Parents who send their children to school at Foundation Christian Academy could soon be able to see them continue through high school there, enjoy more sports offerings and take dual-credit courses before applying for college.

That’s the vision FCA’s leadership is working toward with a planned expansion.

“The first phase of the expansion is to add a gymnasium and some additional classroom space,” FCA President Chris Robison said.

Robison said the school has seen a 24 percent growth in enrollment since last year. As of the school’s opening day Wednesday, it had 210 students, but Robison said that number could grow to more than 500 students in the future.

“Right now we are bursting at the seams,” FCA Principal Melissa Young said.

FCA plans to add classrooms, a gymnasium, athletic fields, a greenhouse, an archery range and, potentially, a solar farm.

In July, during a meeting of the Board of Adjustments of Warren County, Robison asked the board to table the school’s application for an amended conditional-use permit so it could have more time to apply. Robison’s growth projection extends far beyond the 185 students allowed under its current agriculturally-zoned conditional-use permit.

The board will consider the application Thursday.

The Three Springs Road school currently offers preschool through eighth grade.

Along with expanding into a high school, Robison said the school’s lower-grade classes could also expand, including offering two first-grade classes instead of just one.

With a 40-acre campus, Robison previously told the Daily News the school has room to expand. Under its current permit, the school is only using eight acres. In 2014, the school paid off its construction debt from moving to a new campus, putting it in a position to expand.

Robison said the school has raised more than $1 million toward its $1.3 million goal. The goal is to have the new gymnasium and increased classroom space completed by the 2018-19 school year, he said.

As it stands, Young said the school doesn’t have a proper gymnasium. It uses a multi-purpose room that doubles as a cafeteria. The school tries to work around the limited space by having physical education courses outside, but that’s not always feasible because of weather.

The expansion could also benefit the school’s archery team, which has seen success after being introduced last year.

“We have a rather large archery team that went to state last year,” she said.

With the school’s focus on students, Young said the new expansion plans are exciting.

“All of the decisions that we ever make are to benefit our students,” she said.

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