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Board approves long‑range facilities plan and $33.85M transfer to support capital projects, ERP, welding capacity and robotics
Summary
Trustees approved the March 2026 long‑range facilities plan and a transfer of $33,847,000 from general‑fund fund balance to the building fund to accelerate capital projects, purchase robotic floor sweepers/scrubbers, fund site acquisition and cover ERP and other one‑time requests; the board had earlier approved an approx. $18M transfer for administration priorities including PD and ERP components.
The Greenville County Schools board approved the March 2026 long‑range facilities plan and voted to transfer $33,847,000 from the general‑fund unassigned balance into the building fund to support capital projects and priorities identified in the plan.
What the board approved
- Long‑range plan: District staff presented demographic and enrollment projections through the next decade, noting county population growth and shifting age cohorts. The plan moves the West Greenville project to an earlier occupancy date and upgrades the Jay Harley Bond Career Center recommendation from renovation to a partial replacement: retain the 2002 high‑bay shop building and replace the original 1954 structure. That change raised the Bond project cost by an estimated $52.1 million to a total of approximately $62.3 million. The plan also includes additions and renovations across middle and elementary schools and long‑range career‑center updates including the Donaldson Career Center replacement. The board approved the plan by voice vote.
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