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Council approves school districts minor modification to relocate planned middle school next to high school
Summary
The council adopted Resolution No. 11512 approving the Folsom Cordova Unified School Districts minor administrative modification to move a planned middle school adjacent to an existing high school, changing land-use designations and transferring residential unit allocations to preserve overall density; combined-campus construction would phase between 2027 and 2029.
The Folsom City Council on Dec. 9 approved a minor administrative modification request from the Folsom Cordova Unified School District to relocate a planned middle school and adjust the Folsom Plan Area Specific Plan land-use designations and residential-unit allocations.
Jessica Brandt, principal planner for the citys Community Development Department, summarized the staff analysis and findings. The application would re-designate the existing planned middle school site (about 22 acres) to single-family high-density use and change the proposed middle school site (about 15 acres) to a split of 11.75 acres public quasi-public and roughly 3.93 acres single-family high-density. To keep the overall unit count consistent with the specific plan, the district proposed transferring 85 dwelling units from the proposed middle-school parcel and 4 units from a separate residential site to the vacated parcel.
Craig Rouse, the districts director of facilities, finance and planning, told the council that the combined-campus concept retains distinct middle and high school areas while offering shared administration and facilities that reduce construction and operating costs. He said combining the sites would reduce the acreage needed for the middle school from about 22 acres to roughly 12 acres, and that timeline estimates place a phase 1 high school start in 2027 and phase 1 of the middle school in 2029, both contingent on funding and home-sale-driven revenue.
One public speaker representing Toll Brothers said the developer supports the modification and noted willingness to coordinate infrastructure adjustments.
Councilmembers moved and approved Resolution No. 11512 to adopt the minor administrative modification findings and allow the land-use and residential allocation changes; roll call recorded unanimous approval.
Why it matters: The change preserves the plan-areas overall dwelling allocation while enabling a combined school campus that district officials say improves articulation between middle and high school instruction and reduces long-term costs through shared facilities.
Next steps: With the council approval, the district will continue design development and coordinate site work and traffic/utility design with city staff as the project moves toward schematic design and later construction phases.
