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replacement becomes a necessary consideration. Table 5 lists the district's facilities, with the year of initial construction. Three of the district's oldest facilities are in this category: Lincoln Center, built in 1950; Glenwood Elementary, built in 1952; and Estes Elementary, built in 1958. These facilities are not likely to continue to be viable through to the year 2025, and replacement should be folded into consideration. The fourth of the district's facilities built during the 1950's, Carrboro Elementary (1957), is in better condition and may continue to be viable throughout this 25 year planning Period Compounding the age of facilities, Estes and Glenwood Elementary Schools are also constrained by being on small sites. Glenwood is on a 10 -acre, highly constrained site. Estes sits with Phillips Middle School on a 33 -acre site, but 30 acres is approximately what is desirable for a middle school alone. (Culbreth sits on 35 acres, McDougle Middle on 28 acres.) Carrboro Elementary sits on a 20 -acre site. Lincoln Center is both a problem and an opportunity. The problem is that it is a 50 -year old facility with multiple physical problems. It is time to begin planning for a new home for the district's central administrative functions. The opportunity is that Lincoln Center sits on a centrally located 12 -acre site. The possibility of constructing a new administrative building, as a major civic focal point for the community should be discussed. Possibilities include building an administrative facility on the Lincoln Center site, or building elsewhere (freeing up the Lincoln Center site for school use). SUMMARY AND NEXT STEPS The Chapel Hill - Carrboro School District will need additional facilities in the near -term and long -term future to accommodate expected population growth, reduce class size and replace aging structures. The needs may be summarized as follows: • 1— 2 additional elementary schools for growth and reduced class size in the next ten years. • Replacement of two elementary schools between 2010 and 2025. • No immediate plans for another middle school. • Expansion of high school capacity through a combination of mobile classrooms and alternative school settings. • Relocation of the central administration offices. The Chapel Hill - Carrboro School Board has indicated intent to prepare a Facility Master Plan. A task force is to be convened to prepare this plan, which is to include initial discussion of possible sites for new school facilities. A report is expected from the task force by the end of this school year. Prudence and wise planning would suggest beginning to identify and acquire at least some of the 5 sites that will be needed early on in this upcoming decade. 14