Proposed Projects
On Tuesday, May 6, 2025, our community will vote on a school bond proposal for facility improvements throughout the district that has no projected increase over the current millage rate.
The list of projects below was assembled and vetted by our Community Steering Committee, which received input from the Board of Education and the community at large.
For more on this process, see our Facility Planning Process webpage.
What goes into combined cost estimations for school construction?
School construction projects are the result of hard work by many different involved groups. The numbers you see below are estimations based on our best ability to predict future cost of materials, construction wages, and contractors. The totals also include contingency, architect and construction manager fees, general conditions costs (temporary facilities and utilities, dumpsters, etc.) and other consultant and permit fees.
Eureka Elementary
Eureka is 66 years old. Bond funds would be used to first bring safety and security measures up to current standards and to address the aged classroom and meeting spaces as well as exterior site issues.
| Description of Improvement and Impact | Specific Components | Combined Costs |
| Safety & Security Enhancements: Improving safety measures with site access improvements, updated entry modifications, and upgraded security systems. | Entry modifications (and associated landscaping/fire suppression upgrades), sidewalk improvements for ADA accessibility, additional video cameras in strategic locations, and door hardware modifications. | $2.47M |
| Facility and Learning Environment Upgrades: A comprehensive upgrade to the learning environments, playgrounds, technology, flooring, and furniture, aiming to improve the educational experience for students, staff, and the community. | Ceiling replacement, painting, selective classroom cabinet replacements, furniture replacement, replacement of obsolete playground equipment, AV system and technology updates, replacement of classroom and corridor flooring, and FF&E updates. | $3.65M |
| Art/Music Classroom Updates: Improving existing spaces for art and music to better serve students and provide an environment that is more conducive to learning. | Updates to art and music classrooms: casework, furniture, acoustics, etc. | $0.85M |
| Additional Office/Meeting Spaces: Creating additional office and meeting spaces to support staff collaboration and building operations. | Creation of new office and meeting spaces. | $0.99M |
| Critical Infrastructure Updates: Addressing essential infrastructure needs to ensure safety, accessibility, and compliance with regulations, improving the overall functioning of district facilities. | Parking lot replacements and code-required fire suppression upgrades. | $0.42M |
Riley Elementary
Riley Elementary has seen significant increases in student enrollment in its 57-year lifetime and is now reaching its maximum capacity. Space, infrastructure, and security issues would all be addressed with the proposed improvements.
| Description of Improvement and Impact | Specific Components | Combined Costs |
| Safety & Security Enhancements: Improving safety measures with site access improvements, updated entry modifications, and upgraded security systems. | Entry modifications, sidewalk improvements for ADA accessibility, additional video cameras in strategic locations, door hardware modifications, and improvements to existing card access systems. | $1.92M |
| Facility and Learning Environment Enhancements: A comprehensive upgrade to the learning environments, playgrounds, technology, flooring, and furniture, aiming to improve the educational experience for students, staff, and the community. | Ceiling replacement, painting, selective classroom cabinet replacements, furniture replacement, replacement of obsolete playground equipment, AV system and technology updates, replacement of classroom and corridor flooring, and FF&E updates. | $5.65M |
| Classroom Additions for Smaller Class Sizes: Adding classrooms to reduce class sizes and provide more individualized instruction for students | Additional classrooms | $2.60M |
| Media Center Replacement: Replacing the existing Media Center to address stormwater management issues and provide an improved learning environment. | Replacement of existing Media Center. | $2.96M |
| Art/Music Classroom Updates: Improving existing spaces for art and music to better serve students and provide an environment that is more conducive to learning. | Updates to art and music classrooms: casework, furniture, acoustics, etc. | $0.68M |
| Additional Office/Meeting Spaces: Creating additional office and meeting spaces to support staff collaboration and school operations. | Creation of new office and meeting spaces. | $1.57M |
| Kitchen Upgrades: Upgrading the kitchen to meet current standards and improve food service for students. | Kitchen upgrades at Riley. | $0.44M |
| Critical Infrastructure Updates: Addressing essential infrastructure needs to ensure safety, accessibility, and compliance with regulations, improving the overall functioning of district facilities. | Parking lot replacements, code-required fire suppression upgrades. | $0.54M |
| Added Educational Spaces: Expanding educational opportunities with specialized classrooms (e.g., STEM/STEAM, hands-on learning spaces) to enhance learning experiences. | Addition of specialized classrooms for STEM/STEAM, hands-on learning spaces | $0.70M |
Gateway Elementary
Improvements at Gateway would better support building capacity and best practices in security. Bond funds would update traffic flow, parking lots, and playground equipment along with space and safety improvements.
| Description of Improvement and Impact | Specific Components | Combined Costs |
| Safety & Security Enhancements: Improving safety measures with site access improvements, updated entry modifications, and upgraded security systems. | Entry modifications, sidewalk improvements for ADA accessibility, additional video cameras in strategic locations, door hardware modifications, and improvements to existing card access systems. | $0.24M |
| Facility and Learning Environment Updates: Updating classroom and recreational facilities for an improved educational experience. | Additional classrooms, playground updates, flooring replacement, FF&E, ceiling replacement, classroom cabinet replacements, technology updates. | $4.32M |
| Critical Infrastructure Updates: Improving parking and addressing failed entry cladding systems to maintain safety and compliance. | Parking lot replacements, site access updates to improve traffic flow. | $2.13M |
| Classroom Additions for Smaller Class Sizes: Adding classrooms to reduce class sizes and provide more individualized instruction for students | Additional classrooms | $4.14M |
Oakview Elementary
Oakview's building is aging. Improvements would better support building capacity and best practices in security. Along with space and safety improvements, bond funds would update traffic flow, parking lots, and playground equipment.
| Description of Improvement and Impact | Specific Components | Combined Costs |
| Safety & Security Enhancements: Improving safety measures with site access improvements, updated entry modifications, and upgraded security systems. | Entry modifications (and associated landscaping/fire suppression upgrades), sidewalk improvements for ADA accessibility, additional video cameras in strategic locations, door hardware modifications, and improvements to existing card access systems. | $0.62M |
| Facility and Learning Environment Upgrades: A comprehensive upgrade to the learning environments, playgrounds, technology, flooring, and furniture, aiming to improve the educational experience for students, staff, and the community. | Ceiling replacement, painting, selective classroom cabinet replacements, furniture replacement, replacement of obsolete playground equipment, AV system and technology updates, replacement of classroom and corridor flooring, and FF&E updates. | $2.57M |
| Critical Infrastructure: Addressing infrastructure needs to ensure the functionality and safety of school facilities. | Parking lot replacements | $0.90M |
| Added Educational Spaces: Expanding educational opportunities with specialized classrooms (e.g., STEM/STEAM, hands-on learning spaces) to enhance learning experiences. | Additional classrooms (i.e., STEM, maker space, science labs). | $0.70M |
SJMS
Bond funds would support upgrades to aging science labs and the auxiliary gyms.
| Description of Improvement and Impact | Sub-Components | Combined Costs |
| Facility and Learning Environment Updates: Improving the overall learning atmosphere by updating classrooms, labs, cafeterias, and gymnasiums with new equipment and improvements. | Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment for classrooms, science labs, media center, and cafeteria; Gym/Locker room updates (AC upgrades, ceiling upgrades, aux gym floor replacement, locker room modifications); Science lab updates (cabinetry, flooring, furnishings); AV system. | $7.79M |
| Front Office Improvements: Improving the front office for improved functionality, ensuring a better experience for staff and visitors. | Office reorganization, flooring replacement, and furniture replacement. | $0.70M |
| Safety & Security Enhancements: Strengthening safety measures to provide a secure environment for students and staff. | Additional video cameras in strategic locations; Enhancements to the card access system (adding more access points, etc.); Door hardware modifications (upgrades to allow locking from inside classrooms, re-keying, and improved key management). | $0.27M |
SJHS
Many of the community-facing facilities at SJHS are aging and are in need of repair to continue serving students and the community at full capacity.
| Description of Improvement and Impact | Specific Components | Combined Costs |
| Safety & Security Enhancements: Strengthening safety measures with improved surveillance, access control, and ADA compliance. | Additional video cameras, enhancements to existing card access system, sidewalk improvements for ADA accessibility, elevator improvements, door hardware modifications | $0.63M |
| Facility and Learning Environment Updates: Improving gym and locker room facilities, enhance technology, and improve vocational education environments. | AC upgrades, ceiling updates, Auxiliary Gym floor replacement, locker room modifications, AV system updates | $3.03M |
| CTE Improvements: Updating equipment for education in skilled trades | Metal shop/wood shop equiment | $0.32M |
| Critical Infrastructure Updates: Essential upgrades to ensure safe and functional facilities for students, staff, and the community. | Parking lot replacements, boiler replacements, elevator updates, snow/ice control | $5.27M |
| Athletics Facility Improvements: Expanding and enhancing athletic facilities to support a wider range of activities and improve overall accessibility and quality. | Tennis court replacements, conversion of soccer field to multiuse turf, wrestling room addition, outdoor athletics restrooms, track resurfacing, general site improvements (fencing, sidewalks, etc.) | $10.94M |
| Fine Arts Facility Enhancements: Upgrading auditorium facilities to improve performance spaces and student access to musical instruments. | Auditorium fly loft addition, stage floor and access updates, lighting system updates to LED, musical instrument purchases | $5.32M |
Early Learning Center
A new Early Learning Center would be built on the campus of Oakview to support our youngest learners and their families. For more on our programs and what this center would provide, please see here:
| Description of Improvement and Impact | Specific Components | Combined Costs |
| New Early Learning Center (PK): Preparing students for the future: Providing research-backed, play-based education for students in the most critical years of development. See more here! Learning, and socialization benefits: Top research supports significant benefits of high-quality early education Current inefficiencies and challenges: Our current model means we have to pay for directors and facilities costs at four separate buildings. Collaboration and attraction/retention of teachers is challenging in these distinct spaces. Capacity limitations: Currently, we have 200 children eligible for our GSRP program and only 80 spots available. We also have 71 children on the waiting list for Little Wings and only 40 spots in our spaces. Attracting and retaining Young Families in our community: An Early Learning Center could make the community and schools more appealing for families to stay in the district. Attracting and retaining staff: Providing space for Early Learning professionals to excel and collaborate would help us appeal to more high-quality staff for our youngest learners. | Build a new, centralized Pre-Kindergarten (PK) Early Learning Center on Oakview's campus to accommodate East Olive students and provide early learning opportunities to prepare students for Kindergarten. 10 classrooms appropriately designed for early learning, a gymnasium for gross motor skills, a cafeteria for effective nutrition and program needs, a secure entryway, and efficient offices to support programming. | $20.35M |
What facility elements of an Early Learning Center would support learning?
A new Early Learning Center would be appropriately designed for our youngest learners and the learning happening on the campus. Our current spaces do not support Early Learning in the same manner as they are aging spaces designed for older kids. (Read more here!)
Specific elements of Early Learning Center architecture include:
- Age- and size-appropriate bathrooms and sinks in each classroom
- Size-appropriate furniture, equipment, and storage
- Cleanable surfaces
- Flexibility to adapt for all different types of learning: play-based, instruction, small group, art projects, etc.
- Adaptive, controllable lighting
- Exposure to other spaces
- Mudroom access
Transportation
Our current transportation building has far exceeded its useful life cycle and presents many infrastructure and funcionality issues. The bond would also provide for a replacement bus.
| Description of Improvement and Impact | Specific Components | Combined Costs |
| Transportation Center Replacement: Replace the existing transportation center, which has reached the end of its useful life. | Replace the existing transportation facility | $3.75 |
| Bus Purchases: Replace outdated buses to maintain a reliable fleet for student transportation. | Replace obsolete buses | $0.14M |
| Critical Infrastructure: Upgrade essential infrastructure to ensure smooth operation and safety. | Parking lot replacements | $0.18M |
