First step, drive waaaaaaay up I-85 to Greensboro. Look at what Forsyth County does. Final step, copy that. They are building schools for millions less than Mecklenburg County:
Two high schools, Ronald Reagan and Simon G. Atkins, and one middle school, East Forsyth, opened for the 2005-2006 school year.
A major renovation was also recently completed at Carver High School, where a new performing arts space was built, windows were replaced, the entryway was redesigned, and an integrated communications system was installed The total cost came to about $8 million.
All three new school projects were clustered together to accommodate the increasing student population in Forsyth County. They came in on budget, with Reagan costing $23 million, Atkins costing $22 million, and East Forsyth costing $11 million.
Recall that CMS is spending $60 million on the new Mallard Creek High School. And also note that Forsyth has a nine-member board, too large a number to do anything the CMS Task Force concluded. But that board is also partisan. Maybe what CMS needs is more accountability with voters and taxpayers.
