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Queen Creek USD details Mountain Trail Academy opening, Eastmark and Chrisman additions and new bus yard
Summary
District staff told the governing board that Mountain Trail Academy will open this July, Eastmark and Chrisman high‑school additions are nearing completion, and a satellite transportation yard at Queen Creek Junior High is set to finish this month to relieve fleet parking shortages.
Amber Bridal, business and operations staff for Queen Creek Unified School District, and project manager Bob Lawson updated the governing board on construction projects the district expects to bring online this summer. Mountain Trail Academy, an SFD‑awarded elementary school in Mesa, is a 90,000‑square‑foot K–6 campus planned to serve about 1,100 students and is scheduled to welcome students in July. A preschool program has already opened at the site.
Bridal said the district received the square‑foot awards from the Schools' Facility Division and is building facilities “by their scope, meeting the dollar amount that's been awarded.” She told the board the district serves about 15,300 students across 48 square miles and…
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