Bond Project Update: February 2023

Thank you, voters!

Elementary #19 (2024)

Construction crews will break ground on the Elementary #19 project this spring and look to have it completed in the fall of 2024. The approximately 68,000-square-foot building will house around 500 students.

As part of the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction’s requirements for state funding, a constructability review was performed and the final reports were accepted by the Board of Directors and will be implemented. This is necessary in order to be placed on the list for state matching funds.

The report is performed to review the architect’s construction document for thoroughness, coordination, and readability. The goal of this process is to improve the contract document’s effectiveness in bidding, construction administration, and closeout.

New Naches Trail Elementary (Fall 2023)

Construction on the New Naches Trail Elementary School is still on schedule for its completion this fall. The new 77,000-square foot school will house 41 general classrooms.

Evergreen Elementary Expansion (2025)

Once the New Naches Trail is completed and staff and students move into the building, the old Naches Trail Elementary will become home to the Evergreen Elementary staff and students in 2024, while the renovation and expansion of their school takes place.

The Evergreen Elementary project will expand and modernize the current building, which was originally built in 1979.

The project is scheduled to be completed in 2025.

Graham-Kapowsin High School Expansion (Fall 2023)

Construction is well underway on the Graham-Kapowsin High School expansion project. The 33,000-square-foot expansion is adding a new classroom wing, an auxiliary gym and weight room, along with a larger commons area and administrative spaces. The new wing will allow students and faculty members to move from portables back into the main building.

Once construction is done, GKHS will also be home to a new School-Based Health Clinic, the construction of which is being funded through congressional award that Congresswoman Kim Schrier spearheaded. It will offer students and staff from GKHS, Frontier Middle, and Nelson Elementary a free clinic for an assortment of medical needs.

This project is scheduled to be completed by this fall.

New Bethel High School (Fall 2026)

Construction on the New Bethel High School project is anticipated to begin in early 2024. The construction timeline is 27 months, with an anticipated opening in the fall of 2026, subject to permitting.