Lisa Cloonan

This Comprehensive Educational Facilities Plan for Berkeley County Schools provides a strategic framework for managing and developing school facilities from 2020 to 2030. The plan prioritizes aligning facilities with curriculum and instructional delivery models, optimizing grade configurations and school sizes for student well-being, and ensuring safe, secure, and healthy learning environments through robust maintenance. It further emphasizes addressing future student population growth and shifts, maximizing resource allocation, and actively engaging the community in planning processes to support equitable educational opportunities.

This document details the financing plan for Berkeley County Schools, outlining estimated costs for projects and improvements identified within the Comprehensive Educational Facilities Plan (CEFP). It provides a summary of funding sources, fiscal obligations, and prioritized projects across elementary, middle, and high schools. Key focus areas include safety and security upgrades, HVAC and roof replacements, general facility maintenance, and plans for future needs such as reducing portable buildings and assessing new school development sites. The plan also describes the objective evaluation process for project implementation and effectiveness over a ten-year cycle.

This Comprehensive Educational Facilities Plan serves as a strategic roadmap for Berkeley County Schools from 2020 to 2030. It outlines long-term goals and objectives for comprehensive systemic planning, addressing both educational and facility needs. Key focus areas include ensuring school facilities support adopted curriculum and instructional delivery models, establishing consistent grade configurations and optimal school sizes for student safety, maintaining facilities effectively with available resources, integrating community input into planning, and strategically considering factors for facility locations and student populations to provide equitable educational opportunities. The plan aims to enhance the overall educational environment and infrastructure to prepare students for college and careers.

This document is an application for an amendment to the 2020-2030 Comprehensive Educational Facilities Plan for Berkeley County Schools. It outlines proposed projects to address significant student enrollment growth and facility needs. The amendment includes the construction of eight new schools (K-2 elementary, Pre-K centers, 3-5 intermediate, middle, and high schools), additions to three existing schools, remodels for Pre-K use in four buildings, and various infrastructure upgrades such as roof, window, and HVAC replacements. Additionally, athletic facility improvements are planned for four high schools. The overarching goal is to provide safe, healthy learning environments and accommodate projected enrollment growth, with 23 schools forecasted to be over capacity by 2030.

This document outlines the strategic direction for Berkeley County Schools, focusing on providing limitless opportunities and multiple pathways to success for students. It integrates the district's mission, vision, and core beliefs to guide its strategic plan.