While the Facilities Master Plan will put all CPS students and staff into first-class school buildings, it also will create a "Musical Chairs" scenario around the district as schools move temporarily into different buildings while construction and renovations are completed.
Every effort is being made to minimize the number of students who must move into what’s called, "swing space," inside either an existing empty school or in modular classrooms set up on campus.
Many students will not have to move at all until they move into their completed buildings because many of the new schools will go up on land adjacent to current buildings or on new sites.
Most moves into swing space will last two school years, said Russ Alford, senior project manager for Turner/DAG/TYS, the district’s construction manager for the Facilities Master Plan. When a school moves into swing space, the school’s name moves with it.
If a school is relocated because of construction or renovation, transportation will be provided to the new location for all students.
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