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District unveils 10‑year capital plan; board told to decide on how to add 800 high‑school seats by next year
Summary
District administration presented a 10‑year capital and financial plan that flags a need for 800 additional high‑school seats for 2030–31, calls for a new middle school by 2031, and proposes a $9.1 million Bentonville West band and athletics expansion funded from district savings.
District administration presented an updated 10‑year capital and financial plan at the Oct. 9 work session that lays out near‑term and long‑range facility needs and funding sources.
Dr. Swanhauser told the board the plan projects the district will exceed 23,000 students by 2032–33. To address high‑school capacity, the district is considering three options: opening a professional studies high school to house an expanded Ignite program, adding another wing to Bentonville West High School, or building a new comprehensive third high school. "To be able to establish a construction timeline ... we'll…
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