Shoreline High Schools Receiving More Than $37.7 Million From State School Construction Assistance Program

The Shoreline School District will receive more than $37.7 million from the state School Construction Assistance Program for the modernization/replacement of Shorecrest and Shorewood High Schools.

Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn announced the Shoreline projects would be a part of more than $313 million in school district capital construction money made available by the Legislature and approved by the Governor for the 2011-13 biennium.

The state funding will be combined with the $150 million bond issue approved by Shoreline School District voters in February 2010 for the rebuilding of Shorecrest and Shorewood.

Approval for funding was determined by a number of factors. The district must have local funds available and needed to have applied to the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction for the project.
The Shorecrest project will receive $18.675 million for replacement of existing buildings and nearly $740,000 for modernization of the school's theater. Shorewood will receive $18.335 million for replacement of existing buildings.

The Shorecrest and Shorewood projects are already designed and preliminary site work has begun at both locations.

At Shorecrest, portable classrooms have been placed in the current southeast parking area for use by students during the construction. Classroom furniture and equipment was moved from the existing Shorecrest portables and the school's H wing to the new portables when the school year ended in June. Site preparation for the new Shorecrest gymnasium includes demolition of the existing portables and H wing, and installation of new utilities.

At Shorewood, the former wood shop area has been renovated to provide temporary classroom space for use during construction of the new building, and temporary portable classrooms have been placed on the school's field. Site preparation work at Shorewood this summer includes demolition of the existing portables and a portion of the 100-wing, grading and installation of underground utilities.

Go to the high school modernization page at: http://www.shorelineschools.org/modernization/