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GRPS board approves three‑site Montessori concept and advances Alexander, Stocking reuse recommendations
Summary
The Grand Rapids Public Schools board approved a revision to the district’s Facilities Master Plan to pursue a three‑site Montessori program and heard staff recommendations to move Alexander toward sale to LifeQuest Urban Outreach and Stocking toward purchase by West Grand Neighborhood Association; the board scheduled further contract negotiations and a June vote on sale/lease terms.
The Grand Rapids Public Schools Board of Education on May 11 approved a concept-level revision to the Facilities Master Plan to create a three-site Montessori pathway and accepted staff recommendations to continue contract negotiations for reuse of the former Alexander and Stocking school sites.
The board’s adoption covers the concept — not final designs — for a PK–6 campus at Riverside, a PK–6 campus at Ridgemoor Park and a Montessori middle/high program in the Fountain Building. Staff told trustees the Riverside campus could open in 2028, the Fountain Building renovations would be completed in a later phase and the Ridgemoor work would be done across two summers. District presenters estimated renovations for the three sites at about $35,000,000, roughly $3,000,000 above the $32,000,000 allocation in the reimagined bond; staff said savings from other completed projects and interest earnings…
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