Lake Stevens School District previews Nov. 5 bond, details capital projects and security upgrades

District planning officials outlined details and timing for several capital projects and linked those improvements to a bond measure on the Nov. 5 ballot.

Robb Stanton, the district’s Executive Director of Planning and Construction, told the board the district has replaced or is replacing fire-alarm and communication systems at several sites and is planning additional communication- and intrusion-detection upgrades at schools including Highland, Hillcrest, Lake Stevens Middle School and Cavelero Mid High. He said security cameras have been added at Lake Stevens Middle School and North Lake Middle School and listed planned work across multiple sites.

Stanton also described preliminary designs that would move forward for permitting if voters approve the bond: construction of a new elementary school and an early learning center, replacement and expansion at parts of Lake Stevens High School, and modernization projects at Skyline and other sites. He said the capital-fund overview includes impact‑fee revenue, leveraged grants and a state match program used to reimburse eligible projects identified in the 2016 bond resolution.

President Taylor thanked staff for outlining how grants, donations and impact fees are being used alongside bond funds. Director David Iseminger asked about a fiber backbone upgrade; Stanton said the work was intended for both middle schools and that district technology staff coordinated with contractors to complete the installation.

Next steps: ballots will begin to drop Oct. 18 and the bond is scheduled for the Nov. 5 ballot. The board and district staff said they are actively presenting bond details in community meetings and civic groups through the election period.