February, 2025 Bond Update

We are thrilled to announce the first groundbreaking ceremony for our inaugural construction project under the $110 Million School Construction Bond. This milestone event will take place on March 10th at 6:00 p.m. at the stadium and will officially launch the much-anticipated stadium renovation project. The public is welcome to attend.

The renovation work will include several key improvements designed to enhance both the safety and functionality of our athletic facilities:

1. Game Field Replacement: Installation of a state-of-the-art turf playing surface to provide a modern, durable, and safe environment for our athletes. The field will be striped for multiple sports ensuring maximum usage.
2. Track and Field Event Enhancements: Replacement of the existing track surface, along with expanded field event amenities to better support our track and field programs.
3. Perimeter Fencing Upgrades: Replacement of the immediate perimeter fencing to improve security and aesthetics around the stadium.
4. New Pavement/Asphalt: Replacement of all perimeter sidewalks and pathways
5. Bleacher Renovation: Renovations to home bleachers, including the addition of seating to the south of the current home bleachers, accommodating our band.

At the February 10, 2025 Board of Education meeting, the Board approved the bid package for this project at an estimated cost of approximately $6 million—nearly $1 million under budget. This cost-effective approach allows us to maximize the impact of the bond funds while delivering top-quality improvements to our facilities.

Construction is scheduled to begin in mid-March 2025, with completion targeted in time for our first home football game in the fall season of 2025. We look forward to celebrating this exciting progress with our community and providing updated, modernized facilities for our students and athletes.

Stay tuned for additional details on the groundbreaking ceremony as we get closer to the event. We hope to see you there as we mark this important step toward transforming our district's infrastructure for the future!

Site Rendering:

It is important to note that the stadium will be renovated in multiple phases. Phase two, scheduled to begin in the Summer of 2026 and will include renovations to the current press box and the addition of a new sound system. Phase three will include the construction of a new entryway and concession on the south end of the current stadium, as well as cosmetic improvement the current entry way on the North side of the stadium.

The work captured in this bond is broken down into bid packages. For example, the work described above is in Bid Package 1A - the very first bid package. Upcoming bid packages are outlined below with tentative timelines.

Please note: The bid packages listed below are currently in various stages of design. Additional bid packages, including those for field turf, the middle school cafeteria, technology, the natatorium, and others, have not yet entered the design phase but will be developed and updated in the future.

Bid Package 1A - Stadium Inner Scope

• Replace field with turf
• Replace track & field
• Replace inner perimeter fencing
• Fall 2024 - project design
• Winter 2024 - projects bidding
• Spring 2025 - project construction

Bid Package 1B - Campus Traffic Flow & Parking

• High School and Middle School parent carpool loop reworked
  
• Separation of buses from carpool/community traffic
• Expanded parking in front of middle and high school
• Stadium press box renovations
• Spring 2026 - projects bidding
• Summer of 2026 - project construction

Bid Package 1C - Baseball & Softball Field Upgrades

• Update irrigation system
• Updated perimeter fencing
• Spring 2025 - project bidding
• Summer 2025 - construction

Bid Package 1D - Middle/High School Fire Alarm System Replacement

• Winter 2025 - project bidding
• Summer 2025 - construction

Bid Package 2A - New Construction Transportation & Maintenance Facility

• Winter 2025 - Design Development
• Summer 2025 - project bidding
• Fall 2025 - Fall of 2026 - construction

Our focus revolves around five key objectives for the bond:

1. Preserve existing assets
2. Prioritize safety and security
3. Provide future-focused academic and extracurricular experiences for our students
4. Enhance infrastructure
5. Demonstrate fiscal responsibility

Safety & Security:

• Addressing traffic congestion, lack of parking spaces, and separation of traffic and busing through enhancements
• Replacement of outdated, unreliable security equipment at each building

Transportation:

• Continued replacement of an aging bus fleet

Academic Learning Spaces + Experience:

• Replacement of original, aged classroom equipment and furniture at middle and high schools
• Updates to original, outdated science areas at middle and high schools (excluding the newly renovated portions) to ensure students have state of the art experiences.

Fine Arts:

• Upgrades to lighting and media equipment at the high school auditorium

Infrastructure:

• Replacement of original, outdated lockers, bathrooms, various ceilings, and lighting at middle and high schools
• Renovations to high school weight room including expansion to address overcrowding and scheduling issues for student-athletes and physical education courses
• Upgrade of aged building controls at middle and high schools (water, fire, HVAC, etc.) to provide the most efficient and safe environmental controls
• Addition of cooling to main gymnasiums at the high school

Student Athletic Experience:

• Renovation of aged high school locker rooms
• Renovation of the high school stadium, including artificial turf, new entryways, expanded concessions
• New high school track - the current track is backwards and nearly unusable in the current condition
• Upgrades to baseball and softball fields
• Construction of a new multi-use turf field (soccer, lacrosse, football)
• Maintenance of existing practice fields; addition of a new outdoor practice space

Other Construction:

• Addressing overcrowding in the current Middle School cafeteria
• Replacement of aged, quickly deteriorating tennis courts
  
• Replacement of aged transportation building and maintenance building
• Construction of a fieldhouse facility for indoor practice teams/band to address lack of 12-month practice space; available for community use
• Construction of a student/community pool

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