There were more than 15 proposals on the final list of reconfiguration options.

They ranged from “no change” to closing two of Warren County School District’s current high schools to turning the high schools into magnet schools to creating five districts within the district that would govern “autonomous schools.”

Wednesday’s public meeting was intended to help the school board identify possible reconfiguration options, then winnow the list down to a manageable number for deeper consideration.

The board opted to handle cuts later.

Some of the options on the table dealt with elementary and middle schools – which were not the targets of changes under the current master facilities planning process.

The others include:

¯ Sheffield 9-12 to Warren High;

¯ Youngsville 9-12 split between Warren High and Eisenhower;

¯ Youngsville 9-12 to Eisenhower;

¯ K-12 at Youngsville;

¯ 9-12 at Warren and Youngsville;

¯ 9-12 at Warren and Eisenhower;

¯ Four magnet schools;

¯ Two magnet schools – Sheffield and Youngsville;

¯ One high school;

¯ Close Virtual Academy;

¯ Close and sell Pleasant, Sugar Grove, Anderson, and central office, moving admin to available spaces at schools;

¯ Beaty to Warren High; and

¯ Four autonomous schools with changes to the school board system.

The final four proposals listed above came out of Wednesday’s public input session.

Two of the options — Sheffield 9-12 to Warren and 9-12 at Warren and Eisenhower — are detailed in a proposal by facilities planning consultant Thomas and Williamson that was given to the board and public on Wednesday.

With the help of consultant Strategy Solutions, the board established some criteria to help decide among the proposals.

The criteria included: more courses available; access to special education and services; implementation cost including transportation; positively impacting teachers; making services available at school buildings; and the value of the schools to the community.

Although there was some talk of “low-hanging fruit” that the board might be able to remove from the list, board members said they were not ready to apply the criteria on Wednesday. Deb Thompson of Strategy Solutions said the detailed lists of options and criteria would be sent to the board members before their Monday meeting.

The agenda for Wednesday’s meeting originally called for the board to cut the list down to “four or five options.”