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6. The Board directs the school administration to pursue plans to locate up to 15 additional mobile classrooms on the two high schoor- campuses to accommodate increased enrollments until a third high school is constructed. This total will include mobiles relocated from other elementary campuses as well as purchased and/or leased mobiles. The 3Board further directs the redistricting committee to give strong consideration to plans that will balance the enrollments between the two high schools until a third high school opens, and mobiles should be located as necessary to meet the needs of student enrollments. As the administration moves forward with such plans, it should consider other opportunities for reducing overcrowding in the high schools, especially collaboration agreements with local community colleges and the Orange County Schools and continue our current practice of approving transfer out requests as the first formal step to enable students residing in this district to transfer to another school district of their choice. The administration also will take into account the need for additional resources in overcrowded schools and the need to create smaller learning communities in our high schools as it plans for the transition and prepares for future high school reforms. 7. The Board of Education believes that a fifth middle school will need to open by 2007® 08 and is receptive to this school being located on the Old 86/Eubanks Road site. At this time there are no provisions for, funding this project in the CIP. The Board requests that the BOCC begin planning now for how this facility will be I -. 8. The Board of Education anticipates locating at least three comprehensive schools on the Old 86/Eubanks Road site and looks forward to participating as an active partner in the master planning process for this piece of property. 9. The Board of Education will seek to identify and reserve additional sites for schools within the next year.