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District outlines large modular-classroom relocation plan ahead of new schools
Summary
Facilities staff described plans to relocate district-owned modular classrooms next summer when two new elementary schools open, including moves to Carolina Forest High and Myrtle Beach High, potential purchases to replace long-term leases, and expected use of capital and reserve funds to cover site and upfit costs.
District facilities staff detailed plans to move and reassign dozens of modular classrooms as two new elementary schools open next summer, presenting a broad relocation and funding strategy to the Facilities Committee on Oct. 21.
Joe Birch said the district intends to relocate modular units it owns from Carolina Forest Elementary to Carolina Forest High and from River Oaks Elementary to Myrtle Beach High, supplementing those moves with additional modular science labs where needed. He also outlined potential relocations to Midland Elementary, PD Elementary and 10 Oaks Middle depending on space and allocations next year.
Birch noted some units are leased and the district plans to return several leased units when replacements are available. For one leased modular at 10 Oaks Middle the district is considering purchase—"we've already paid for all the site work and setup," he said—because buying could avoid duplicative setup costs if another unit is later relocated to that site.
Committee members pressed staff on what is included in relocation budgets. Birch said permits, engineering, site work and security upfits are included in the estimates. He also said the modulars measure "about 24 or 30 by 64, give or take, feet" and are designed to break apart for transport so they are not treated as wide loads.
Birch cautioned the committee about middle-school capacity: 10 Oaks Middle is operating above capacity and could reach about 1,300 students, while core cafeteria capacity is roughly 1,200. He said the district will monitor enrollment closely and return with detailed budgets and funding options, noting some relocations may require using undesignated reserve funds in addition to remaining capital dollars.
What happens next: Staff will prepare detailed cost estimates and bring funding options back to the Facilities Committee before summer relocations begin.
