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Bond Project Updates

In 2015, Snoqualmie Valley School District voters approved a $244.4 million bond to improve our schools. We're proud to report on the progress and completion of key projects that were part of that bond—demonstrating our commitment to keeping our promises to our community.

Early Learning Center: In Progress

The remodel of the former Two Rivers School building in North Bend, converting it into a new SVSD Early Learning Center (ELC), is currently underway. This facility will be home to our preschool and daycare programs, expanding our capacity to serve families in our district, and consolidating our focus on early childhood education. As part of our educational responsibilities, we provide preschool services to students who qualify for special education. This expansion also creates opportunities for more typically developing children to participate in our preschool program through a tuition-based option. In addition, on-site daycare is offered as a supportive service to help staff return to work with greater ease and flexibility.

Project Highlights

  • Budget: $5.25 million allocated from the 2015 bond.
  • Purpose: Expand capacity from 5 classrooms at SES to 8 classrooms total.
  • Capacity: Serve 100–120 preschool students and 20–30 children in daycare for staff families. Added full day preschool. 
  • Construction Status: On track to stay within budget. Daycare renovations are complete. Work on the main preschool areas expected to be finished by August, in time for the new school year.

ELC Construction Updates

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Full Speed Ahead!
Full Speed Ahead!

Our crew is moving at full throttle to reach each milestone—check out the latest progress as we build the future of our Early Learning Center:

Concrete Poured, Roof Decking Up, and July in Sight
Concrete Poured, Roof Decking Up, and July in Sight

Exciting progress is unfolding at our Early Learning Center site! Over the past week, crews completed installation of all stormwater drainpipes and finished excavation for the upcoming retention structure—meaning the site is ready to handle a splash of spring showers. Foundations have been poured and final grading is backfilled, setting everything firmly on solid ground.

ELC Adds Sanitary Line and Lays Foundation
ELC Adds Sanitary Line and Lays Foundation

The Snoqualmie Valley School District has officially broken ground on a brand-new Early Learning Center (ELC)—a dedicated facility that will become the permanent home for our preschool programs. This exciting project underscores our district’s commitment to providing a strong educational foundation for our youngest learners in a space designed specifically to support early childhood development.

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Earlier Bond-Funded Projects

Mount Si High School: Completed

Our state-of-the-art Mount Si High School opened in the Fall of 2019, with the beautiful Performing Arts Center (PAC) opening in 2021. The new facility accommodates up to 2,300 students, and includes expanded science labs, enhanced performing arts areas, collaboration spaces for teamwork, and specialized Career & Technical Education (CTE) classrooms—all built to modern safety and flood-proof standards. This campus also supports Two Rivers, our Big Picture high school. 

 

Timber Ridge Elementary: Completed

Timber Ridge Elementary School, the sixth elementary school in the Snoqualmie Valley School District, opened as planned in 2016.  Located along Snoqualmie Parkway, the 71,000 square-foot facility was designed to meet the growing needs of our community and includes 31 classrooms.  With nearly 610 students enrolled in kindergarten through fifth grades, Timber Ridge Elementary is the second largest school population in the district, after Mount Si High School.

 

Other Improvements: Completed

  • Safety and security upgrades at all schools
  • SES gymnasium expansion

  • Roof replacement and building weatherization projects at multiple elementary schools and SMS, to protect assets and reduce maintenance

  • Replacement of fire alarm systems as NBES and FCES

  • Replacement of aged boilers and flooring at multiple schools

  • Installation of turf at CKMS field via joint venture with Snoqualmie Valley Youth Soccer Association.  

Delivering on Promises — and More

Thanks to careful budgeting and strong fiscal oversight, many of our capital projects came in under their original budgets. As a result, we were able to reinvest savings into additional asset preservation and facility improvements across the district.

Notable enhancements include the replacement of HVAC systems at Chief Kanim Middle School and extensive repairs to the school’s exterior stucco, which had been deteriorating. Addressing these issues now prevented what could have been significantly higher costs in the future, had we waited for a future bond cycle.

We also purchased a parcel of land in front of Opstad Elementary School and are currently working to convert that property into a new entrance for cars, along with added parking. By allowing separate access points for buses and cars, this project will greatly improve student safety, reduce traffic congestion, and enhance visibility and accessibility to the school campus.

In addition to careful use of bond dollars, state matching funds and impact fees collected on new residential construction have played a key role in our ability to complete all promised projects—and even expand the scope to include additional improvements not originally identified in the 2015 bond.
 

Stay Informed

We’ll continue to provide updates on the Early Learning Center renovation and any remaining bond projects here.

Thank you to our community and local voters for your continued support of Snoqualmie Valley students!