Updates regarding school construction projects in Morrisville

The Wake County Board of Education Facilities Committee received a presentation from WCPSS Facilities staff regarding the recommendation to revise plans for ongoing construction projects in Morrisville. The Board will consider the recommendations at a future meeting. These recommendations will enact the following changes:

• Morrisville High School will now be constructed on Davis Drive, adjacent to Parkside Elementary School. 

• The final site of Parkside Middle School and Wake Early College of Information and Biotechnologies (WECIB) will be relocated to Paramount Parkway, in close proximity to Wake Technical Community College’s RTP Campus.

A major benefit to this new plan would be an increased high school capacity. These changes will still allow for WECIB to open on its currently scheduled timeline in November 2025 at the temporary space on Davis Drive, while moving to a final location that optimizes its relationship with Wake Tech. The new plan will also decrease the program footprint of the construction of the new middle school/WECIB on the Paramount Parkway site, potentially lowering the cost-per-student total for the project.