Tucker Creek Expansion Project
In 2019, the Long Range Facility Plan conducted by Smith Sinnett Architects addressed many opportunities for improvement across the district. Based on the age and inadequacies of many of the school buildings, one of the recommendations included expanding newer school facilities that had been built in more recent years. Tucker Creek Middle School, built in 1997, was designed with future expansion in mind. Havelock Middle School was built in 1956 and with over 64 years of many maintenance repairs, upkeep, and funds invested it was cost-preventative to continue allocating resources to this building.
In February 2020, this plan was shared with the Havelock Community at a community input session at Havelock High School. Unfortunately, due to the pandemic and a lack of resources, the discussion on the Tucker Creek Middle School Expansion Project came to a halt until a grant opportunity emerged in the fall of 2023. Craven County Schools applied for a needs-based public school capital fund grant but was not selected in the first round, however, in February of 2024, the state superintendent announced Craven County Schools was awarded $15,297,237.00 with a $3 million match from our County Commissioners.
This development marks a positive step towards addressing the district's infrastructure needs and improving educational facilities for the community.
FAQs
- When will the project begin?
- When will students from Havelock Middle make the transition over to Tucker Creek Middle?
- How many students will there be when both schools consolidate?
- What will the school be called? Will the school colors or mascot change?
- Will the new school be fully staffed?
- Who will be the administrative team at Tucker Creek Middle?
- Will there be plans for the administration and teachers from both schools to get together to make the transition smoother for students?
- Will there be an after-school program that offers tutoring for students who are struggling or just need a little more one-on-one help?
- For students at HMS participating in AIG, how will that placement be transferred?
- Will there be room, resources, and teachers for the amount of EC students?
- Will the lunchroom, bandroom, athletic facilities, such as the gym, locker rooms, wrestling room, bleachers, and fields be expanded?
- Acoustic panels for sound in the gym will be desperately needed for assemblies and large meetings. Is this being considered?
- Do you have any plans to ease entry/exit into the school?
- Why weren’t the parents notified earlier of this?
- What will the focus group do?
When will the project begin?
When will students from Havelock Middle make the transition over to Tucker Creek Middle?
How many students will there be when both schools consolidate?
What will the school be called? Will the school colors or mascot change?
Will the new school be fully staffed?
Who will be the administrative team at Tucker Creek Middle?
Will there be plans for the administration and teachers from both schools to get together to make the transition smoother for students?
Will there be an after-school program that offers tutoring for students who are struggling or just need a little more one-on-one help?
For students at HMS participating in AIG, how will that placement be transferred?
Will there be room, resources, and teachers for the amount of EC students?
Will the lunchroom, bandroom, athletic facilities, such as the gym, locker rooms, wrestling room, bleachers, and fields be expanded?
Acoustic panels for sound in the gym will be desperately needed for assemblies and large meetings. Is this being considered?
Do you have any plans to ease entry/exit into the school?
Why weren’t the parents notified earlier of this?
What will the focus group do?
Proposed TCM Expansion Renderings
