MPS posted on South High website that all our fields need is turf to be "top-of-the-line"!11/23/2016 MPS posted this notice (below) on the South High website their update on phase one and two of their strategic plan. Apparently all South needs for their fields to be "top-of-the-line standards" "will be accomplished by adding turf" (highlighted below in Tiger orange). What about the unusable track? What about shot put and discus? What about the long jump and high jump and pole vault? What about non-handicapped accessible bleachers? What about softball and ultimate frisbee and nordic and practice space? What about the fencing the District labeled as "poor conditon"? What about lighting? Are there seven more phases to their strategic plan? Who has the plan? Who was asked about the plan because no one in the athletic department at South High School has been allowed input!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (MPS posted this notice on the South High School website) North and South High athletic fields Athletics Department > North and South High athletic fields In 2015, the Minneapolis Public Schools Athletics Department developed a five-year strategic plan for programs and facilities. The strategic plan outlined multiple goals that support improving the quality of athletic facilities, as well as expanding the use of athletic facilities by all student groups and our community as a whole. The first phase of improving the athletic facilities was to develop community fitness centers at each high school. This has been completed. In previous years, the district has used funds from Hennepin County Youth Sports Program grants to help fund the fitness center upgrades. The second phase of upgrading Minneapolis Public Schools’ athletic facilities is to bring our fields to top-of-the-line standards, which we believe will be accomplished by upgrading turf at each high school. Hennepin County Youth Sports Program In our initiative to upgrade turf at North High School and South High School, we have applied for Hennepin County Youth Sports Program grants. The district completed an assessment of all of its high school athletic fields, and both North and South surfaced as having the highest needs. The Minneapolis Board of Education approved on Nov. 15 the submission of applications for the grants to support projects at both high schools, and the applications have been submitted. MPS will be notified in late December 2016 whether or not we have been awarded these grants.
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