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Orange County board backs new K–5 at Gravelly Hill, directs redistricting and master plan work
Summary
The Orange County Board of Education voted to pursue a new K–5 school adjacent to Gravely Hill Middle School as the initial project for its bond program and asked staff to pair that work with a district-wide redistricting and facilities master plan.
Orange County Board of Education members voted May 5 to direct staff to pursue a new K–5 elementary school adjacent to Gravely Hill Middle School and to begin redistricting and a district portfolio master plan to guide remaining bond work.
The board’s move sets the district’s next design and public-engagement steps for a bond package the district has been developing since late 2024. Superintendent Dr. Jones said staff will use the decision to select and brief a design team, pursue a preferred project-delivery method and produce the attendance-zone work needed to right‑size building usage across Orange County Schools.
The decision matters because the district is balancing aging buildings, uneven enrollment trends and roughly $125 million in bond capacity to prioritize construction and renovations. Project consultants summarized two main strategies the board had reviewed: build a new K–5 at a…
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