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Honoring Our Past, Preparing for Tomorrow
In Parkway’s early years, the challenge was keeping up with massive population growth.
In the 1960s and 1970s, Parkway transformed from a semi-rural area into a suburban community with a rapidly increasing school-age population. The district built 20 new schools during those decades to educate them.
Today, the challenge looks very different. Enrollment is slowly declining, as birth rates lower, and our schools — with an average age of 57 years — are showing their wear.
Our challenge now is to position our facilities to best serve our current and future generation of students — and to ensure those decisions are closely connected to how we plan and protect our fiscal health.
Facilities 2050 is a collaborative effort shaped by the voices of our staff and community. It is our commitment to ensuring that every Parkway student learns in spaces that are safe, modern, and inspiring. By aligning facilities planning with budget planning, we can invest wisely and protect what matters most — our students, our staff, and our community’s investment in Parkway schools.
Facilities 2050 will help us:
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Reimagine how we use our spaces to meet today's and tomorrow's needs
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Protect our community's investment in our schools and property values
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Address long-term challenges like declining enrollment and early childhood needs
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Ensure equity, so every student has access to quality learning environments
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Connect revitalization with financial sustainability, so resources are used responsibly and strategically
Winter - Spring 2026
To help us strategically plan for the future, and develop a facilities revitalization plan, we are currently gather the following data:
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Demographic Study
We will conduct a demographic study that analyzes our population—including housing, birth rates, age, and other demographics—to inform long-range enrollment trends, programming needs, and facility planning.
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Facilities Condition Assessment
In partnership with an external expert, this comprehensive assessment of our facilities will enable us to understand each building’s short- and long-term needs. This includes the entire building envelope from roofs, to HVAC systems, plumbing, electrical, doors and windows, locks, etc. An assessment identifies issues to ensure the building is watertight, structurally sound, and energy-efficient.