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Board hears plan to add grades 62D8 at Crystal Lake Elementary; asks for more data before committing to full build

5786090 · September 17, 2025
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District staff presented a multi-year plan to convert Crystal Lake Elementary to a K2D8 campus and seek master planning and design services; the board asked for more migration, impact-fee and cost information and directed staff to return with proposals for adding a sixth-grade class next year.

District staff presented a proposal on Sept. 16 to add grades 6 through 8 at Crystal Lake Elementary and asked the board whether to move forward with master planning and design services for a full K2D8 conversion.

Assistant superintendent/facilities lead Mark Seacrest said the plan under consideration would eventually add 288 students (4 classrooms per grade for grades 62D8) and could require a new gym, cafeteria-side expansion, upgrades to HVAC/chillers and other support spaces. Seacrest estimated a full buildout could be on the order of $30 million but said that figure was a preliminary, high-level projection and that detailed…

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