Groundbreaking for a new, $45 million Howard T. Ennis School across from Sussex Central High in Georgetown is set for early 2020. The school will be completely funded by the state and nearly twice the size of the current school, pictured here. (Ron McArthur)

Indian River School District officials have announced that groundbreaking will begin in early 2020 for a new Howard T. Ennis School for students with significant disabilities. The new school will be almost twice the size of the current 49-year-old school, which had an enrollment of approximately 130 students last year. The Indian River superintendent says the $45 million cost will be completely covered by the state.