Emerson By The Numbers
- Building Square Footage: 135,608 ft2
- Number of Teaching Spaces: 57
The referendum work for Emerson was completed during the 2025-2026 school year and covered significant upgrades in Health, Safety, and Security; Mechanical and Infrastructure; and Classroom Improvements.
Below is a list of completed projects and our plan to maintain these systems while addressing any items we could not fund with the referendum.
Health, Safety, and Security
- No abatement was needed.
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Replaced room signage.
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Replaced interior doors and hardware.
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Replaced outside fencing.
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Replaced exit signs.
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Replaced fire alarm devices.
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Replaced padding in the gym.
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Replaced room signage.
Mechanical and Infrastructure Improvements
- Replaced ceiling tile.
- Replaced flooring and carpet.
- Replaced florescent lights throughout the building with LED lights.
- Repainted the interior of the building as needed.
- Replaced acid dilution traps.
- Replaced wash fountains with sinks.
- Repaired and reconditions the fixtures of the eye washing stations.
- Replaced sinks in the science rooms.
- Replaced the pressure booster system.
- Added RPZ backflow to mop sinks.
Classroom Renovations
- Added a mother's room on the first floor.
- Added science prep spaces on the first and third floor.
- Added a small meeting room on the first floor.
- Created Special Education Life Skills suite.
- Renovated science classrooms.
- Renovated general classrooms.
- Renovated broadcasting classroom.
Following the support of our referendum, we are fulfilling our commitment to long-term fiscal responsibility by reevaluating our 30-year facility roadmap. We have partnered with McKinstry, a leading strategic facility planning partner, to perform independent, third-party engineering assessments of our building systems. This partnership provides the District with a live system for tracking asset health and remaining life, allowing us to stay ahead of repairs and protect the community's investment in our schools for decades to come.
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Field Engineering
June 2026
McKinstry engineers begin a comprehensive physical assessment of all eight District schools to catalog every major building system (HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and roofing).
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immediate tracking
Summer 2026
New equipment installed during recent construction projects is added to our 30-year roadmap to ensure we are tracking its health from day one.
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Financial Modeling
Fall 2026
Field data is analyzed to determine the observed remaining life of our assets.
This phase involves building a customized financial dashboard to predict repair costs and prioritize work based on educational impact.
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Plan Finalized
Fall 2026/Winter 2027
The Board of Education will review the final report and refined 30-year plan.
This data-driven roadmap will be used to guide all future capital budget decisions.
Once the McKinstry study is finished, we will add the projects that were not included in the referendum here.
Emerson's Construction Budget
| Total construction budget | toTal Cost Via RFP |
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| $12,062,007 | *$12,047,413 |
*For the purpose of this illustration, we have combined all the work being funded by the referendum and our Capital Fund 60.
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