"We want our children to have the necessary tools in state-of-the-art classrooms so they can prepare for college and prepare for life," Johnson says. "They can then expect the best from their education rather than just the basics."

The county expects high school enrollment to increase to 44,000 from the current 40,000 over the next five years. Already, 4,700 of those students receive instruction in temporary classroom facilities. The new high schools will house a total of 6,200 students.

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