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Dream Lake Elementary School Renovation

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APOPKA, Fla.— The 90,637-square-foot Dream Lake Elementary School building in Apopka is currently undergoing a $17.9 million renovation to house more students and improve technology. The demolition has already begun and the Orange County Public School district has said that the school, which sits on a 16.4-acre site, is set to reopen in the fall of 2016.

The renovation will allow Dream Lake Elementary School, which had an original rated capacity of 460 students, to hold an additional 370 (for a total capacity of 830). The school’s current enrollment is 824.

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Penn State Board Approves Building Proposals

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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn State’s Board of Trustees Committee on Finance, Business and Capital Planning approved proposals on July 16 for renovations to the Deike Building on the State College campus as well as an agricultural digester and replacement barns in the dairy research complex.

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N.J. School Celebrates Topping Out

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PATERSON, N.J. — Paterson School District leaders marked the topping out of the new P.S. 16 Elementary School with a ceremony and beam signing on July 1. The event marked a significant milestone in construction on the new 109,500-square-foot school. Immediately following the signing, attendees watched as the steel beam was hoisted into place, completing the school’s steel gymnasium structure.

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Fort Rucker to Construct New Elementary School

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FORT RUCKER, Ala. — Plans to replace Fort Rucker Elementary School — part of the Fort Rucker Army Base — are underway now that Orlando, Fla.-based SchenkelShultz has been selected as the project’s architect. SchenkelShultz was awarded the 133,542-square-foot project under the firm’s Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District.

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National Public School Spending Up Slightly

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WASHINGTON — Public school systems spent slightly more on students during 2013 versus 2012, according to released in June by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Per-pupil spending for the nation reached $10,700 during fiscal year 2013, a 0.9 percent increase from 2012, but varied heavily from state to state.

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Legal Battle Hinders Lehigh Charter School Relocation

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BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Due to severe overcrowding and the inability to expand in its current home, the Lehigh Valley Dual Language Charter School (LVDLCS) is currently seeking approval from the Bethlehem Area School District in Bethlehem to move from 551 Thomas St. to the Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts building on East Broad Street. Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts plans to vacate its current building and move to a new facility this summer.

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