CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors and the county School Board will huddle Wednesday to discuss the possibility of including the construction of a fourth high school in the upcoming budget.
With the area’s population growth, and the county’s three high schools expected to be over capacity in the next few years, the School Board will recommend the construction of a new $230-$240 million high school to open for the 2030-31 school year.
“We look to the future. We know we’re growing,” ACPS spokesperson Jason Grant told Cville Right Now. “We know that it effects the value of our home properties. We know it effects community use. We know it effects student learning. We know that the infrastructure matters. How do we invest in a way that makes sense for the future. That’s what this discussion is.”…