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Superintendent outlines bond-funded school construction, enrollment and tech updates
Summary
Superintendent Don Haddad briefed the board on bond-funded construction timelines, open-enrollment changes, midyear I Ready results and technology and resiliency projects tied to recent bond proceeds and other district revenue.
Superintendent Don Haddad updated the St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J Board of Education on construction timelines, enrollment changes and district technology projects tied to the recently passed bond.
Haddad said design work is complete for several projects and that Elementary 29 at Colliers Hill is planned to open in fall 2027. He said a new Montessori site is slated to open in fall 2026, the Mead pre-K–8 project is in for permit with a planned fall 2026 opening, and a career and technical education center is planned to open mid-school year in January 2028. An ‘‘innovation center’’ was described as opening in two phases, with phase one expected in 2026 and phase two in 2027.
The superintendent described funding details tied to the bond: earlier bond-sale premiums of "34 and a half million" (referred to in the meeting as the premium from the first half of the bond sale) will fund stadium improvements at Silver Creek and Skyline and a new swimming pool, and further premiums from the second bond sale are expected to increase available funds. He characterized a $740 million planning total as likely growing closer to $800 million when premiums and interest are included.
Haddad also discussed operational items: open enrollment was reopened at Mead Elementary, Mead Middle, Soaring Heights K–8 and Erie High School, and dozens of students have already been admitted since the October count. Midyear I Ready scores rose in math from 61 to 62 and in reading from 78 to 82, which Haddad described as ‘‘incremental improvements’’ above the 50-point threshold typically used for on-track growth.
On technology, the district reported approximately $4,128,831 returned to the general fund from resale proceeds related to iPad equipment, higher than an earlier estimate of about $3.6 million. Haddad also described a resiliency project to add a distributed technology site (DTS) on the district’s east side, due by August, to protect data and operations in severe weather and other incidents.
Haddad said staffing conversations and internal boundary discussions will begin following the bond passage; community engagement on school names, mascots and colors will follow and final decisions on those items will rest with the board. He said more information will be provided as planning continues.
