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Orting superintendent: portables, fast housing growth strain capacity; bond task force to recommend priorities
Summary
Superintendent Hassenbeilmer told the Orting School District board that portable classrooms arrived late last year, the district expects up to 1,500 new homes in 2025–26, and a bond task force will present prioritized facility needs next week.
Superintendent Hassenbeilmer told the Orting School District Board of Directors that temporary classrooms arrived later than planned and that rapid local housing growth is increasing pressure on school capacity.
Hassenbeilmer said the district placed portable classrooms last July but ‘‘we didn’t really get the ability to move in until close to Christmas,’’ forcing some classes and intervention groups to meet in hallways for months. She warned the district is tracking an estimate of about 1,500 new homes expected to be added to the district between calendar years 2025 and 2026, which could bring ‘‘maybe up to 300’’ additional students on the high side.
Why it matters: The delayed move-in of portables and the projected housing-driven enrollment spike change near-term facility needs…
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