A second survey indicates that more Shakopee residents favor building a 1,600 student addition to Shakopee High School, making it a 3,200-student "megaschool," than other options.
The Shakopee school board and a districtwide guidance group received feedback from a recent phone survey on whether to build a second high school, add on to the existing school, create a second high school campus or build a new 3,200-student high school.
The district is making plans to ease an enrollment crunch from early childhood through grade 12. In March 2014, residents voted against a referendum that would have built a second high school.
Since then, the board has been gathering information about what to do next. Results of the professional phone survey of 409 residents indicated that:
-Residents preferred expanding the existing high school, when asked in several different ways.
-When asked which option they preferred, 42 percent chose the addition, the most popular choice.
-There is a good amount of support for a bond referendum, with 65 percent of respondents saying they would vote for it.
- Of the statements presented during the survey, respondents were more likely to support the referendum when they heard that: funds would improve safety and security at all buildings (78 percent more likely), funds would increase access to classroom technology (76 percent more likely), and that enrollment at the high school has been increasing and will continue to increase (70 percent more likely).
