SRVHS Project Celebrates Groundbreaking Ceremony

From SRVUSD: A historic groundbreaking ceremony took place on Wednesday, May 17, 2017, at San Ramon Valley High School (SRVHS) in celebration of the beginning of the largest project funded by the $260 million Measure D Facilities bond. The event was attended by SRVUSD Board Members and Superintendent, Mayor of the Town of Danville, Contra Costa Supervisor Candace Andersen, elected officials, students, staff and parents.

“Our oldest buildings in our District will soon become our newest” said SRVUSD Superintendent Rick Schmitt. “Even though this ceremony was about breaking ground on a spectacular new classroom building, schools are only as good as their staff, students and parents. We are grateful for the voters of the San Ramon Valley for supporting school construction through the passage of Measure D.”

The SRVHS classroom building project will provide students and staff with a state-of-the-art facility to replace existing outdated buildings. The new building will stand three-stories high and house 52 classrooms. The $64 million project is projected to open for occupancy by August of 2019.

“As a student at SRVHS over 30 years ago, I studied in the single story school buildings that are being transformed into the new classroom facility,” said SRVUSD Board President Mark Jewett. “Back then, those buildings were a little outdated and dilapidated. Fast forward 30 years and you can understand we are no longer talking restoration or renovation, but transformation, and this new facility will transform teaching and learning experiences at SRVHS.”

Preparation and demolition began in the summer of 2016. The existing underground electrical system was replaced school-wide and updated to support the new building and the temporary portable classrooms. Demolition of the outdated buildings occurred next, followed by the preparation of the building pad and installation of utilities for the new building. With all of the prep work complete, construction on the building was cleared to begin in April of 2017.

For more information about all Measure D funded projects visit www.buildsrvschools.org. Community members with questions about this project can email Facilities@srvusd.net.
Photos of the event may be found at http://bit.ly/2qXsaSp

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