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The time has finally arrived! 
After months of committee meetings, Open Houses, and countless discussions with architects and builders, we’re ready to see the fruits of our hard work.
Weather permitting, the Clarkson Building Project will officially begin the week of September 22nd. We kicked things off with a successful Groundbreaking Ceremony on Thursday, September 18th, which saw an excellent community turnout.
The project will be completed in phases:
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Phase 1: Construction of the new elementary building by the old gym.
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Phase 2: Addition of new offices by the gym entrance along with the enclosure of the area between the original building and the 2003 addition. During this phase we will also have a light remodel of the original 1953 building. This phase will start after Phase 1 has started.
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Phase 3: The tearing down of our current elementary building and building of a new shop along with several high school classrooms. This is tentatively to start in May of 2026 at the end of the 2025-26 school year. The completion date of Phase 3 is planned to be ready for the 2026-27 school year.
We’re excited to watch these plans take shape and look forward to sharing progress updates along the way!
6/13/2025
Hopefully everyone’s summer is going well and everyone is gearing up for Czech Days Activities festivities at the end of the month.
I wanted to update everyone on the Clarkson Public Schools building project. We have switched into the last phase of design for the building as our architects (CWP) and builders (BD) have been working with staff and engineers on putting the final touches on the classrooms and facilities. The goal is to have the design phase completed in mid-July so the plans can go out for bids. Once the bids are in and the vendor selection process has been completed the current goal is to be able to start construction in late August on the PK-3 building which will be the initial phase of the building project.
Besides the design phase work with CWP and BD, we have been busy with other projects that need to be done for the building project. The school has purchased a lot of land to the west of the school. This lot purchase will allow us to increase our staff parking lot as we will be losing some parking in front of the lobby during the project. It will also allow us to create a better driving lane for delivery trucks and improve traffic flow around the school.
We have also been working with multiple playground companies as we build a new elementary playground. The new playground will be located on the north side of the building beside the new elementary building. Besides working with the different companies we have met with the Clarkson City Council and they have agreed to be involved in our grant writing as we write grants to help fund the playground.
I will update everyone again in August!!
