The school building has changed little since its opening with the exception of a new math wing and modular classrooms.
This has led the school system to add modular classrooms to three of the five elementary schools.
A modular classroom is a more rapid way of replacing a structure damaged in a hurricane or other disaster.
In return the board is to buy and install the modular classrooms at the elementary schools.
Osbourn Park was very much a classic school of the 1970s, constructed with open, modular classrooms.
District 24 broke ground last week on a new elementary school, and has begun installing modular classrooms at some buildings.
The money has been allocated to build a new elementary school, modular classrooms at 11 different schools and administrative office space.
Currently, there are three modular classrooms for the fourth grade to accommodate the growing student population.
Last year, four modular classrooms in trailer-like structures were added to three of the elementary schools and the middle school.
In 1999 the school purchased a modular classroom to create a modern science lab for our middle and high school students.