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Plano ISD considers selling school campuses

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Published  September 17, 2024 11:13am CDT
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PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Plano ISD votes to close 4 schools

The Plano ISD board of trustees approved a plan to close four schools amid declining enrollment.

The Brief

    • Plano ISD took the first steps to sell three of the four schools it recently voted to close.
    • The properties are worth about $13 million, but would still need to be appraised before being sold.
    • The school district will keep the Carpenter Middle School campus for future use.

PLANO, Texas - The Plano Independent School District could soon sell off some of the school campuses it voted to close.

On Tuesday, the board of trustees voted to declare Armstrong Middle School, Davis Elementary School, and Forman Elementary School surplus properties. That opens them up to potentially being sold.

At this time, no sale has been finalized, and the district must go through a legal process before any negotiations can officially begin.

The district voted to close those schools, along with Carpenter Middle School, due to budget constraints and declining enrollment.

The current tax roll value of the three properties is about $13 million. The district said the properties still need to be appraised.

The district plans to keep the Carpenter Middle School property for future use.

The schools will close at the end of this school year, and students will be moved to other campuses.

The Source

  • The information in this story comes from the agenda for Tuesday night's Plano ISD school board work session meeting and updates from Plano ISD Chief Communications Officer Lesley Range-Stanton.