Enrollment has been rising at Arlington Public Schools, which means that some schools are looking to add a bit more room for students by embracing temporary classrooms.
Arlington Public Schools will look to temporarily add more space to try and cope with rising enrollment by adding temporary classrooms.
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Gunston Middle School is looking to add two new classrooms which would increase total capacity to 1,004.
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Claremont Elemenatry School wants to add one “relocatable” – a temporary, trailer classroom – to bring total capacity up to 767.
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Long Branch Elementary School wants to add four-classroom relocatables at Fillmore Park to replace two relocatables, bringing total capacity up to 629. Arlington Public Schools is also applying to extend the lease for Long Branch’s use of part of the park for classroom space to July 2020.
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Kenmore Middle School is looking to make interior adjustments and modifications to increase total capacity to 1,060.
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Patrick Henry Elementary School wants to add four relocatable classrooms, increasing the total capacy to 703.
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Oakridge Elementary School wants to add two relocatable classrooms and a relocatable gym building, increasing total capacity to 866.
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Arlington Traditional School wants to add one relocatable classroom, bringing total capacity up to 538.
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Arlington Public Schools will look to temporarily add more space to try to cope with its by adding temporary classrooms and making interior adjustments at several schools.
The Arlington County Board is expected to vote on a slew of proposals across eight schools at the elementary, middle and high school levels at its meeting Saturday (July 15). The temporary solutions are all recommended for approval by county staff, as 鈥渟tudent enrollment is growing at a faster rate than APS can provide new schools and classrooms.鈥�
Some are looking to add more temporary, trailer classrooms 鈥� known in APS parlance as 鈥渞elocatables鈥� 鈥� while others will make interior adjustments to add more space.
The following schools are applying to add relocatables:
(One relocatable, bringing total capacity up to 767)
(One relocatable, bringing total capacity up to 538)
(Four-classroom relocatable at Fillmore Park to replace two relocatables, bringing total capacity up to 629). APS is also applying to for Long Branch鈥檚 use of part of the park for classroom space to July 2020
(Two relocatables and a relocatable gym building, increasing total capacity to 866)
(Four-classroom relocatable, increasing total capacity to 703)
The following schools will look to make interior adjustments and modifications:
(Increasing total capacity to 1,060)
(Increasing total capacity to 2,203)
(Adding two new classrooms, increasing total capacity to 1,004)
