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We expect all of our teachers to have a passion for teaching and learning and to ensure quality learning experiences in every school, every classroom, everyday, for every child. Our curriculum, programs and instructional strategies are based on best practices. Our teachers and schools are committed to making large scale improvements in closing the achievement gap for our children.

 
 

 
Making Progress at Terrace Heights

Terrace Heights Elementary
   

The Terrace Heights Elementary School (THES) replacement project continues to progress very well.  The exterior finishes have been installed (i.e., brick and siding) and the building is secure with the final windows and doors.  The contractor has begun to install final finishes in the classroom wings and classroom cabinets and casework began to arrive on site this week.  Sidewalks and asphalt paving has begun to be installed, so the site is rapidly taking shape.  Recently installation of the school’s playground equipment was completed.  This feature, coupled with the new ball wall installed on the gym’s north wall, will provide the students and the Terrace Heights community hours of outdoor enjoyment.  Over the past years, the Terrace Heights PTA has been able to save nearly $100,000 to purchase playground equipment for our children.

The newest building of the former school (built in 1996) will be incorporated into the architectural theme of the new school with installation of new brick veneer on the west side of the 1996 building.  Additionally, the space that was created when the old building was demolished will be closed in to create much needed storage space.  These improvements and some exterior finish renewals, will allow this structure to easily blend into the overall campus theme.  

 
The State Department of Ecology’s (DOE) has been working with the district to conduct a soil remediation project.  The Terrace Heights Elementary School site was a former orchard and historical tests conducted by DOE revealed that it contained elevated levels of Lead and Arsenic.  This placed the project into the DOE funding cycle that allows the district to conduct a soils remediation project in coordination with the construction of the new school.  The remediation of the site will provide the community with a finished site where the existing contamination is fully encapsulated. 

The contractor is slightly ahead of schedule and the project will be completed in early November.  The District plans to move into the facility over the Winter Break and be prepared to receive students in January 2014.

Thank you for supporting the East Valley Schools!

 
 

Sincerely,

 
John Schieche, Superintendent

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