New School Enrollment Climbing

MOORE HAVEN, FL -- Glades School Superintendent Aldrich reported to the
Glades County Commission this week that West Glades Elementary School north
of LaBelle has already enrolled 334 students for the 2005-2006 school year,
and has applied to the state for Special Facilities for funding the
construction of an additional 12 classrooms, to establish up to 500
student-stations. Accommodation for the swift growth has included
classrooms held in media centers and administrative offices. The
addition is expected to cost $3.5 million. Mr. Aldrich noted Glades school
officials from the earliest planning of West Glades anticipated this
growth, but the Special Facilities group could not justify it without
growth records of prior enrollments, which became available at the
completed end of the WGES's first year, 2004-2005.