A district staff member gave an update on Deer Creek's remaining bond-funded construction projects, saying Knight Ridge Elementary is wrapping up ahead of a planned August opening and three other bond projects remain under way.

The staff member said, “As we are wrapping up all the work at Knight Ridge Elementary in anticipation of its grand opening in August, we still have 3 more projects to complete as part of the bond issue our community passed in 2022.” The update described active construction at a second middle school and cafeteria and kitchen expansions at Veil Elementary and Deer Creek Elementary.

The second middle school is “well under way,” the staff member said, with sheetrock going up in classrooms, gravel laid for the road around the school and the pad for tennis courts already in place. The speaker said the front of the building will face the district’s fourth- and fifth-grade center on Covell and that the district anticipates the project will be completed “by this time next year,” with the school opening for the 2026-27 school year.

On elementary cafeteria work, the speaker said the cafeteria expansion and kitchen renovation at Veil Elementary is “progressing nicely,” adding it will provide more space, restrooms in the cafeteria and a larger serving area. Deer Creek Elementary is also receiving a cafeteria expansion and kitchen renovation; the staff member said that site is not as far along as the work at Prairieville but that both sites “will have fully functioning cafeterias and kitchens for the upcoming school year.”

The update thanked students, parents and staff for their patience while some lunches have been held in gymnasiums during construction and closed by asking the community to watch for future project videos.

No formal board actions, votes or contract awards were described in the update. The speaker framed the remarks as an informational progress report rather than a request for formal approval or a change in the bond program.

Project highlights

- Knight Ridge Elementary: work described as wrapping up; grand opening anticipated in August (year not specified in the update).
- Second middle school: active construction (sheetrock, road gravel, tennis court pad); front faces fourth- and fifth-grade center on Covell; anticipated completion “by this time next year” with opening for 2026-27 school year.
- Veil Elementary: cafeteria expansion and kitchen renovation to add space, cafeteria restrooms and a larger serving area; described as progressing nicely.
- Deer Creek Elementary: cafeteria expansion and kitchen renovation under way; not as far along as Prairieville site, but expected to be functional for the upcoming school year.

Context: the projects described are part of a bond measure the speaker said the community passed in 2022. No dollar amounts, contract vendors, or formal vote results were provided in the update.