{"id":362476,"date":"2026-08-04T13:08:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T13:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/362476\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T13:08:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T13:08:10","slug":"lcs-maps-out-183-5-m-in-capital-improvements-for-four-schools-tallahassee-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/362476\/","title":{"rendered":"LCS Maps Out $183.5 M in Capital Improvements for Four Schools \u2013 Tallahassee Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                        <img width=\"676\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/RAA-Middle.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/>                                            <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Leon County School District is planning major capital projects totaling $183.5 million over the next five years, with the largest investments concentrated at Augusta Raa Middle School, Elizabeth Cobb Middle School, John G. Riley Elementary School and Griffin Middle School. The projects are outlined in the district\u2019s 2025-26 Five-Year Work Plan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Augusta Raa Middle School accounts for the largest share of the district\u2019s construction program. The school is slated for four major projects totaling $76.6 million, including two new classroom wings, a new gymnasium and performing arts center, and renovation of the administration and media wing along with site improvements.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elizabeth Cobb Middle School is scheduled for three projects with a combined estimated cost of $49.5 million. Those include an 18-classroom wing, a second 18-classroom wing and a new cafeteria and performing arts center. Two of the three projects are identified as unfunded in the work plan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">John G. Riley Elementary School is planned to receive two projects totaling $41.5 million. The projects include construction of a new classroom wing and a new cafeteria and performing arts center. The classroom wing is currently listed as unfunded.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Griffin Middle School is scheduled for two projects totaling $15.5 million. Plans include construction of a new six-classroom wing, demolition of the existing gymnasium and remodeling of Building 12.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The district\u2019s spending is heavily concentrated in the first three years of the plan. Capital expenditures are projected at $2.5 million in 2025-26, $32 million in 2026-27, $29.5 million in 2027-28, $16.5 million in 2028-29, and $103 million in 2029-30, bringing the five-year total to $183.5 million.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/LCS-Projects.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"957\" height=\"493\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/LCS-Projects.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-246161\" style=\"width:784px;height:auto\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>                        <img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/dbdbdc3a95e177bbb37bd2e9af7292aeea7d26d5bc3cede35c34eed8128c658a.jpeg\"  class=\"avatar avatar-80 photo\" height=\"80\" width=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/>                    <\/p>\n<p>                            <a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/author\/steve-stewart\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                                Steve Stewart                            <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"tr-author-box__bio\">Steve Stewart is the founder and editor of Tallahassee Reports which began in 2009 as an online blog. Steve received a Bachelors Degree from Clemson University in 1984 and a Masters degree in Political Science from FSU in 1990. He has been involved with state and local politics since arriving in Tallahassee in 1989.<\/p>\n<p>                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/author\/steve-stewart\/\" class=\"tr-author-box__link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                            View all posts by Steve Stewart \u2192<br \/>\n                        <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Leon County School District is planning major capital projects totaling $183.5 million over the next five years,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":362477,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[232,234,233],"class_list":["post-362476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tallahassee","tag-tallahassee","tag-tallahassee-headlines","tag-tallahassee-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362476","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=362476"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362476\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/362477"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=362476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=362476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=362476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}