CONCEPTUAL PLAN

Aplington-Parkersburg Community School District partnered with INVISION Architecture to assess its schools and identify cost-effective projects that improve student safety and allow our facilities to meet 21st-century educational practices.

The school in Aplington, originally built in the 1950s, would be renovated to transition to a modern PK-6 facility. The plan includes a new entrance and administrative space to improve security and supervision, updates to mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems, energy-efficient lighting, new finishes, and reconfigured classrooms to meet elementary students’ needs. The media center would be relocated and built to accommodate modern technology, and an additional bus lane would be installed for safer drop-off and pick-up.​

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​The high school in Parkersburg would become a 7-12 facility, with students in grades 7-8 relocated to their own area within the campus, providing access to expanded courses and programming. An expansion of Career and Technical Education spaces at the high school would provide students with practical training for emerging career fields and more robust programming in areas like agriculture, industrial technology, and other trades.

Parkersburg Elementary School would remain open and under the control of Aplington-Parkersburg CSD, potentially transitioning to an Early Learning Center.

Additional benefits of the proposed bond referendum include fewer student transitions throughout their K-12 education, reduced travel for staff allowing more classroom time, and the co-location of elementary and secondary staff.