The proposed building and renovation plan in the Saint Joseph School District follows an accelerated timetable. Chief Financial Officer Janet Pullen says the biggest change from the plan considered in June is that all the work is done in three phases instead of four. Pullen says the four-phase plan would have taken 20 to 30 years, while the three-phase version will be done in 10 to 15 years.

The first phase includes construction of two new elementary schools, one in midtown, one in the northeast, and the closing of three: Hall, Humbolt, and Noyes. The next step in the process is the adoption of ballot language to put the issue before voters in April.