News and updates about how your school bond dollars are being put to work.
- Lend Your Vision to Gilham Elementary School ImprovementsHelp envision future of Gilham facility through survey, public forum Planning for the future of Gilham Elementary is underway! Bond-funded improvements will include enclosing exterior breezeways and adding restrooms and classroom space. Construction is projected to begin in 2016. Students, teachers, parents and guardians, administrators, facilities staff, custodians, and community members alike have all been working closely ...Read more...
- 4J, YMCA Move Toward a Future Together at Roosevelt Site
School board votes to approve agreement The new Roosevelt Middle School set to open in 2016 could have a YMCA recreational facility next door, if the Eugene School Board approves a tentative agreement on the sale of the property. Eugene School District 4J and the Eugene Family YMCA have reached a tentative agreement, subject to approval by the ...Read more... - River Road School Design Firming Up
Dual immersion elementary school to be rebuilt using bond funds The aging River Road/El Camino del Río Elementary School will soon be replaced with a new building. The schematic design phase is approaching completion and construction is expected to break ground next year. Families, neighbors, and community members are invited to see the latest design work at an open house on Thursday, ...Read more... - Design Takes Shape at Arts & Technology Academy
Neighborhood middle school will be renovated and reconstructed using bond funds Families, neighbors, and community members are invited to a public meeting on December 9 about the renovation and reconstruction of the Arts & Technology Academy school building at 1650 W. 22nd Ave. The building will soon be significantly renovated, thanks to voters’ approval of the 2013 school bond measure. The ...Read more... - Thanks To Voters!
Voters approve renewing school funding Voters in Eugene School District 4J have overwhelmingly passed Measure 20-222, renewing the local option levy that helps fund the day-to-day operations of our schools. This support makes a tremendous difference for every 4J school. This is not a new tax or a tax increase, but a continuation of the local option levy that ...Read more... - New River Road School Design ProgressesNew school will be built to west of existing building The aging River Road/El Camino del Río Elementary School will soon be replaced with a new building, thanks to voters’ approval of the school bond measure in May 2013. The new school will provide better learning environments for students and will cost less to operate. The old school ...Read more...
- Property Appraisal Next Step In Roosevelt/YMCA Discussions
Impartial property valuation will inform good stewardship of public resources Eugene School District 4J will seek an independent appraisal of the property that may be sold to the Eugene Family YMCA for a new Y facility. 4J is considering selling a portion of the Roosevelt property to the Y for a new facility. Roosevelt Middle School is about ...Read more... - Next To New: Designing the Reconstruction / Renovation of Arts & Technology Academy
Community input sought at public meeting Arts & Technology Academy will soon be significantly renovated, thanks to voters’ approval of the 2013 school bond measure. Families and community members are invited to join us on September 30 for a public meeting about designing the renovation and reconstruction of the Jefferson school building, which houses Arts & Technology Academy middle school and ...Read more... - River Road School Design Taking Shape
Public invited to weigh in on design and position of new school Design for a new River Road/El Camino del Río Elementary School is underway. The new school is currently scheduled to break ground in 2015 and open in fall 2016. This schedule depends on having the location and configuration of the new school building finalized in the coming ...Read more... - Big Machines Moving at Howard Elementary School
Classrooms removed to make way for new school building to be completed during 2015–16 school year When students leave for summer vacation, contractors get to work on building repairs and renovations. Of the many projects completed this summer, one of the most dramatic is at Howard Elementary School. Students at Howard will soon have a new school ...Read more...
