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Iredell‑Statesville board hears Parkertown Elementary design, budget and schedule updates
Summary
District staff and design teams told the school board the Parkertown Elementary project remains on a roughly $52 million all‑in budget, aims to open in August 2027 and will serve about 700–720 students on day one; board members questioned site, road and mechanical cost drivers and next steps for redistricting and staffing.
District staff and outside design and construction teams gave the Iredell‑Statesville Schools Board of Education a detailed update on the Parkertown Elementary School project on July 14, saying the design is tracking to a roughly $52 million all‑in budget and that the district is planning to open the new school for the 2027–28 school year.
The project team said the school is being designed for about 700 students on day one and core spaces sized to support up to 900 in the future. “We will be able to provide high‑tech, state‑of‑the‑art educational environments for 720 elementary school students on day 1,” Rob Woodruff, managing principal for ADW Architects, told the board.
That revised capacity followed additional site and cost analysis, Woodruff said. The district originally had a $40 million allocation from the county; after further work the county increased that to $52 million, he said, and the design team…
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