School division cancels planned modular additions at Jordan Springs after accelerated construction schedule
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Staff told the Building and Grounds Committee the classroom portion of Jordan Springs’ expansion will be ready sooner than expected, so no new temporary modular classrooms will be added; the change saves roughly $675,000.
Kevin Kenny, assistant director for planning and construction, and other staff updated the committee Jan. 13 on Jordan Springs Elementary School’s expansion schedule and site plan. Staff said redesigned sequencing accelerates the classroom portion of the project, allowing permanent classrooms to be ready for the 2026–27 school year and eliminating the previously proposed short-term modular additions.
Staff said the original plan anticipated a two-and-a-half-year classroom construction timeline and that modulars were proposed to handle near-term enrollment growth. New schedule information accelerated the classroom portion to be ready for the 2026–27 school year while the gym and remaining work remain on track for 2027–28.
After consulting the principal and instruction staff, planning staff concluded the school can accommodate expected enrollment increases (about 50–55 students next year) without adding modulars. The division had previously allocated $675,114 from unobligated funds to cover modular lease, installation and related site work; staff said most of that will not be required because modulars will not be added.
“After talking with him and receiving his vote of confidence that that could take place, we decided that we would move forward with the decision to add no additional modulars to Jordan Springs based on that accelerated project schedule,” a planning staff member said.
Staff said already-incurred costs are limited to design fees for the modular plan (roughly $20,000–$30,000) and that remaining work will focus on playground relocation, site phasing and coordination with the task order vendor to meet the new schedule.
Committee members praised the change as cost-saving and discussed possible reallocation of unobligated dollars to other priorities, including suggestions raised at the meeting for CTE or other capital needs. Staff noted final decisions about reallocation will follow established budgeting and board processes.
