The existing school facilities were damaged or destroyed—how can my district obtain re-locatable classrooms in order to reestablish school services as quickly as possible?
Answer. With assistance from Governor Hailey Barbour’s office, FEMA is providing 400 portable classrooms. Also, the MDE is exploring all options concerning purchasing and/or leasing portable units. Several vendors have been contacted, and the normal delivery for a unit from the time of placing the order to receiving the unit is approximately three weeks; however, all vendors emphasized that placing an order for a guaranteed number of pre-sold units would expedite the delivery date, and they could add another shift at the manufacturing plant to double the number of units produced. Also, districts may receive assistance from their insurance carrier and/or MEMA/FEMA to help offset the cost of units needed per site.
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