ORLANDO, Fla. – Orange County Public Schools could sell the former Pine Castle Elementary School property for $1.5 million, a move that would bring in money as the district faces a multimillion-dollar budget shortfall but would not help pay for daily expenses such as teacher salaries.
The Orange County School Board is expected to vote this afternoon on the proposed sale of the 6-acre property on Waltham Avenue, next to Cornerstone Charter Academy.
The site has been vacant since Pine Castle Elementary closed several years ago. Board member Stephanie Vanos said the district previously considered other uses for the property, but those plans shifted after school consolidations…