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Brevard staff recommend new separate day school at Kennedy; impact-fee strategy could avoid new borrowing
Summary
Staff recommended building a new separate day school on the Kennedy Middle School campus after a review found renovating the 60‑year‑old Gardendale facility would be costly, ineligible for some impact‑fee funding and slower to deliver.
Brevard County Public Schools staff recommended on Oct. 28 that the district proceed with a new separate day school on the Kennedy Middle School campus rather than renovate the existing Gardendale facility.
Chief facilities staff presented the results of a recent review conducted after the closure of alternative learning centers opened the possibility of using Gardendale’s full campus. The staff review found that upgrading a 60‑year‑old Gardendale building to the standard needed for the separate day school would require substantial work,…
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