Frustrated, confined, controlled, overwhelmed — these are emotions that some students at Albemarle County Public Schools (ACPS) are experiencing due to overcrowding. And if the latest joint meeting between the School Board and the Board of Supervisors is any indication, those feelings won’t soon go away.
Earlier this month, School Board Chair Kate Acuff and ACPS Superintendent Matthew Haas presented their five-year-plan to the Supervisors that included a new high school, as well as additions and upgrades to existing county schools, at an estimated total cost of $600 million.
Supervisor Mike Pruitt called the proposed construction of a new high school, which was estimated to cost over $200 million, a “failure in long-range planning.” Still, he said during the joint meeting on Dec. 4 that he is for the building of a new school, if the data supports it…