By B.C. Manion
Quail Hollow Elementary in Wesley Chapel will be closed for the next two school years to allow more than $9 million in renovations.
About 160 students assigned to Quail Hollow will attend Wesley Chapel Elementary and another 160 will be assigned to Watergrass Elementary.
The children that will be sent to Wesley Chapel live in Angus Valley in the southern portion of Quail Hollow’s boundaries. Those living in the northern part will go to Watergrass, according to Linda Cobbe, spokeswoman for Pasco County Schools.
School district officials decided to close Quail Hollow for the renovations, which are expected to take two years, because the school’s open design makes it impossible to do construction work without disrupting students.
When the renovation is done, Quail Hollow will have traditional classrooms instead of its open design, Cobbe said. The enrollment areas temporarily assigned to Wesley Chapel and Watergrass will revert to Quail Hollow, she added.
Students being sent to Wesley Chapel and Watergrass elementary schools will be incorporated into those schools. Some portable classrooms will be needed to accommodate the increased enrollment, Cobbe said. When the switch occurs, the principal at Quail Hollow will be reassigned.
The district is having a meeting to share information and answer questions at 7 p.m. March 6 in the Quail Hollow’s media center, 7050 Quail Hollow Blvd.
Pasco County Superintendent Kurt Browning, assistant superintendents and representatives from the district’s communications, school choice, constructions services, transportation departments and other staff will be on hand to answer questions.
