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Proposed $2B Master Facilities Plan For Guilford County Schools Revealed

The $2 billion proposal includes safety and technology upgrades at every school in the district. KERI BROWN/WFDD

Guilford County Schools officials are reviewing recommendations in a new facilities master plan.

The $2 billion proposal includes safety and technology upgrades at every school in the district. And there's a lot more.

More than 40 schools would be either rebuilt or fully renovated. Seven new sites would also be constructed. That includes an additional high school in the rapidly growing northwest part of the county. Major rebuilding projects for Page and Southern high schools are also on the list

Guilford County Schools officials say the goal is to eliminate 500 mobile and temporary classrooms and make investments that will last for years to come.

Early next year, they will hold Information sessions and launch an online survey to seek feedback from the community.

This new proposal builds off of a 2018 report that assessed the condition of school buildings. It rated nearly half of the district's facilities in poor or unsatisfactory conditions.

*You can follow WFDD's Keri Brown on Twitter @kerib_news

Keri Brown is a multi-award winning reporter and host at 88.5 WFDD. She has been honored with two regional Edward R. Murrow awards for her stories about coal ash, and was named the 2015 radio reporter of the year by the Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas (RTDNAC).Although she covers a variety of topics, her beats are environmental and education reporting.Keri comes to the Triad from West Virginia Public Broadcasting, where she served as the Chief Bureau Reporter for the Northern Panhandle. She produced stories for the state's Public Television and Radio programs and was honored by the West Virginia Associated Press Broadcasters Association for her feature and enterprise reporting.She also served as an adjunct instructor at Wheeling Jesuit University and Bethany College in West Virginia. She worked with the Center for Educational Technologies in Wheeling, WV, and other NASA centers across the country to develop several stories about the use of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) concepts in the classroom.Keri's journalism career began at WTRF-TV 7 in Wheeling. She worked in several roles at the station, including the head assignment editor. She also was a field producer and assignment manager at WPGH-TV Fox 53 in Pittsburgh.Keri is a graduate of Ohio University. When she's not in the studio or working on a story, she enjoys watching college football with her family, cooking, and traveling.Keri is always looking for another great story idea, so please share them with her. You can follow her on Twitter @kerib_news.

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