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Orting School District to repurpose West Wing for early learning, add portables; board plans bond task force
Summary
Superintendent told the Orting School District board the district will move early learning into the West Wing for 2025–26, add portable classrooms and reconfigure parking. The board discussed a bond task force and a letter to Pierce County asking for higher development mitigation.
The Orting School District Board of Directors heard a facilities update from the superintendent that the district will repurpose the West Wing of the elementary/high school campus to serve early learners for the 2025–26 school year and add portable classrooms to address short-term capacity needs.
The move "fixes some space issues" at the elementary level, the superintendent said, noting the West Wing was built with early-learning features such as smaller toilets, sinks in classrooms and adjacent playground access. The superintendent said the change will add intervention and support space for the elementary school while moving eight classrooms at the high school to other high‑school uses.
Why it matters: The board is dealing with near-term capacity constraints while planning longer-term facility changes that could be part of a future bond. The reconfiguration will reduce…
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