School board reviews Schmidt Associates facilities study outlining multimillion-dollar options, no decisions made

Schmidt Associates presented preliminary facility options to the New Albany‑Floyd County Consolidated Schools Board during a March 31 work session, laying out tiered priorities for elementary, middle and high school needs and offering preliminary cost estimates but asking the board to delay decisions until the district has clearer information on state revenue and property tax reform.

The presentation outlined a roadmap of tier 1–5 priorities based on the district’s functional capacity study and existing enrollment. Schmidt Associates’ Kyle Miller said the firm’s analysis shows most elementary schools are operating with a desk deficit and that the need for building additions is driven by current space shortfalls rather than near‑term enrollment growth. “It appears the demographic study that enrollment is not increasing in the next…