Ventura Cty, CA: New autism school; $2.1M cost, 65 students

Aug 3, 2018, Ventura County (CA) Star: School for students with autism moves into temporary home near Camarillo Airport https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/education/2018/08/03/camarillo-school-triton-academy-autistic-students-moves-into-new-home/818654002/ The county-run school for students with autism moved from its previous location to a brand-new, temporary spot near the Camarillo Airport. Last month, the kids saw the new campus, which consists of portable buildings in a semicircle around a quad that has spots for sitting and a painted-on track for students to ride their bikes and run in, for the first time. … The campus cost approximately $2.1 million from a combination of general funds and special education funds from the state, officials from the Ventura County Office of Education said. The school will occupy that spot only for a little while, though. The county is working on a new 29,944-square-foot, two-story building that will become Triton’s permanent home sometime in the 2019-2020 school year. The new building is going up next to the Ventura County Office of Educational Services Center on Adolfo Road in Camarillo. But for now, the 65 or so students enrolled at Triton are happy where they are….