Capital Improvement Plan Updates
School Board Approves Designating 19 Elementary Schools to Year-Round
Sept. 5, 2006--At its meeting this afternoon, the Board of Education approved transitioning 19 elementary schools to the multi-track year-round calendar beginning in 2007-08 to provide space for the thousands of additional students entering Wake County schools.
Board to Look at Transitioning ‘A Few or Some’ Middle Schools to Year-Round
August 15, 2006--At its Committee of the Whole meeting yesterday, the Board of Education directed staff to look at needs of conversion of 'a few or some' middle schools to the multi-track year-round calendar to provide families the opportunity to have middle school and elementary school children on the same calendar and to provide additional classroom seats.
School Board Finalizes Year-Round Criteria, Adds Public Hearing
July 18, 2006--At its Committee of the Whole meeting today the Board of Education finalized criteria to guide the conversion of some elementary schools to the year-round calendar, and extended the timeline for converting schools to allow for additional community input. Link to final criteria.
Revised Criteria for Year-Round Designation
June 15, 2006--Based on the discussions at the Board of Education's June 13 committee meeting, staff revised the criteria that will guide the selection of traditional calendar elementary schools for year-round conversion.
Capacity Gain is the Most Important Criterion for Conversion
June 13, 2006--At its Committee of the Whole meeting today, school board members told staff that capacity gain is the most important criterion when considering which elementary schools to designate to the multi-track year-round calendar for 2007-08.
Commissioners and Board Create Facility Advisory Committee
June 9, 2006--An advisory committee has been created and a consultant hired to advise the Wake County commissioners and school board on school construction.
School Board Discusses Possible Year-Round Designation Criteria
June 6, 2006--At its Committee of the Whole meeting today, the Board of Education began discussing possible criteria for designating schools to the multi-track year-round calendar. The new capital improvement program for 2007-2009 includes converting enough elementary schools to the multi-track year-round calendar to accommodate an additional 3,000 students, with the understanding that WCPSS will make every effort to accommodate families that can't make year-round work where seats are available.
Board Approves 2007-09 Capital Improvement Plan
May 17, 2006--A capital improvement program that seeks to provide more room for crowded schools and thousands of additional children moving into Wake County by 2010 was approved by the Board of Education last night.
School Board Makes A Few Changes to CIP
May 9, 2006--At its Committee of the Whole meeting today, the Board of Education made a couple of additions to the draft capital improvement plan after staff decided to pull the two regional bus transportation centers. The revised plan’s bottom line total remained at $997 million and will come up for a final vote May 16.
County Commissioners Support School Board's Draft Building Plan
May 3, 2006--
At a joint work session on May 3, county commissioners gave non-binding approval to the school board’s draft capital improvement plan. Recognizing that the Board of Education will continue to refine the draft until their May 16 vote, commissioners said they supported the general size of the building program, as well as year-round conversion and the larger school sizes. Both boards emphasized the importance of speaking with a unified voice on the outcome of the November 2006 school bond referendum.
School Board Continues CIP Discussions
May 2, 2006--At today’s Committee of the Whole meeting, staff presented a summary of revisions that the Board of Education has made to the draft capital improvement plan. The bottom-line total has changed from approximately $994 million to $997 million as a result of a few changes. The school board will continue refining the draft plan leading up to the final vote on May 16. Tomorrow morning, the Board of Education will share its current revisions with county commissioners at a joint meeting.
School Board Making Progress on Draft CIP Proposal
April 27, 2006--
At its planning meeting today, the Board of Education went through staff’s draft capital improvement plan line item by line item to see what changes it wants to make. Until the final vote on May 16, all decisions are subject to change. By and large, the school board approved most of staff’s proposal. Tomorrow, the board will address the year-round piece.
School Construction Program Presented to Board of Education
April 13, 2006--A less expensive school construction proposal that shaves costs with a shift to multi-track schools and a change in the school calendar was presented by staff to the Wake County Board of Education in its committee of the whole meeting today.
Reducing the Cost of the School Building Program
April 11, 2006--In today’s Committee of the Whole, the Board of Education took straw votes on possible ways to reduce the cost of the school building program. The board potentially cut $1.4 million per new elementary school, $2.8 million per new middle school, and $4.4 million per new high school. The largest savings comes from eliminating stadiums from the high school model.