OCALA, FL (352today.com) – An item for a resolution on the Marion County Public School Board‘s agenda to form an attendance advisory board committee will be voted on at the MCPS Board meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, to address efficient utilization of facilities across the school district.
Among the school district’s objectives are making sure that they have efficient utilization of capacity of the elementary schools in the northern part of Marion County and extending that efficient utilization to schools across the district. Decreasing operational costs, looking at that fiscal responsibility and ensuring the school district’s future regardless of what funding challenges may come in the future is also a key step in optimizing the district’s, said Marion County Public Schools Deputy Superintendent Ben Whitehouse.
Making the best use of the current facilities
The school district must also make sure that they are providing for the needs of students in the north end, and at a greater scale for all of its students. There’s also the challenge of the alternative students at Bridgeway Academy and trying to find an improved facility for them to use.
According to the statutory requirements regarding efficient utilization, the school board has a responsibility to make sure that they’re demonstrating the utilization of their school capacity at its best, and with the school district work plan that’s submitted to the state every year, the school district has identified options for what they will be able to do to make sure that they’re utilizing their facilities efficiently, said Whithouse. One of those options included redistricting…