SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES PLAN TO INCREASE STUDENT SEATS


September 8, 2004

The Miami-Dade County School Board today approved a facilities management plan to triple student stations from a planned 5,845 to 15,000 by the start of next school year. The plan will drastically reduce a 22,500-plus deficit of student stations across the school district, which has been projected to grow to 46,000 by 2010.

The plan also calls for a significant reorganization and restructuring of the district's facilities and construction departments to be presented at the October Board meeting. The reorganization will provide a major overhaul that will address problems such as weak project management, poor accountability and lack of effective leadership.

The district's current five year plan for fiscal years 2005-2009 will require funding of $696 million and encompasses 22 new construction projects to add 22,185 student stations. To provide the necessary funding for these projects, a revised FY 2005-2009 will be submitted to the Board this fall.

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