Back-to-School Update from Capital Projects

Updated Sept. 16

Welcome to the 2024-25 school year from your Capital Projects* team! 

As we enter this exciting time of year, we are happy to share updates on the projects that you’ve seen in and around our school buildings in recent months.

School Building Projects

Aldercrest (Cascade K-8 and Home Education Exchange) Field

• Complete

Briarcrest Elementary School Field

• Status: Play areas have been asphalted, and concrete pours of stairs and picnic table pads are complete. Turf E-layer is complete, and turf crew will start next week.
• Estimated completion date: October 2024

Briarcrest Elementary School Modernization

• Complete

Brookside Elementary School Fire Alarm Replacement

• Complete

Brookside Elementary School Playground Replacement

• Status: Equipment is on site. Site and grading prep work completed from demo, and will soon start equipment installation.
• Estimated completion date: September 2024

Brookside Elementary School Solar Panels (part of districtwide project)

• Complete

Highland Terrace Elementary School Playground Replacement

• Status: In design phase, inclusive of stormwater and storm retention, per city permitting process
• Estimated completion date: Summer 2025

Meridian Park Elementary School Roof Upgrade

• Complete

Meridian Park Elementary School Solar Panels (part of districtwide project)

• Complete

Shorewood High School Security Fencing

• Status: Materials have been ordered and contractor will begin installation when they arrive
• Estimated completion date: October 2024

Shorecrest High School Security Fencing

• Status: Designed; waiting on permitting and bidding
• Estimated completion date: Summer 2025

South Woods (Shorecrest Perimeter) Fencing

• Complete

Secondary Schools Vape Detectors (Middle and High Schools)

• Pilot installation complete

 

These projects are all funded entirely or in large part by bonds that the voters of Shoreline and Lake Forest Park voted to approve. We are thankful to the local community for their continued support of the structural foundations that literally make learning happen in our schools.

Remember: Bonds are for Building. Levies are for Learning.

*Capital projects are large-scale, long-term projects that involve building new facilities or making significant improvements to existing ones. Capital projects are often permanent structural changes that are intended to increase the value of an asset, extend its life, or improve its capabilities. A school district’s Capital Projects (CP) fund is separate from their General Fund; money from CP cannot be spent on school operations, staffing, or materials.

Aldercrest (Cascade K-8 and Home Education Exchange) Field, Late August 2024