WFAA-TV reports that the new campuses are Reedy High School, Trent Middle School, Pearson Middle School and Norris Elementary. The district now has eight high schools, 15 middle schools, 38 elementary schools and three special-program schools.
The additional classrooms are needed to accommodate a student population that is expected to top 53,000 this year-an enrollment increase of about 20,000 in just four years. Another four new schools are scheduled to open for 2016-17, the district says.
Mike Kennedy has been writing about education for American School & University since 1999. He also has reported on schools and other topics for The Chicago Tribune, The Kansas City Star, The Kansas City Times and City News Bureau of Chicago. He is a graduate of Michigan State University.
