CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – The Clarksville-Montgomery County School Board voted on five proposals tonight,  Tuesday, Nov. 12 to partially address an ever-growing student population.

In a 6-0  vote, the board passed the resolutions which will now go to the Montgomery County Budget Committee to review and then move forward for presentation to the County Commission on Dec. 2.

A formal vote will happen on Dec. 9.

Included in the resolutions was:

• A $4.3 million, 12-classroom addition at RossviewElementary School. The County Commission already appropriated architect fees for this project, adding 12 classrooms to the school, which is currently at 124 percent of its capacity.
• A $300,000 renovation of the former New Providence Elementary School, which has been leased to a retired teacher and former county commissioner for use first as a Head Start, then as a community building. Due to state-mandated requirements for alternative education, the Adult program that has operated at Greenwood Complex for more than two decades would be relocated to this building.
• A $4 million purchase and renovation of the Emmanuel Family Life Center at 303 Fairview Lane for the new location of the CMCSS Spanish Immersion Program, now located at Barksdale Elementary. The program, which started with two kindergarten classes in 2018, will grow to 12 classrooms by 2023.

•A $130,000 design fee to expand West Creek Elementary School with 12 additional classrooms. The school currently uses six portable classrooms and is in need of additional classrooms to provide a capacity for 1,040 students. The design selected for this project would be similar to the one for Barkers Mill Elementary’s expansion.

• A $155,000 architect fee for a 12-classroom addition to Oakland Elementary School, which is now at 114 percent of its capacity with six portable classrooms located at the site. The design selected for this project would be similar to the one for Rossview Elementary’sexpansion.