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District previews elementary/K–8 prototype designs; board to consider adopting a prototype on April 22
Summary
Polk County staff and a design firm presented prototype elementary/K–8 school plans, citing state law that supports reuse of designs to save time and cost; staff said they will recommend a prototype for adoption at the April 22 meeting.
Polk County School District staff introduced a proposed elementary/K–8 prototype and a candidate design firm at the April 8 work session, saying the prototype approach offers cost and time savings and that Florida statutes explicitly allow reuse of school prototype designs.
District project lead Peggy Bannier told the board “a prototype is a school design where plans have been reused and is built on more than 1 site.” Bannier cited Florida statutes (noted in the presentation as…
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