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Board tasks staff to gather cost assessments for proposed new elementary school
Summary
After discussing rapid residential growth in the northeast quadrant, the board voted to ask Director Dr. Linda Cash to work with architects and staff to compile site options, cost estimates and timelines and report back at the next meeting to inform potential county funding requests.
The Bradley County Board of Education voted Aug. 14 to task Director of Schools Dr. Linda Cash with gathering detailed information, cost assessments and site options for a proposed new elementary school and to report back to the board at the next meeting.
The discussion followed a presentation showing projected residential growth—roughly 1,200 units in the east/northeast quadrant and 500 planned on the west side—which staff said motivated the district’s recent purchase of about 40 acres on Dry Valley Road for a future elementary school site. A board member urged the district to approach the county commission seeking funding; procedural questions about adding the topic to the agenda were resolved and that item was added to the end of the meeting.
Dr. Cash recommended collecting updated pricing, projected per‑square‑foot amounts, population projections and site-specific considerations before formally requesting funding from the commission. The motion the board adopted asks Dr. Cash to work with the district’s architects and involved staff to assemble information and cost estimates and to return with a report in September (board members later discussed moving the follow-up to October based on scheduling). The motion passed by roll call.
Board members noted the district owns multiple potential parcels—including land near Walker Valley and the Blue Springs area—and said the next steps should include comparative cost and capacity analyses so the board and county commission can make an informed funding decision.
