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Board hears progress update on new Sorrento K–8: slabs poured, multi‑age houses and career academies planned
Summary
District and contractor gave a construction status update for the new Sorrento K–8 school and described a multi‑age instructional model with career academies; officials said weather cost about a day and a half of schedule time.
The Maricopa Unified School District governing board on Oct. 22 received a construction and program update for the district’s new K–8 school in the Sorrento subdivision that will serve up to about 1,100 students from pre‑K through eighth grade.
Planning principal Elizabeth Allison and Andy Gooding of Chase Building Team told the board the project is moving into vertical construction and outlined the school’s instructional model. Allison said the school will include separate learning environments for elementary and middle grades, a gym, a food commons and career‑themed discovery spaces. "This unique model will feature multi‑age houses where students, with the exception of our kindergarteners, will remain in the same house for up to 2…
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