There have been whispers over on the AJC of late about the number of trailers/learning cottages/modular classrooms coming to the City of Decatur school system in the coming year.

Welp, there’s an item on the Decatur School Board agenda for its March meeting, “Move to approve System Wide Modular Mfg. Construction Management/Design Build Services 2015-2015 School Year Contract”, which officially recommends placement of trailers next year…

• Decatur High School – 6 new, 4 existing for a total of 10
• Renfroe Middle School – 12 new
• Elementary – 8 new (split between Winnona Park and Glennwood)

CSD staff recommends a $240,590 contract for set up and installation and a 36 month lease agreement not to exceed roughly $25,000/month.

Photo of Oakhurst Elementary trailers courtesy of Amanda

An AJC report from February 5th said that City Schools of Decatur would need around 14 more trailers next year.  The post mentioned CSD would need “six to eight more trailers at Decatur High, four trailers at either Westchester Elementary or Glennwood Elementary and two more at Winnona Park Elementary.”

Well, that number seems to have been revised upward and omitted Renfroe, because a new AJC post states that CSD will add 30 trailers next year…

City Schools Decatur will add roughly 30 trailers next year, including 10 to 13 at Renfroe Middle and five or six at Decatur High, with the remaining going to Winnona Park and Glennwood Elementary schools and possibly Westchester Elementary.

The post goes on to say that CSD will spend $9.7 million on approx. 122 trailers over the next five years.  And that’s only if the $80 million bond vote passes.

The 30 new trailers should be installed by July.

Oakhurst Elementary trailers photo courtesy of Amanda