Progress continues on construction projects authorized by voters in the 2021 and 2023 school bond issues.
Brick veneer is going up on the exterior of the new Agriculture Center just southeast of Bartlesville High School. Exterior insulating finish system work will commence, and sheetrock has been going up on the upper walls of the arena above the concrete masonry unit walls. Rough-in continues on mechanical, electrical, and plumbing. The contractor plans to finish the facility in the spring of 2024.
Over at Wayside Elementary School, concrete masonry units are being installed to form the perimeter and corridor walls of the 10 new early childhood classrooms in the new addition. Eventually that will work will extend to the new art and music rooms at one end. Progress on the playground retaining wall has allowed the swings area to be reopened. The contractor hopes to have the new early childhood, music, and art classrooms completed in the spring of 2024 to facilitate interior renovations of the two existing early childhood pods into a new library and offices. In summer 2024 the cafeteria will be reworked and the current library will be renovated into two classrooms.
