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School facilities update: Henrico outlines rebuilds, Living Building Project and boundary planning
Summary
Facilities staff briefed the board on 2016 and 2022 bond projects, including rebuilds at Davis and Longan, a major Virginia Randolph campus rebuild, a Living Building Project for environmental studies, and requests for staff to prepare boundary and feeder‑pattern options tied to new capacity.
Director of Facilities Susan Moore told the Henrico County School Board that multiple major construction projects funded through previous bond referenda are underway or entering design and bidding stages.
Moore reviewed active projects and timelines: Jacob L. Adams Elementary will receive an entry addition and visitor reorientation with construction through the 2026 calendar year; Virginia Randolph’s campus experienced a partial rebuild and 82,000‑square‑foot new building with the historic Building B under renovation (hard hat tour Sept. 4; ribbon cutting January 2026). Davis and Longan elementary schools are being rebuilt as two‑story prototypes (about 94,000 sq ft) with expected 2026 completion and increased capacity. Quiocassin Middle School is in design/bidding with bids due Sept. 4 and opening anticipated in 2027.
Moore also described a 15,000‑square‑foot Living Building Project for the Center for Environmental Studies that staff said is being designed to meet the Living Building Challenge; once certified, staff noted it would be the first K‑12 public school building in the world to meet that standard. Planning projects in the next bond group include Johnson Elementary renovation, a new Fairfield Area Elementary (River Mill community; planned opening 2029), and Highland Springs rebuild with design funding projected in FY 2026–27 and construction funding in FY 2027–28.
Board members used the update to raise capacity concerns for particular districts and to request staff prepare potential boundary and programmatic adjustment options to utilize capacity from Longan, Jackson Davis and Quiocassin projects. Members asked for attention to transportation, feeder patterns, program continuity and equity; staff agreed to prepare options and a community input timeline for discussion at a future fall meeting. No boundary decisions were made at this session.
Moore said many smaller capital projects are also underway across the division and that staff will bring back specific scenarios for board discussion, including public engagement plans to solicit community feedback prior to any vote on boundary changes.
