Over the past several years, Mesa Public Schools has undertaken efforts to align district facilities with a decline in student enrollment. During the past decade, the Governing Board and administration have carefully studied all school and operational sites. Factors considered in this analysis included calculated capacity, current and projected enrollment, facility age and condition, student achievement levels, and programming offered at the site. With the successful completion of many initiatives, the district continues to strategically and thoughtfully "right size" the district, while maintaining and improving services for all students.

Designing the Future has resulted in many positive changes, including:

Transferring ninth-grade students from junior high schools to our comprehensive high schools.
Leasing the former Eagleridge Learning Center to the MARC Center for their regional programming needs.
Repurposing the Alma Elementary site by expanding the successful Franklin back-to-basics program to Franklin at Alma,and offering home-school educational resources through the relocated Eagleridge Learning Center.
Transforming the Mesa Early Childhood Center to a specialized program funded in part by a First Things First grant.
Establishing K-6 Montessori programs at Bush, Pomeroy and Johnson elementary schools.
Leasing a section of the former McKellips Learning Center to Arizona Brainfood, a not-for-profit organization that provides weekend food for needy students. The remaining section is used for bus driver training.
Repurposing the former Powell Junior High School site to the Mesa Education Center, which hosts Community Education programs, two specialized educational programs, preschool offerings, and a Banner Health clinic for the community.
Transferring the Crossroads program from an inferior site to the Mesa Education Center. The previous site is now part of the Operations Department.
Closing Mesa Junior High and preparing the site to be transformed into regional recreational facilities for baseball and soccer, funded by the City of Mesa.
Closing Brimhall Junior High and repurposing the campus as Franklin at Brimhall Elementary School and Franklin Junior High School. The Franklin Northeast, Franklin South and Franklin Junior portable-building campuses were closed in this transition.
Decommissioning under-utilized portable classrooms on junior high school campuses.
Transitioning Frost Elementary School and Hendrix Junior High School into Summit Academy, a K-8 school that offers the primary and intermediate International Baccalaureate Programme.
Leasing the former Human Resources building to Mesa United Way as a temporary location for Helen's Hope Chest, which offers clothing and resource assistance to families fostering children.

Due to these changes, the district is better utilizing existing facilities, realizing significant savings, increasing revenues, and diversifying services to better meet the needs of the community.