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Queen Creek Unified reports progress on Mountain Trail Academy, Eastmark expansion and Queen Creek High turf project
Summary
District staff updated the governing board on multiple construction projects funded by state awards and grants, including a new elementary, secondary expansions and a $2.7 million WIFA turf grant at Queen Creek High School.
Queen Creek Unified School District staff told the governing board the district’s construction program is on schedule, including completion of a new elementary school, additions at two high schools and a turf replacement at Queen Creek High School funded by a Water Infrastructure Finance Authority grant.
Amber (staff) said Mountain Trail Academy, described in the presentation as the district’s newest elementary, is a roughly 90,000-square-foot building projected to support more than 1,100 students and is scheduled to be turned over to the district the week of May 9, 2025. She invited the public to a community sneak peek at the campus on May 13 from 4 to 6 p.m.
Bob Lawson (staff) gave room-by-room details. At Eastmark High School the district received a School Facilities Division award for 62,500 square feet that will fund a gymnasium addition, performing-arts classrooms and a second academic wing with 23 classrooms. A separate award referenced in the presentation will add about 38,000 square feet at the high school identified in the transcript as Crisman/Christman High School to support roughly 23 classrooms.
Lawson said the Queen Creek High School turf replacement is a $2,700,000 grant from the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority (WIFA). As of the update, subsurface compaction, geofabric placement and chalk pad installation were more than 75% complete and storm drain work to the retention basin was expected to finish by mid‑April.
He also reported progress on a new satellite transportation yard: rough grading, electrical trenching and stormwater drainage grading are nearly complete and CMU walls are being installed along the southeast perimeter. In response to a board question about funding for the transportation yard, Lawson said the work is funded through the district’s “adjacent ways” program to provide site access and transportation support; no additional funding details were provided during the meeting.
The presenters repeatedly described the projects as passing inspections and proceeding on schedule, with remaining items including final sidewalks, interior finishes, rooftop units and fire-alarm work. No formal board action on the projects was recorded in the transcript during this portion of the meeting.
