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With the school system expected to gain more than 40,000 new students by 2010, WCPSS is exploring creative ways to provide classroom seats. Yesterday, staff shared information on public-private partnerships with the school board's Facilities Committee as a possible way to save time constructing schools in the future.
At this point, current state legislation prevents school districts from entering into a lease with the option to purchase; districts are not able to set the parameters for building, either. For example, WCPSS would not be able to say where a school is needed or how many classrooms it should have. (School districts are allowed to lease a building and renovate or repair it.)
The school board will decide whether to pursue introducing a new bill for the legislative short or long session by the end of February 2006.
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