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CCSD 62 finalizes designs and prepares to bid full‑day kindergarten project after land purchase
Summary
District 62 officials said design work for full‑day kindergarten is concluding, project bidding will begin in the coming months, and the district has purchased nearly 2 acres adjacent to North School to support the expansion; staffing and fiscal uncertainty remain priorities.
A district spokesperson for Community Consolidated School District 62 said the district is finalizing architectural design work and will put construction bids out in the coming months for its full‑day kindergarten implementation.
The move follows the district’s purchase of nearly 2 acres adjacent to North School, which the spokesperson said will ‘‘make planning at that school much easier’’ and give the district greater flexibility in future site development. The district has engaged STR Partners (architect) and Pepper Construction (construction management) for the project, the spokesperson said.
District leaders told the board that the design process is concluding and that the bidding phase is the next step. The spokesperson also said the district is planning for staffing needs tied to full‑day kindergarten and is actively recruiting to meet those needs. The district noted ongoing fiscal uncertainty at the federal and state level as a continuing concern for long‑term budgeting for the program.
No formal board motion or vote on the project was reported during the update; staff presented the timeline and initial next steps. The district did not specify a construction start date or a final project budget during the report.
