Board weighs modular-classroom strategy and where to put the county day school while Drew Middle is rebuilt

The board reviewed a districtwide strategy to use modular classrooms and phased renovations to complete work at North Stafford, Brook Point and Stafford Middle while maintaining in-district capacity.

Staff proposed a 'phase occupied' approach that mixes summer work with piecemeal in‑year shifts and documented numbers for modular needs (10 modular classrooms at Brook Point, eight at Stafford Middle and other allocations). Staff recommended keeping a subset of the division's roughly 60 modular units on northern campuses as contingency while awaiting final enrollment projections from Mr. White; moving units can cost roughly $150,000 per classroom.

A major topic was the county day school, which must vacate Drew Middle because of that building's planned closure or rebuild. Board members strongly preferred keeping the day school program intact rather than splitting students across sites. Options discussed included leasing external space (the Phoenix Center is an example staff already leases), temporarily using modulars without fracturing the program, or slow redistricting and spot moves. "I hate band‑aids and I understand that band‑aids are sometimes necessary," one board member said in a wider plea to find a stable, programmatic solution rather than repeatedly relocating vulnerable students.

Staff committed to further analysis of leased alternatives and to return with updated enrollment projections and a recommended trailer-management plan before the next CIP decision point.