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WCPSS presenter outlines Eastern Wake enrollment growth, new schools and limits on transportation
Summary
The Wake County Public School System Office of Student Assignment presented forecasts showing concentrated growth in Eastern Wake, described timelines for new elementary schools and major renovations, and warned staffing and bus-driver shortages limit how quickly routes can be added.
Susan Pulliam, presenter with the Office of Student Assignment, told residents that growth in Wake County is increasingly concentrated in the eastern portion of the district and that staff are updating attendance plans to respond.
Pulliam said the district’s annual forecasts provide both one- and 10-year outlooks and that the latest update shows continued growth concentrated in Eastern Wake but at a somewhat slower pace than prior projections. “We’re still a growing district, and much of it is coming to this part of the county,” Pulliam said, and staff are using that data to time new school openings and renovations.
Why it matters: concentrated growth changes where students are assigned and can require new schools, temporary classrooms and staff shifts. Pulliam outlined near-term capacity moves — multitrack scheduling at one elementary school and…
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