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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.  

The next RSD Board meeting will be in the Sierra Heights cafeteria on Wednesday, March 12th at 7p. 

 

Major construction upgrades and improvements have begun at Sierra Heights Elementary School thanks to overwhelming voter support in the November 2022 School Construction election measure.

The construction improvements are being phased in over the next couple of years. One of the first projects underway is installing a secure-entrance vestibule like those recently installed at nearly all other district schools. A secure-entrance vestibule is an enclosed area between the outside door of the school and the inside door. When a visitor arrives, they enter the vestibule and are directed to check into the main office, but do not have free access into the school.

As part of that safety feature, we are also reconfiguring some classrooms and the teacher break room to allow us to move the front entrance of the school to the south side of the building (currently the school bus drop off area).

To complete these important projects in a timely manner, the work is being conducted during the school day. As you can imagine, this kind of construction will take time and include some noise and excitement at school. However, our district Capital Projects Department has worked now for several years on construction projects at other district schools that take part during the school day. Our contractors have experience in keeping the construction area zoned off for student and staff safety and keeping noise and disruption to a minimum. They also provide great opportunities for our students to see important trades work happening right in their own school. 

Principal Laura Bohn will provide students, families, and staff with more information and updates as we continue these important improvement projects.

Learn more about the Sierra Heights PTSA and how you can become a member and get involved!