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Norwin Board hears Knight Stadium pre-construction update; athletic schedules to shift
Summary
Superintendent Dr. McCracken said Knight Stadium site preparation will include equipment removal, traffic and safety planning and that the district is arranging alternative facilities for 2026 games and practices, reducing some community field availability.
At a Norwin School District board meeting this evening, Superintendent Dr. McCracken outlined pre-construction plans for Knight Stadium and said the project will affect athletic schedules and community field availability beginning with the 2026 seasons.
Dr. McCracken said the district is preparing the site by arranging storage and disposal of equipment and reviewing traffic patterns because “the construction area is going to, go into the parking lot a little bit.” He said staff will meet this week and will hold additional planning sessions over the next several weeks to finalize those preparations.
The report said safety planning will include signage and occupancy controls focused on construction-worker safety and campus access. “It is going to be disruptive. It is going to create situations that are less than ideal,” Dr. McCracken said. “And I think if we just all continue to communicate, ask questions, and work with 1 another, we'll get through it together.”
On scheduling, Dr. McCracken said the athletic department, led by Mr. Burrell, is working with nearby districts to identify facilities for games and to arrange where teams can practice. Because some sports require track or turf surfaces, the district expects to use other indoor and outdoor fields more than usual and to form partnerships for game sites.
The district said it will use the facility identified in the report as “Lehi Town” for both indoor and outdoor needs; that change will reduce the hours available there for community programs. The district said it has sought to increase community access at three elementary buildings to offset that loss.
The board did not take a construction vote this evening; the superintendent described the briefing as preparatory and said staff will communicate scheduling and access details to families once plans are finalized.
