Construction: Nearing the final lap

Thanks to the voter-approved bond in February 2018, the Kelso community has benefited from modernized schools and athletic facilities. Since spring of 2018 we have either been planning for or actively in construction. The result is modern, efficient learning spaces for Kelso students with enhanced security and technology that Kelso can be proud of. We’ve done a lot, and by the end of Summer 2024, 100 percent of our bond promises will be fulfilled. All school modernizations and replacements will be completed and upgrades to the stadium, high school practice fields, and middle school track and field will be complete. We anticipate by fall of 2024, all remaining projects within the bond program will have been completed or be in final closeout. The following are updates on our six bond priorities.

SAFETY and SECURITY

Completed:

• District-wide phone system/communications upgrade/ improvement/replacement

• Security upgrades including cameras and access control at Butler Acres, Carrolls, Coweeman, KHS and stadium

• Newly constructed schools (Lexington and Wallace) set safety standards for the district

• Barnes and Huntington: security upgrades

In Progress:

• Rose Valley: security upgrades and accessibility through Summer 2024 during modernization

TWO SCHOOL REPLACEMENTS

Completed:

• Wallace and Lexington

SCHOOL MODERNIZATIONS

Completed:

• Butler Acres, Carrolls, and Huntington

In Progress:

• Rose Valley through Summer 2024

• Coweeman mechanical upgrades through Summer 2023

ADDING and UPDATING CLASSROOMS

Completed:

• KHS Career and Technical Education (CTE) projects

• Butler Acres classrooms replacing portables

Longview Public Schools

Dan Zorn Superintendent