The school is considering a parking deck. OCPS plans to build a 400,000-square-foot, six-story school, with 410 parking spaces, a track, tennis courts and a stadium. “I will fight to accelerate that ,” said Gould, telling attendees that she talks with developers about new projects and trends, and that more development is coming. He explained that the district must start planning now as it will take 2.5 years to construct the school. “When we meet a critical mass, we can start building the school,” Smith said. Freedom High School was designed for 2,606 students, had 3,438 in 2015-16, and is expected to have 3,831 in 2022-23. It had 3,593 students in 2015-16 and is projected to have 4,433 in 2022-23, when the new school is planned to open. Permanent capacity of DPHS is 2,799 students.
Tyrone Smith, a senior administrator for facilities planning at the school district, explained the need for a new high school in the area. “I love that it is near the park,” Gould said.Ī new connector road will connect the relief high school to Palm Parkway and Apopka-Vineland Road. Phillips Charities has donated more land to expand the park for three Little League fields. Phillips Community Park is adjacent to the north and a portion of the east. That road is being designed to serve as another interchange with Interstate 4.Īcross from the school to the south, a 14-story Hilton is under construction. The school will face the yet-to-be-named connector road. Orange County plans to start building a four-lane divided roadway, with turn lanes, this year that will connect South Apopka-Vineland Road and Palm Parkway. There are no adjacent residences to object to suddenly becoming a neighbor to a high school. “This is a good location for a school,” said Pam Gould, school board member, at a community meeting about proposed changes to the land-use plan to accommodate the school.Īlthough the school district needs a change to the land-use plan before it can build on the 50-acre property north of Ruby Lake, the parcel is currently land-locked, with no paved-road access. Phillips and Freedom highs by selecting property with no adjacent homes. After a contentious battle to locate a relief high school for West Orange High School near homes in the West Windermere Rural Settlement, Orange County Public Schools has taken a different approach with finding a site for a relief high school for Dr.
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