Should Fountain Hills Unified School District consolidate its campuses? When? What impact would that have on students, parents and district staff? What are the perceived benefits and drawbacks of such a change? What would be the challenges?

These are some of the questions likely to come up during a planned Dec. 14 discussion hosted by the FHUSD Governing Board. A committee has come back from nearly a year of discussions with a recommendation to move forward with campus consolidation, but district leadership wants to give community members a chance to weigh in on the matter before making a decision.

Our 1A reporting in this week’s paper gives a brief rundown of what to expect from next week’s meeting, giving citizens about a week to ponder potential questions or input to provide to School Board members and those in attendance.

The Times will have a full report from the meeting in an upcoming edition but, as always, we encourage interested community members to play a role in the decision-making process whenever these types of opportunities arise.