SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – Sarasota County Schools has drawn up a sweeping plan to shrink its empty classroom space — and, in the process, try to shield itself from a new state law that allows charter schools to move into underused public campuses.
The strategic plan, which Superintendent Terry Connor is set to present to the school board Tuesday, calls for selling the district’s headquarters at The Landings and relocating those offices into existing schools, razing or reconfiguring some campus buildings and expanding programs in schools with the most vacant seats, among a host of other strategies.
Among the schools affected are Alta Vista Elementary, Fruitville Elementary, McIntosh Middle and Venice Middle…