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The February 2015 bond provides funding to build a 6th elementary school, to help serve the District’s growing student population. The new school, named Timber Ridge Elementary School, is being built on property the District owns on Snoqualmie Ridge where the greatest enrollment growth is occurring. The school is located at 34412 SE Swenson Drive, Snoqualmie, WA 98065 (at the corner of Swenson and Snoqualmie Parkway on Snoqualmie Ridge).
From breaking ground on March 16, 2015 to opening Timber Ridge Elementary School on August 31, 2016, click image see highlights the school’s expedited construction.
Click on the image for a video introduction to Timer Ridge Elementary School.Timeline: (for delivery in 16 months)
- Bond election certified—February 24, 2015
- Groundbreaking ceremony—March 16, 2015
- Clearing/grading bid was awarded to local company Fury Siteworks Inc.; clearing began April 10, 2015.
- Building construction to begin—July/August. Contract was awarded to the lowest responsible bid, Babbit Neuman, who also built CVES.
- Attendance Boundary Review—Fall 2015
- Announcing the principal of the new school—November 2015
- Program planning (school naming process, staffing, program delivery, etc.)—ongoing
- School to open to students—Fall 2016. See photos from the first-day-of-school Ribbon Cutting ceremony with TRES students, staff, families and School Board members on August 31, 2016.
Construction Updates: For a quick overview, check out videos of the progress.
- August 26, 2016 Progress Report with photos
- August 19, 2016 Progress Report with photos
- August 12, 2016 Progress report with photos
- August 5, 2016 Progress report with photos
- July 29, 2016 Progress report with photos
- July 22, 2016 Progress report with photos
- July 15, 2016 Progress report with photos
- July 8, 2016 Progress report with photos
- July 1, 2016 Progress report with photos
- June 24, 2016 Progress report with photos
- June 17, 2016 Progress report with photos
- June 10, 2016 Progress report with photos
- June 3, 2016 Progress report with photos
- May 27, 2016 Progress report with photos
- May 20, 2016 Progress report with photos
- May 13, 2016 Progress report with photos
- May 6, 2016 Progress report with photos
- April 28, 2016 Progress report with photos
- April 22, 2016 TRES Progress report with photos
- April 15, 2016 TRES Progress report with photos
- April 8, 2016 TRES Progress report with photos
- April 1, 2016 TRES Progress report with photos
- March 26, 2016 TRES Progress report with photos
- March 18, 2016 TRES Progress report with photos
- March 11, 2016 TRES Progress report with photos
- March 4, 2016 TRES Progress report with photos
- February 26, 2016 TRES Progress report with photos
- February 19, 2016 TRES Progress report with photos
- February 12, 2016 TRES Progress report with photos
- February 5, 2016 TRES Progress report with photos
- January 29, 2016 Progress report with photos
- January 22, 2016 Progress report with photos
- January 14, 2016 Progress report with photos
- January 8, 2016 Progress report with photos
- December 28, 2015 Progress report with photos
- December 18, 2015 Progress report with photos
- December 11, 2015 Progress report with photos
- December 3, 2015 Progress report with photos
- November 30, 2015 Progress report with photos
- November 20, 2015 Progress report with photos
- November 13, 2015 Progress report with photos
- November 6, 2015 Progress report with photos
- October 29, 2015 Progress report with photos
- October 23, 2015 Progress report with photos
- October 16, 2015 Progress report with photos
- October 9, 2015 Progress report with photos
- October 2, 2015 Progress report with photos
- September 25, 2015 Progress report with photos
- September 18, 2015 Progress report with photos
- September 11, 2015 Progress report with photos
- September 4, 2015 Progress report with photos
- August 28, 2015 Progress report with photos
- August 21 Progress report with photos
- August 14 Progress report with photos
- August 6 Progress report with photos
- July 31 Progress report with photos
- July 24 Progress report with photos
- July 16 Progress report with photos
- July 9 Progress report with photos
- July 2 Progress report with photos
- June 26 Progress report with photos
- June 22 Progress report with photos
- June 12 Progress report with photos
- June 5 Progress report with photos
- May 31 Progress report with photos
- May 22 Progress report with photos
- May 14 Progress report with photos
- May 7 Progress report with photos
- April 30 Progress report with April 29 photos and April 22 photos
- April 10-15 Progress photos
Design: To reduce costs and save time, the new school design leverages the model developed for Cascade View Elementary School (built in 2005), with some adaptations based on the property configuration and suggestions from CVES staff. See renderings of the proposed design below, by TCF Architecture, or click here for a virtual tour.
Design renderings of Elementary School #6.This image shows the land topography and how the elementary building design
will be situated on the property.
Background: Several factors contributed to the need for adding a sixth elementary school. The combination of state mandated full-day kindergarten being required for all students, anticipated funding from the state to reduce class size at the elementary level, and continued enrollment growth in our district, is creating an urgent need for more classroom space to serve all elementary school students. A new elementary school will alleviate overcrowding in all five of the District’s elementary schools. Currently, Snoqualmie students attend four different elementary schools throughout the District to balance school enrollment.
Funding in the 2015 bond to construct the new elementary school is $35 million. Prior to the bond, the District also spent a significant amount of impact fees for designing and permitting the new school, so that construction could begin immediately after voters approved the bond.
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