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McKinley Elementary Improvements 2025

Floor plan of McKinley School, showing classroom locations and renovations.

Overview

McKinley Elementary was built in 1955, and is on par with Jefferson Elementary as one of the district’s oldest campuses still serving students and staff. Additions were constructed in 1985 and 2008, and the Community Safe Room/Gymnasium was added in 2014. Students from Kindergarten through 5th grades attend McKinley Elementary. The Long Range Facility Committee notes that square footage per classroom and program currently falls well below state standard recommendations.

Project Scope

  • Renovate nurse’s office and restroom
  • New counselor’s office and workroom / lounge
  • Renovate 3rd grade classroom for adjacency
  • Renovate library and SPED rooms, subdivide room for OT/PT and SPED
  • Expand kitchen, demo stage to enlarge cafeteria
  • Add restroom to K classroom
  • 2,000 sf addition for music, art, and 4-yr classroom

Project Status

Work is projected to begin in August 2025.

A group of students and staff gather outside a brick building for the groundbreaking ceremony.
A group of students and staff pose for a photo after the groundbreaking ceremony.
The principal speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony.
The superintendent speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony.
The Board president speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony.
Students and staff pose while lifting shovels of dirt at the groundbreaking ceremony.