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Lee County board authorizes land search after forecast shows sustained student growth
Summary
An ORED/ITRE enrollment forecast presented to the Lee County Board of Education showed sustained growth driven by new housing and young families. The board authorized the superintendent to begin a land search for a new elementary school and approved a competitive grant application; county funding and timeline remain open questions.
The Lee County Board of Education on Aug. 19 authorized the superintendent to begin acquiring land for a new elementary school after a third‑party forecast showed multi‑year enrollment growth driven by new housing.
The board acted after Institute for Transportation Research and Education (ITRE) affiliate ORED presented a district‑level forecast and a school‑by‑school “out‑of‑capacity” analysis showing rising enrollment at elementary, middle and high school levels. ORED project manager Thomas Dudley said the key driver is younger families moving into new housing: “the real story of what's going on behind these numbers here is the fact that you have young families that are moving in and that are gonna continue to move in.”
Why it matters: the district’s out‑of‑capacity table showed some schools reaching or exceeding design capacities within the next five to…
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