A plan to convert Richardson North Junior High School into a middle school is moving forward.

What you need to know

The renovation will more than double the campus’s footprint, expanding from 94,000 square feet to 228,016 square feet, according to city documents .

Richardson’s City Plan Commission unanimously recommended approval on a request to rezone the campus as planned development to accommodate the expansion during its Nov. 18 meeting.

The project is part of Richardson ISD’s initiative to transition all of its junior high schools to the middle school model .

Richardson North’s transition will be funded by the district’s bond , which voters approved Nov. 4. The bond will also fund renovations at Apollo Junior High—which the commission is set to review at its Dec. 2 meeti

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