The Tampa City Council will discuss plans today about the future of a historic elementary school that was heavily damaged in a fire in the days after Hurricane Irma.

Robert E. Lee Elementary School caught fire September 12 after powered was restored in the West Tampa area after the storm. 

Since then, the school has been closed and school board and city officials are trying to determine what to do with the burned out shell remaining. 

The district has received estimates on completely rebuilding the school and restoring it. 

"The building is deteriorating at a very rapid pace," said school PTA member Jomil Frick "And this a very big asset towards the community

"It's also like the foundation here for the school and kids so there's a lot of history with the building and the parents don't want to see it get destroyed in any way." 

The school district has been trying to secure insurance money to put towards the building.

According to the district's insurance adjuster, the rebuild price tag is about $9.2 million.

But Hillsborough Schools Chief Operating Officer Chris Farkas said he didn't believe that amount was exactly correct.

"We have concerns about that conclusion," he said. 

District officials have met with their own engineering and construction firm to get another opinion. The hope is to save as much of the red brick facade of the 110-year-old structure as possible. 

"I think if we're going to rebuild, we rebuild historic," Farkas said. "If that's at all possible. Even if that's an additional cost." 

The initial offer from the insurance company did recommend getting rid of the historic shell of the building and starting new. 

School district officials said they are still discussing options.