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Prop S project update

1/29/2024 -- The Parkway community approved a $265 million bond issue in November 2022. Thanks to their support, school building improvement projects are underway and will continue through 2028. At a recent Board of Education meeting, the Parkway Facilities Department and Poettker Construction provided an update on our progress:

Completed projects:

  • West Middle – gym floor replacement

  • South High – gym floor replacement

  • Barretts Elementary – new playground

  • Hanna Woods Elementary – new drive entrance, parking, playground area, storm drains, retention pond

  • Fern Ridge High – new doors, stairs with handrails, wheelchair lift

  • Elementary schools – SMARTBoard refresh


Some key school projects and their anticipated construction timelines:

  • High schools SMARTboard refresh – spring 2024

  • Hanna Woods Elementary – new doors, windows and roof – summer 2024

  • Fiber network redesign – summer 2024

  • North High – new main entrance, updated kitchen/prep area, family and consumer sciences classroom updates – summer 2024 to 2026

  • New south area Early Childhood Center – summer 2024 to August 2026

  • River Bend Elementary – classroom additions, elevator, fire suppression system, and storm shelter – summer 2024 to 2025

  • Central High – food services area and locker rooms – 2025 to 2026

Funding was approved to replace aging playgrounds at these elementary and preschools  

  • McKelvey Elementary – opening spring 2024

  • McKelvey Primary (surface only on existing playground) – spring 2024

  • Hanna Woods Elementary – spring 2024

  • Highcroft Ridge Elementary – spring 2024

  • Wren Hollow Elementary – spring 2024

  • Mason Ridge Elementary –  summer 2024

  • Ross Elementary – summer 2024

  • Green Trails Elementary – summer 2024

  • Pierremont Elementary – summer 2024

  • Sorrento Springs Elementary – summer 2024

Funding was also approved for high school pool and locker room renovations. The expected timeline is:

  • North High – 2024

  • Central High – 2025

  • South High – 2026

  • West High – 2027

For more Prop S updates, click here. To watch the presentation at the board meeting, click here (the presentation begins at 1:48:55).

Project timelines may be adjusted based on supply chain, workforce, permitting, or unforeseeable emerging needs.