Our neighborhoods are getting new schools
This summer the Orange County Public Schools is showing off
5 rebuilt public schools in our area, and one new school.
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| Construction still underway at Ivey Lane |
School Board Member Kat Gordon will preside over open-house
tours. Parents, students, residents and alumni are invited to drop by and check
out the new facilities.
Gordon said the construction represents more than $200
million of construction work in the portion of the school district that she
represents.
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| Kat Gordon |
“We had to make this investment,” she said, “because these
schools will need to last for the next 50 years.”
Voters approved a half-cent sales tax that raised more than
$4 billion for school construction and renovation throughout the district,
which is the 10th largest in the United States. In many districts,
schools in minority neighborhoods are old and in declining condition. But thanks to investment and planning, that’s not the case in Orange County.
Here are the schools and dates for the open-house events:
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Mollie Ray Elementary, July 19
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Rock Lake Elementary, July 24
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Carver Middle, July 26
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Oak Hill Elementary, Aug. 2
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Ivey Lane Elementary, Aug. 7
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OCPS Academic Center for Excellence, Aug. 9 (New
school in the Parramore community.)
These events will be held from 4 to 6 p.m.
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