Planning A Course Together, or PACT, will launch the next phase of its school improvement planning process with a pair of open houses. Steve Huff of the Saint Joseph School District says participants can gather information and share their views.

The open houses are scheduled October 17th at the Troester (TRAY stir) Media Center and October 18th at Spring Garden Middle School. Both will run from 6 to 8 pm. PACT began work in 2010 and presented 51 statements of recommendation to the school board in June.

More details about the recommendations are available at the PACT website (www.PACTforSJSD.com). Visitors to the website can also view an informational video and request a speaker for an upcoming meeting or event.