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Long-term Facilities News

Background information and previous headlines . . .

Results from April Bond Election
May 1, 2011 - The results from King County Elections show an approval rating of 56.44% for our school bond, which fell short of the 60% requirement needed to pass a school bond.

Board Votes to Run Bond Again in April
March 11, 2011 - After February's near miss by one vote, voters will have another opportunity to consider school bond ...

Election Recount Finalized
March 08, 2011 - The King County Elections canvassing board confirmed that their recount of the Snoqualmie Valley bond election ballots did not change the outcome of the February 8 election. ...

Bond Results and Recount Certification
February 23, 2011 - The February 8 election results were finalized, 59.99 YES and 40.01% NO. A group of citizens organized and collected donations to initiate a hand recount of the votes . . .

February 8, 2011 School Bond Facts
January 7, 2011- School Bond Facts for the February 8, 2011 election. . .

School Board Approves Bond Measure
October 21, 2010 - A capital bond, which will address overcrowding at Mount Si High School, will go before local voters in February . . .

School Bond Recommendation
October 7, 2010 - Preliminary recommendation for a 2011 bond to alleviate high school overcrowding ...

New Middle School Design
September 24, 2010 - View architectural planning for a new middle school that adapts the TFMS design prototype to district-owned land in Snoqualmie ...

9th Grade Campus Recommended for 2013
September 10, 2010 - The High School Educational Program Study Committee (HSEPSC) recommends a 9th Grade Campus and additional high school program enhancements...

High School Education Program Study Committee update and timeline
August 5, 2010 - Overview of summer progress; Committee recommendation coming mid-September on high school programming to be offered at SMS for students in grades 9-12 by 2013...

High School Education Program Study presentation
March 26, 2010 - Presentation to the School Board 3/25 regarding the new committee's charge, composition and timeline.

Future Facilities Recommendation Approved
March 12, 2010 - School Board approved the recommendation of the Long-term Facilities Planning Committee, to utilize the SMS location as an extension of Mount Si High School for instruction in grades 9-12, by the fall of the 2013-14 school year when overcrowding at the high school will reach a critical level.

Long-term Facilities Planning Committee Presents Final Recommendation to School Board
February 11, 2010 - The district's Long-term Facilities Planning (LTFP) Committee presented its final recommendation: Annexation of SMS to Mount Si High School and Building a Replacement Middle School on land the district already owns on Snoqualmie Ridge as the preferred solution to meet the future enrollment needs of our district for the next ten years.

Long-term Facilities Planning Committee recommends two models
November 12, 2009 - School Board agrees to narrow the focus of its research efforts on the two models that surfaced as the most viable solutions to address the long-term facility needs of our schools: Expansion of Mount Si HIgh School and Annexation of SMS to High School and Building a Replacement Middle School.

Facility Solutions Explored
June, 2009 - Utilizing the enrollment data, the LTFP committee developed five different modesls as potential solutions to address the near and fugure enrollment grow at MSHS.

More Resources:

Visuals of New Middle School Design (presented 9/23/10)

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) - (updated 4/1/10 - re: facilities recommendation)

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) - (prior to 3/4/10 - re: process up to recommendation)

LTFP Committee Report to the Board - 2/11/10

Presentation on Recommendation - 2/11/10