Thanks to overwhelming voter support in the 2022 School Construction election, we’ve been making major repairs, upgrades, and improvements at schools across the district. Here at Sierra Heights Elementary, our district construction department, working with our contractors Bayley construction, have been making incredible improvements for our students, staff, and families. To increase school safety, they moved the front entrance of the school from the north to the south side and installed a security vestibule, like those at other district schools. The interior relocation work also included moving the Independent Learning Classroom (ILC), sensory room, and the staff breakroom.
Our school also received significant seismic upgrades including the installation of exterior bracing and shear walls to improve structural stability. The exterior of the school was freshly painted, new signage was installed, and parking and visitor direction signs were upgraded.
Construction continues into the summer, including:
- replacement of all doors and adding card readers at all exterior entry points,
- renovating all restrooms,
- refinishing the cafeteria and gym,
- asphalt replacement and re-striping parking lots,
- the installation of a new gate at the south entrance, expanding the bus drop-off area,
- and more.
We’re so grateful to voters throughout the district for providing the means to do these wonderful and needed projects, and for all the improvements to our schools throughout the district. This work will improve learning for our children now and well into the future.