York County School Division officials presented the 2027–2032 facilities master plan and an accompanying capital improvement program at the school board’s Nov. 10 work session, estimating about $105.7 million in projects and identifying Tab High School and the Waller Mill area as primary capacity concerns.

"The 65% design drawings have been received," said Bill Bowen, the division’s chief financial officer, describing work under way at Tab High. Bowen said staff are value‑engineering the Tab High project and have issued a purchase order for hazardous‑materials testing and sampling before disturbing areas during construction.

Board staff said much of the summer’s auditorium upgrades are complete — with new seating, flooring, stage lighting and curtains at several high schools — and that two outstanding items (audio booths at Tab and Bruton high schools) began installation the week of the meeting.

The facilities master plan, staff said, synthesizes inspection results, enrollment and capacity data and attendance‑zone reviews. Division leadership said the systemwide average building age is roughly 55 years and that, divisionwide, high schools currently have capacity for about 900 additional students.

Officials reviewed projected enrollment and development pipelines. "The pipeline shows 905 pending units and 155 planned units," Dr. Carroll told the board, and he singled out about 520 pending housing units in the Waller Mill elementary zone that could require temporary capacity solutions such as portables or expansion.

Staff described how projects were prioritized for the CIP by need, security concerns, building condition and cost. Notable recommended projects included an expansion of Queens Lake Middle School (eight classrooms, new gym and cafeteria renovation) and a multi‑year Tab High consolidation that compresses several previously separate projects into a single line item to improve bidding and oversight.

Bowen provided a project‑level snapshot of funding and costs, saying the six‑year CIP is approximately $105,700,000, with the division contributing about $6.5 million in cash and, as reported, the county providing funds through debt service. (Transcript figures for county debt were reported by staff; some line‑item numbers were discussed as preliminary and subject to county review.)

Board members asked about timelines and next steps. Staff said final designs for several school projects will be submitted to county review in the coming weeks and that the formal CIP will return to the board in December for approval.

If adopted by the board and the county later this year, the plan would move into detailed design and competitive bidding phases, with construction timelines varying by project and funding availability.