FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thurs., Oct. 21, 2004

CONTACT: John Schuster Miami-Dade County Public Schools 305-995-1126

M-DCPS TAKES BIG STEPS IN EASING
OVERCROWDING, SERVING MORE STUDENTS

MIAMI - Plans to significantly increase new student stations for the 2005-2006 school year received a boost Wednesday, with the identification of additional sites to receive additions and renovations.

At the September School Board meeting, Superintendent Rudolph F. "Rudy" Crew pledged to triple the number of seats being added from 5,825 to 15,000 by the start of the 2005-2006 school year.

The School Board approved a list of additional schools that will receive stations. More than 50 school sites have been identified as providing new student stations, most of which will be delivered through an ambitious effort to construct modular classroom buildings by the start of the 2005-2006 school year.

Of all the identified school sites, 28 are additional projects to be funded. In approving this plan the School Board has authorized that the Five-Year Educational Facilities Work Plan be amended to reflect $100 million in new funding to complete the student stations.

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Editors' Note: A list of the school sites and number of new stations in each is attached. Click Here.

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