District 11 outlines $26 million Jenkins Middle School rebuild plan, aims for partial occupancy in August 2025

Colorado Springs School District 11 on April 23 received a construction update and concept design for the Jenkins Middle School repairs and partial rebuild, including schedule, stabilization work and a preliminary budget estimate. District staff and the districts design-construction partners told the board they are moving to fast-track work to achieve partial occupancy for the rebuilt space in August 2025 and full occupancy in August 2026.

What the plan covers - Immediate stabilization and demolition: Contractors reported demolition permits are in hand and that crews have begun demolition in the media center and other interior areas. The team said the building shows localized settlement and that the project will remove slabs in affected areas and replace them on micropiles (nitropiles) to isolate new structural slabs from unstable soils. - Phasing to protect school operations: The plan calls for building a new two-story academic addition on the south side of the campus while preserving other teaching areas for occupied use. The districts plan uses a temporary…