Is the timing of construction critical in light of enrollment projections?
No. Statistics and class capacity figures show that the schools, particularly the high school, can handle the most aggressive enrollment projected for the next five years. Projections beyond five years are inherently unreliable, as New Jersey state‘s requirement that five year projections be used recognizes. In addition, the proposed construction will be completed at best in three years, at which time the short-term enrollment bulge will be starting to diminish at the middle school. Given these issues there certainly is no need to move hastily now.
