Predicting growth in the school district is always a challenge, said Jody Dumas, executive director of facilities at Sarasota County Schools.
He said over the last 5 years, Sarasota is beginning to grow in certain areas of the district, and those areas are typically Lakewood Ranch.
He said the district has also been eyeing Palmer Ranch east of Interstate 75, and south of Sarasota in Wellen Park…