Plans being considered for new high school

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Solving overcrowding within the Crittenden County School District starts with a new high school. That was the consensus by members of the Local Planning Committee (LPC) as part of a state-mandated four-year facilities plan.

The LPC heard detailed facility needs and an explanation of the district’s bonding capacity during a recent meeting. The 16-member LPC consists of parents, teachers and community members.

A new high school is one building block toward solving overcrowding at Crittenden Elementary and replacing the 70-year-old Crittenden County Middle School, long identified as a top priority in the district.

The LPC’s draft proposal is to demolish CCMS, move fifth through eighth grades to the current high school, which will become the middle school, and construct a 15-classroom high school on the north side of Rocket Arena.

According to a review by RBS Design Group, Crittenden County School District has about $10 million... To Read the Rest Please Subscribe to the Online Full Edition or Grab a Traditional Copy at One of Our Many Newsstands or Vendors around the area.