Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Funding rules complicate plan for new schools

It appears unlikely that a second West Side school will be fundedby the state, based on a review of criteria provided by the stateSchool Building Authority.

The authority puts the health and safety of children high on itslist of priorities used to decide funding requests. It typicallydoes not build new schools close to each other in consecutive years.The authority also considers economies of scale.

The Kanawha County school board recently decided to ask theauthority this year for money to build a second new elementary onthe West Side rather than funds to replace Bonham Elementary, whichis vulnerable to flash flooding.

But the board hopes to go back to the …

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