Smith plans to lease entire wing of Taj Mahal & consolidate operations, calls $52 million admin building a "good investment"

Sam Miller, The Orange County Register "New Superintendent Dennis Smith said the move will earn the district about $338,000 annually, which he will then distribute to older schools to use as they please for facilities upgrades. The district will consolidate its operations into the building's center wing and northernmost section. The southernmost section will be rented out ... Smith, though, said it was a good investment and its size will be needed as the district grows in the coming decade."

Miller is the South Orange County education reporter for The Orange County Register.