on bit except perhaps internal upgrades and that school was their a while before I got there. So explain to me why you can't take an example from that high school and the nearby middle school.

I fully support construction and renovation of schools as necessary. Cost effectiveness and conservative spending are critical --- I don't think we need an entire new high school. I would like to know specific plans and specific costs for anything I would vote on and support. Here is a case in point of "fuzzy" costs--you address a cost above as annually--annually for how many years????? I like the concept of no tax impact based on the retiring of the previous debt. Do not expect the voting public to support any referendum without the facts. I do hope this is a successful venture. Would only support a program that included more classrooms. Our taxes are high enough in Franklin especially if you live in my district which pays more for schools. Why do we have three school districts in Franklin and would this be changed if taxpayers agreed to the referendum To make a confident decision on either decreasing or increasing tax burden, the community needs more information on the planning and development of the school facilities. A comprehensive plan outlining, budget, forecast and overall objectives is sorely needed in order to make the right decisions. Due to the state of the economy, it is difficult to envision taking on an even greater tax burden at this time. Should have been stated how long the funding impacts last -- 10, 15, 20, 25 yrs?? How much $$ does one of these surveys cost?? Comprehensive master plans are often most economical and make most sense, but in this district not always easy to pass, given number of older residents on fixed incomes, and people still feeling effects of recession, job loss, etc. The biggest problem in Franklin district is lack of business contibutors -- with the majority of Franklin businesses in the Oak Creek-Franklin or Whitnall School districts, we lose so much revenue that could offset some of these costs. District and city planners must work together to bring businesses to center of Franklin, or to try and incorporate those fringe areas (27th St., Business park, NW corner of city) back into Franklin Public School District. Could we not try to get some of those areas into our own district?? What a shame that our Franklin businesses are funding schools in other cities who have growing business bases already, unlike Franklin :( Treat tax money as if it were MY (your) own, and I am pretty frugal. I would support projects that make sense in the long run and are a wise use of money. I have four children, two of whom are in the early stages of their education in Franklin Public Schools, and two of whom haven't started yet. My first priority is education of the three R's.

Parents can contribute additional money beyond property tax. School expenditures have been beyond our means for decades and now reality has set in. This applies all over including West Bend, Pewaukee, Milwaukee. People will still move into our community despite loss of property value from our present economical crisis in the nation. The High School should be done first! none Regarding the introductory explanation and question 2, borrowing after a prior bond issue is paid off has a tax impact. Do the District schools teach kids that if they pay off a credit card balance, running it back up has "little or no" financial impact? In my opinion these priorities are completely misplaced. If these upgrades addressed the QUALITY of the education as in upgrading chem labs, language labs or computer labs my responses would have been dramatically different. In these difficult economic times, I find a call to raise taxes so drastically solely for the improvement of extracurricular activities constitutes an irresponsible and misguided use of taxpayer funds. TAXES, TAXES, TAXES...........HOW MUCH CAN THE RESIDENTS OF FRANKLIN AFFORD TO PAY? Although I believe a plan needs to be developed soon to address facility needs, I don't believe now is the time to implement anything due to the uncertainty of the economy and the school funding issues at the state level. The high school is in dire need of expansion. The hallways are overcrowded and I have concern over the safety of the students. The business's around the area, with continued support is the way to go. The way Franklin continues to grow, we need to have a new highschool. Just like the new model for curriculum, a top down approach needs to be taken. I believe that as a district we need to set high school students up with the tools they need to succeed beyond high school.

Well it seems to me that those using the facilities should pay higher fee. But, perhaps, homes with children using the Franklin system could be accessed an additional tax for school use. I do not mind paying for education, but the money should be well spent and the burden fairly distributed. We love Franklin; however we have never gone to school here nor have our children. We believe in education but education first and always. We cannot expect buildings to last forever. Why would we keep renovating. If our city is growing than perhaps we need this new high school and also one that will accomodate growth in the system. I believe Greenfield High is new but yet already is at capacity. Just take care of everything at once. We should all "bite the bullet" for our children's sake. It's time to bring these schools into the 21st century! Thank you. The short term and near term economy makes this a very poor time to be considering any expansion. What is needed is a citywide evalution of all school needs spanning the next 10-15 yrs. Then develope a comprehensive plan based on 'educational need' not politics or wish lists. It's time everyone-residents, educators, city government- realize that the future may have to look much different than the past. Let's do some serious communicating with the general population, not just the school parents, about the needs of the schools, not with meetings because people just don't have the time or the desire to sit through a boring meeting. Start doing some serious fund raising and get all parts of the population involved, seniors, parents, young people, and especially the business community. I think if a plan shows adequate planning for the city's projected growth, and is fiscally responsible, I would support it. In this economy a lot of us can hardly afford a raise in taxes that are already far and above other communities. My husband's income is decreasing and prices across the board are increasing. Perhaps we would be more inclined to fund this if our medical benefits came anywhere near what yours are. We don't even have orthodontic coverage and only preventive dentist care. Our deductables and medication costs go up every year. What they will pay goes down. That's among many other things we pay more for. Where are our tax dollars going to? Other communities have the same services, nice schools and do it with lower property taxes. If this does come to fruition we will have to struggle even more and I can guarantee you we will not supply copy paper, kleenex, and ziploc bags among other things.

This community does need to so something about its educational infrastructure. However, asking me to say how much I'd be willing to pay BEFORE you actually present me with real information about what I'll get for those costs is really putting the cart before the horse. I voted against the referendum last time, not because I did not think we needed a new high school,but because I felt the Board of Education gave me a bogus choice between doing nothing and paying for a "cadillac" model of a school. Remember, Franklin citizens are mostly hard-working, middle class people who do not typically buy Cadillacs for ourselves. We want the best value for our dollar. So,you need to tell us what we get for those dollars. This survey failed to give that information. Cut some administrative costs and use that for funding the smaller projects. The facilities at the high school are a disgrace to the community. It's embarrassing that FHS can't host athletic events due to inadequate facilities, and that there isn't an auditorium for the fine arts. Everything was done on the cheap from the time it was built and it's only going to get worse as time goes on. The students & community deserve better. Give the state of the economy and the already LARGE tax burden placed on homeowners in Franklin and WI, I find it difficult to support anything that will further increase those tax rates. The school district should consider paying off the current bonds, and then create a plan to save some funding for the remodeling needs as to not have to further burden the taxpayers. Do not increase taxes. Look for donors. I support none of the options presented. Every single one takes the approach that for some reason our community is "outdated" and needs to play catchup. The reasoning behind each and every option is starting with the grandest plans and working backwards. I will do all that can to gain the support of fellow Franklin residents against any of the current plans/spending proposed. I see a need for private contributions to minimize tax payer total pay, which would be a hard sell as a referendum. Also are fedral funds available to minimize local impact? Plan ahead and wait until 2015 when the loans are paid off. Re-address the issue in 2014 to give taxpayers time to digest and sort out information. Actually, doing nothing is an unacceptable answer, too. The Board should examine the whole educational program and assess where the "belt" can be tightened to save money to fund future projects. What has happened to this generation that wants to spend, spend, spend money that they don't have. Isn't that why this whole economy is on the brink of disaster?

This needs to be looked at without a tax increase! This referendum will not pass. I would like to see a comprehensive plan that addresses the middle school needs, high school needs and community center needs. Can any of the existing land be sold to developers? There is a separate group raising funds to build a community center, can we all work together. Do some shopping around. Many of us have taken pay cuts or suffer from job loss. I can't afford to take a loss on my house and move. I have had to suck it up. The school district can do the same! If I can go without, so can the district. Concentrate on education. Rent a health club pool if you need a bigger swimming pool! I know that there will be lots of push-back re: any taxes that will be needed from the community, and I think that $286 is a lot of money, BUT, I believe that the needs of the schools is priority - no, I don't want to pay that, but am I willing if it provides a better learning environment for my kids? Absolutely. I don't see the value in addressing the needs of one of the schools without addressing the needs of the other school - a comprehensive plan, considering both pressing needs seems to be a more prudent, well-thought-out strategy. In order to get the support of the entire community you must address the needs/concerns of the senior citizens who are on fixed budgets. You must make this attractive to them. Marketing has to focus on the impact to the whole community not just to the people who have kids in the schools. Look for benefactors/ donations/grants The properties in Franklin have been reevaluated to adjust assessments to more truly represent the value of the properties in these rough economic times. Now that there is finally some relief in sight, it seems that the Board wants to increase taxes in order to pay for the needs of the Franklin schools. While I'm all for improving our schools, I don't know how tax payers can continue to pay the high property taxes. It could mean a decline in people and businesses not wanting to build in Franklin. Rather than increase property taxes for the existing property owners, we need to make it affordable to build in Franklin so that there is an increase in taxpayers! Take a serious look at costs like a business would. Its to easy to tax your way ahead. The Oak Creek Community Center was funded by non-tax payer funds. Would something similar be possible in Franklin?

More people are home schooling and going to private schools because the quality of education is poor, not the quality of our facilities. Your focus is in the wrong area! Funding should be found within our existing tax revenue. All or nothing approach is an irresponsible way to address issues. I do not support a tax increase since Franklin taxes are already too high. When the above mentioned loans are paid in 2015, reduce my tax burden. Don't reallocate it to something else. (I think that the summary above is intentionally mis-leading for those who don't read close enough to realize that you are assuming the $88 is included). Funding should be spent as it is available based on annual budgets. IT IS A VERY BAD TIME TO INVEST SOMETHING FOR FUTURE I don't disagree with any of the consultant's recommendations and I'm sure the facilities need to be improved -- but PLEASE make do with what you have right now. Many of your residents are struggling to make ends meet and have to figure out how to live with pay cuts, layoffs, etc. The district needs to do the same. NO Implement a comprehensive plan but in a staged approach with a specific timeline. Provide detail on what is planned to be done on all fronts. Provide specific locations for building the new high school. Explain all the benefits and high light what is in it for each citizen of Franklin. Encourage participation. All parents who have children in the system should be expected to volunteer to spread the word and create goodwill for this approach. This is overdue. Please start now and roll out a pan that can have the middle school challenges addressed within the next 2-3 years, and our high school challenges addressed within the next 3-5. use the tax money you now take Do nothing until the economy improves and people are better able to support paying additional taxes. When the time is right, we believe the needs of the high school are more important than the middle school. My support would be there if reasonable projected costs were being offered. We don't need to build a castle for our children to go to school. Every school I ever attended was far from being in good condition, yet I got a good education which prepared me for adulthood. Debbie Larson says that Franklin residents don't mind spending money on education. That is true if we are talking reasonably. She thinks we have lots of money laying around to spend on castles so her kids can go to school in luxury.

If I recall the last referendum (which I approved) failed mostly because the voters did not have enough information. You must make sure your plans are complete and you reveal all of it to the voters. Nobody is going to approve an incomplete plan without a budget. I was certainly uncomfortable voting yes not knowing what I was getting. I went ahead with it because I knew it was untilmately what our city is lacking. We need to improve our facilities. A note on question 2: Just because I would support a large tax impact, I wouldn't necessarily "advise" the Board to seek this much. Sadly, I feel I am in the minority in my position. Are other funding options, including fund-raisers and grants being explored? Same comment as before. Same comment. Having gone through the building of a new church in the area and the cost for that building exceeding the original estimate of building 3 new facilities we would suggest holding the contractors to the costs referred to in this survey. Having been frustrated in not building all that we had hoped for, we now struggle with the old buildings and no way to build the new ones or finance the renovation they require. If the money is going to be spent on new facilites, Franklin should also hire more instructors. Most Franklin High School graduates are not intellectually competitive at the college level. In other words, Franklin High school graduates are undereducated, lazy, and ill-prepared for college level educational expectations. It is very difficult to support a property tax increase when the City of Franklin is near the top of the list for cities with the highest tax rates in Wisconsin. When we moved here from the Town of Somers, our taxes doubled. There are many retired people that live in the area who can't afford these high property taxes. Maybe we should be reevaluating how the taxpayer dollars are spent. The taxpayers of Franklin need to step up and provide the funding necessary to give our children the best possible education. I support whatever funding is necessary to build a new high school and improve our middle school. A comprehensive plan makes the most sense, academically and financially. However, if the political climate dictates that a piecemeal approach must be used, then so be it, and I'll support whatever can be done. The "do nothing" option is ridiculous. Our current facilities are verging on embarassing.

I would support spending $30 million between now and 2015. In 2015 when the current loan is paid off, I would support spending an additional $30-50 million. Franklin definitely needs to improve their facilities, and I support that. Economic times are difficult and our taxes are already high. For a house that's valued at $250,000, the taxes to cover renovating the high school for middle school students and a new high school would be about $715 annually. I think it would be a hardship on a lot of Franklin residents. I want the facilities to be updated, but don't know if I can stomach the cost. Ha! Taxes never go down - the city will just use it for other projects. High school is high school - not college. If people want to pursue acting/music, they will have "proper" facilities where they go on to study. Sports is not a priority to us.

Do whatever it takes...well-researched and well-presented plan. Take your time...listen carefully at listening sessions so that questions posed there are given due consideration, researched, answered and considered in any decision that you make. Many of the questions that were asked by community members at the ORIGINAL BUILD 2nd MS/RENOVATION plan presentation made by the Facilities Committee, were not considered or answered which left some of the board members at the time with questions about the long-term efficacy of that plan. The plan presented originally, only accounted for a growth of 300 students at the HS. It did not account for forecasted growth of 2400 at build out (around 2050); thus, future referendums to build an addition to the 2nd "new" MS or adding a 2nd floor to the HS were not mentioned in the plan, or to the public. What would the costs have been for those future additions compared to building now?? If the HS were to add a 2nd floor to accommodate growth to 2400 students, an elevator was not included in the building plan for meeting IDEA or CWD student, staff, parent, community needs. The size of the current site was also brought into question. The HSs that were visited like Muskego and FDL that had populations of 2000+ students were located on sites of a minimum of 100 acres. Both of those communities also had collaborative efforts with their city govts.(Muskego's tennis courts and some athletic fields are built on City-owned land and FDL shares parking with other educational facilities which reduced costs.) If facilities were to be expanded on current site, neighbors should have been asked for their thoughts about expanding/adding outdoor athletic facilities on the current 76 acre FHS site; they were not. With expanded facilities, the board questioned whether there was adequate parking if several events were to occur at the same time on the 76 acre site. With the building of a 2nd MS, redistricting should have been discussed; it was not. Citizens PAC group worked against any district plan brought to the community. ANy planning sessions should not be made in isolation. The more input from the community, staff, City and Board, the better received any plan would be. Make a case for the FUTURE...research 21st C school building. Research green building/technology. YOur architect should be able to provide you with sources. Have pictures. Research grants. Research potential revenue streams for rental of facilities or from hosting educational/athletic events for region. If plan is well-researched, it will be accepted; funding will happen. Don't rush to referendum until all questions are answered.

I do feel the annual tax impact is confusing. If you build a new high school and that would be one total vs how much more our taxes would need to go up to renovate the existing schools. I selected unsure but will pay whatever it takes to build a new high school for the children of Franklin. I do feel that Franklin has the highest taxes in milwaukee co and yet our schools offer far less than most schools around us. Franklin is one of the only city's without a K 4 program ( talks went on a couple of years ago and then that just got pushed aside), we do not offer foreign language until 7th grade, etc. Look around at most other schools and we are far behind in what we offer and majority of our schools are in need of updates. We can not continue to service this way. Also lets see what the community may have to donate , maybe some of local business will want to contribute. It doesn't hurt to ask. Look at all the buildings that are built at the zoo, museum, etc and they sponsers and then they name the building after the person. Franklins taxes are to high now why bring on another problem I'm embarrassed to take friends to the High School. I work at GE. There's a lot of people that move in from other parts of the US. I think Franklin has great potential, but I cannot today, recommend to my peers that they move to Franklin and enroll their kids in the High School. The Grade schools are nice, but we're really missing the boat on the middle school and high school. The State and County are on the verge of bankruptcy, we are in the worst recession since the great depression, house values have fallen by 30 to 40% and you have the unmitigated gall to suggest borrowing 100 million dollars "for the kids". It's this kind of spending that has us in the mess we are in. Pr See above Fund 10, fund 10, fund 10. The custodial staff is doing its best to keep the facilities up and running but there is always a long list of work orders and requests to keep the building running let alone updating them for the expansion of technology. The student body keeps growing and there is little room to expand in eith the MS or the HS. I think it needs to be clarified that the $88 per $100,000, or the borrowing of up to $50 million could be facilitated without an increase as of 2015. I am part of an effort in another district to pass a much cheaper referendum ($16 million), is a more permissive community than this and we are on our 3rd try and have had to pare it down each time.

Communicate to the community so they are aware of how Franklin lacks compares to other area school districts (in building and grounds)--make sure the need is CLEAR with comparisons provided. Solve the needs of the students first. Reinstate the EA and Custodial time. Lower the class sizes. Put the students first for a change. I love the city of Franklin and want to see improvements. I have one more to go through the high school and would support the $286 annually. I know that people are not moving here due to our defunct facilities. I feel our annual investment for improvements will only help my property values in the long run. I think you need to address faculty issues first. Find a way to (such as spending some of the stimulus money!) to bring back some of our support staff and our desperately needed guidance staff! Then start talking about our facility issues! We need to invest in our students so they are well rounded in academic subjects, the arts, and athletics. As a person who already pays upwards of $7000 in property taxes, the plan MUST be cost effective with as little impact on the tax base as possible. This is difficult, as corporations cut back on tax rightoffs. I know we do community-based fundraising for the Franklin Foundation, so why can't we do so for our infastructure? For example, fundraising at our 4th of July community festival, to start with, and getting local business support. Local businesses could be solicited to donate a percentage of their profits on targeted occasions to our infastructure fund. Better infastructure attracts people to our community, who will support our local businesses. Fundraising with a specific target building a new high school - may win support if it saves tax dollars later. This could be a long-term effort with the money being invested. Perhaps one, two or more all-district infastructure fundraisers at the elementary, secondary and high school levels each year? No where in your cost estimates are figures added regarding cost for staffing and the impact on the tax base this would incur. The school district staff has been told repeatedly by the administration that due to the current budget climate we have and will continue to suffer loss of hours and benefits. How can I as a staff member and community member justify a referendum supporting expenditures in the millions of dollars when co-workers have to work 2 jobs to pay for health insurance.

Do this right. Be considerate of the economic realities of our society right now, while balancing the needs of the education of our students. Be upfront with the community. Be upfront and respectful of the staff (especially those who potentially will not benefit from new facilities). Be honest. Wait until the economy improves. I do not live in the district The middle school is in great need of upgrading, and the building design is confusing. The high school needs upgrades as well, as well as an auditorium and sports facilities improved. Both needs have been passes alon year after year and need to be addressed as soon as possible. I feel the community should be educated on the tax implications well in advance before we ask for a referendum to be passed. We NEED this upgrade badly! Students of the Franklin Public School District are succeeding right now. Imagine what would happen with better facilities and instructional spaces! We would be an example to all other districts in the state of Wisconsin! Franklin High School is ready for this upgrade! Please help! I did not answer #3 as I do not which of the various issues are most critical at this time. I think once any referendum approaches or goes over the $100 million mark, not only will the electorate balk but every conservative talking head will jump all over it and fan the flames, dooming it to fail. So, I think the Board needs to prioritize which of the various tasks are most critical and which can be put off for a while. The biggest key is that once the decision is made which way to go, the board and important parent groups must be unified in their efforts to sell it to the public. All the missteps which characterized the last effort have to be avoided at all costs. I trust that some groups of parents has been involved in this process and they need to be front and center leading the charge to get it passed, not just us greedy, tax and spend, educators! Good luck . . .and I mean that sincerely!! Yes - we got money from the Obama educational plan and we need to use it for the best interest of the students. That is to reduce class size and hire more teachers and educational assistants so differentiation can take place. The children are the future NOT the facilities. Good luck. We need a new high school. I would hope you could find a use for the middle school but it is such an awkward building. Our facilities should match other school districts in the area but we need a well drawn out plan that includes other districts comparisons in taxes and facilities in order to persuade the public.

I feel the 6th graders need to get out of the elementary schools now. Fix the current middle school so those extra students can fit. Way too crowded at the elementary!! Plus the older children are not a good influence on the younger ones. They are also too rough!!!! Continue to study and plan with 2015 in mind. Communicate ALL plans without hidden items(costs) with enough time for the community to ask questions and get answers from those who know what is going on. The last referendum had all people talking out of both sides of their mouth depending on who they were speaking to. Some of the presenters didn't have a clue. I am not sure because it really would matter what would change, whether I thought it was worth it or not. Since the district budge is tight and the econ climate is not positive, I suggest a waiting period. You need to convince the voters this time that it needs to be done. Do it right. Don;t fire the superintendent while you are trying pass this. Since I am an employee, and NOT a city taxpayer, I would feel hypocritical in supporting an increase in other peoples taxes. I do, however see the need for an upgrade; but am uneasy in lobbying for their money charge more for the extracurriculars and not leave all the burden on the taxpayer-- sports, etc. have the kids do fundraising to help offset some of these costs All needs to be addressed. We need to have a school that is nice and reflects our growing community. WE need another middle school and an addition onto the high school or a difference high school site all together. A slide show of similar school facilities around the area. The district cut 1.7 million dollars from the budget last year. The district took in an additional 1.7 million dollars in funds.... Where did that money go? Reinstate the lost positions before changing the buildings. Focus on what is best for the students: academic facilities and improvements should take the top priority. Sport facilities(although in real need for improvement) should be addressed second. we should consider private/public partnerships and donations to assist with funding Again-- look to community partenerships-- this is not a time for a massive referendum-keep all proposals limited to basic acedemic needs and look to the community for other support.

Sell the Middle School and the land Do it now Support as long as it's a long-term plan community needs more information Do nothing at this time Keep economy in mind Spend the money you have wisely Buy chances on the lottery Don't raise taxes Don't raise taxes Make it about the kids Don't raise taxes Taxes too high already Don't increase taxes Don't raise taxes Wait until 2015 Don't raise taxes Layout options with proposal and estimates Need a new high school New high school needed Spend wisely Wait until 2015 for major improvements Pay off present debt. Don't raise taxes Lower taxes Franklin is very competitive with neighboring areas Don't raise taxes Bad time for this economically Wait for the economy to improve Don't raise taxes Support the arts. Not in this economy

Wait until 2015 Wait until 2015 Do nothing in this economy Don't raise taxes Don't raise taxes Wait until 2015 Can't afford to pay this Cut salaries Can't afford more taxes Children are important Keep class sizes low Don't raise taxes Don't raise taxes Need to know how tax money is being allocated Address benefits Don't raise taxes Use public forum to show plans Don't raise taxes Don't raise taxes Don't raise taxes Don't raise taxes Don't raise taxes Don't raise taxes