News and updates about how your school bond dollars are being put to work.
- Corridor Elementary School to Close in JuneInformación en español The Eugene School Board has voted to close Corridor Elementary School at the end of this school year, in light of significantly decreased student enrollment at the small alternative elementary school and expected school funding shortfalls resulting from the coronavirus pandemic. Corridor’s enrollment had fallen by nearly half over the past several years to ...Read more...
- Bond-Funded Athletic Improvements Race Forward This SummerInformación en español Promised bond work continues while school facilities are closed Spring sports may be canceled but planned bond work marches on. Thanks to the 4J community’s support of the 2018 school bond measure, needed upgrades are being completed across the district to improve athletic facilities and support equitable athletic opportunities for all students. The packed schedule ...Read more...
- North Eugene High School Design Comes Into FocusInformación en español Architects present design of new high school building—the area’s first in more than 50 years The new North Eugene High School is one step closer to reality, thanks to voters’ approval of the 2018 school bond measure and design work by the team of Rowell Brokaw Architects and Opsis Architecture. The design team has ...Read more...
- Bond Work Springs ForwardInformación en español District has a packed schedule of school improvements slated this spring and summer Even though school facilities are closed, promised improvements continue in anticipation of our students’ return for the 2020–21 school year and beyond, many of them thanks to voter-approved bond funds. From security additions to athletic facility improvements to much-needed facility repairs, ...Read more...
- New Edison Elementary School Design Takes ShapeInformación en español Architects present design of new building The Edison Elementary School design team of Mahlum Architects and Robertson Sherwood Architects has completed design development for the new building, reflecting input received from families, neighbors and other community members. The Edison school building that will be replaced, thanks to the community’s support of the 2018 school bond ...Read more...
- Willard Swing School Taking ShapeInformación en español New space for elementary schools to open this fall Edison Elementary School will have a new temporary home this fall. Edison will move to a facility at the former Willard school site at 29th & Lincoln for two years, while the new Edison school building is constructed. Edison’s 94-year-old building at 22nd & Onyx is ...Read more...
- Contractor Chosen to Build New North Eugene High SchoolInformación en español Long established firm with local experience will serve as CM/GC Planning for the new North Eugene High School is underway. A construction manager/general contractor (CM/GC) has been selected to coordinate planning and construction of the new building: Lease Crutcher Lewis (Lewis), a construction company with offices in Eugene, Portland and Seattle, founded in 1886. Lewis’s ...Read more...
- 4J Seeks Architect for Gilham School ExpansionInformación en español District is soliciting architect proposals for school improvements Voters in Eugene School District 4J resoundingly passed the school bond measure in November 2018 to fund capital improvements for 4J schools. Bond funds will be used to construct three new school buildings, expand Gilham Elementary School, and make other capital improvements across the district. Every ...Read more...
- Contractor Sought for Gilham Elementary School ExpansionInformación en español Proposals invited for Gilham Elementary School construction manager/general contractor Gilham Elementary School will soon have more space for students. thanks to voters’ approval of the school bond measure in November 2018. The bond will fund the construction of three new school buildings, the expansion of Gilham Elementary School, and other capital improvements for all ...Read more...
- Video Cameras to Enhance School SecurityInformación en español Bond-funded camera installation nearly complete School safety is a top priority for Eugene School District 4J and for our community. Recent 4J school bond measures overwhelmingly approved by voters have included funding for school safety and security among many other important capital improvements. Now, a key school security enhancement is close to completion. Video ...Read more...