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Onslow County Board of Education adopts capital improvement plan to address projected school overcrowding
Summary
The board approved a multi-year capital improvement plan directing staff to pursue funding for new schools, expansions and support facilities after hearing enrollment projections and construction-cost estimates from district staff and outside researchers.
The Onslow County Board of Education voted to adopt a capital improvement plan at a special-called meeting, directing staff to pursue funding and begin implementation of a multi-year program of new school construction, additions and support-facility projects to address projected enrollment growth, presenter Dr. Gardner said.
The plan, based on enrollment projections from the Operations Research and Education Laboratory at NC State and county planning data, identifies urgent needs in the Dixon, Richlands and White Oak areas and prioritizes a new elementary school in the Dixon/Sneads Ferry area, expansions at Richlands High and several middle- and elementary-school projects. The board approved the proposal by voice vote with no opposition.
Dr. Gardner told the board the district has historically grown about 1% a year and now expects growth to increase to roughly 1.5% annually. The district’s forecast projects roughly 1,500 additional elementary students by about 2034 (about…
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