Before the original, platted City of North Port is built-out, the school district will need a third middle school.  Recently, district staff has worked within the parameters of the Interlocal Agreement for School Facility Planning to ensure that the selection of future school sites is timely, cost-effective, and compliant with best practices.

The 50+ - acre site had been proposed for residential development, but has just been foreclosed upon.  Preliminary environmental and civil analyses have found the site suitable for a middle school.  Land for a future YMCA is adjacent, utilities already surround the site, road connectivity is already constructed, and geographically the site would eventually relieve both current middle schools.  Funding is available in the 2008-09 budget and would come from the carry-forward of school impact fees.