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Committee authorizes $1.02 million purchase for modular classrooms; staff plans 56‑unit summer relocations
Summary
The Facilities Committee approved using $1,020,000 from FY24‑25 capital improvement funds to buy modular classrooms for Midland Elementary and 10 Oaks; staff also outlined plans to move 56 classroom units among district sites this summer and extend several leases.
The Horry County Board of Education Facilities Committee authorized staff to use $1,020,000 from the 2024–25 annual capital improvement budget to purchase modular classrooms and approved a broad plan to relocate dozens of units over the summer.
Facilities presenter Joe Burch told the committee staff expects to relocate about 56 classroom units in a roughly nine‑ to ten‑week window: 24 units to Carolina Forest High School to support renovation work, 22 units to Myrtle Beach High School for its renovation, and 10 units to Waccamaw Elementary for growth. "That is a total of 56 classroom moves in about 9 to 10 weeks," Burch said.
Burch asked the committee for immediate approval to purchase a four‑classroom unit for Midland Elementary from remaining FY24‑25 capital funds (he described $1,020,000 as the uncommitted balance available). Committee members moved and seconded a request to use the funds, and the committee approved the purchase authorization by voice vote.
Staff also described lease management and potential purchases: eight classrooms currently leased at Carolina Forest High School would be extended until renovations conclude, with an option to purchase later; the leased four‑classroom unit at St. James Elementary would be extended until the new school is completed; and the eight‑classroom unit at River Oaks would be relocated later in the fall rather than this summer. Burch flagged a separate estimated cost of about $800,000 for relocating one additional eight‑classroom unit (funding source TBD).
Committee members asked about impacts to outdoor space at Midland Elementary if the four‑classroom unit is sited there. Daryl Ricketts asked, "What effect is these 4, portable units gonna have on outdoor playground space at Midland Elementary?" Burch said engineers are evaluating a narrow strip between the bus loop and Faught Road and that, if that location proves unusable, the units would be placed on the play field; he called the current assessment "cautiously optimistic."
Burch said staff will coordinate budget steps for lease extensions with district finance staff and will return with any additional purchase requests. The committee approved the $1,020,000 authorization by voice vote and asked staff to report back on schedule and siting complications as the work is scheduled and permits are obtained.
