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Home My WebLink AboutC.054.93009_1929 (2)N.B. Mills: New classrooms are needed. nth; More growth is anticipated. More classrooms are needed. 31• Expected to have student growth - - more classrooms are needed. West Middle: Expected to have 100 additional students by next year. Predictions are that growth will continue. West Higb School: Size is adequate now, but more growth is expected. Northern Secto Central: Adequate at present. Cool Springs: New building underway. Ebenezer: Adequate at present. Harmony: Slow growth at present. Northview: Adding two classrooms & mobile units. Union Grove: Adding two classrooms. North Middle: A total of six classrooms should be added in future. North High: New science building will help in future. Statesville/Eastern Sect ADR: Slow growth; capacity all right for future. East Elem.: Slow growth, however, the school is housing many programs, e.g., Exceptional Children's Program. Pressley: Building is at capacity. Wayside: Not much growth but overcapacity now. Limited by lot size and septic field. New Hwy. 70 will come close to school - - might even go over the septic field. (A replacement for this facility might be sought.) East Middle: Can accommodate some growth. Statesville Middle: Can accommodate some growth. Statesville High. Some decline of student growth, however, the facility houses system- wide programs, e.g., Auto Tech Program. In conclusion, Williams said the school system was asking the commissioners for funds to build a K-8 Complex and a new high school. Both facilities were requested for the southern quadrant of the county. A handout was distributed showing the projected costs along with the development phases. It included: Funding to Meet Immediate Needs • K-8 Complex I s' Phase - Grades 4-7 Occupy August 1999 $ 8.80 million 2' Phase - Grades 4-8 Occupy August 2000 3.45 million 3`" Phase - Grades K-5,6-8 - Occupy August 2001 3.68 million Total Estimated cost $15.93 million • High School Grades 9-12 - Occupy August 2001 $22.00 million (Based on 1998 Projected Construction Costs) Williams also shared a handout describing the availability of current funds. It included: