Schools to be Repurposed

Following closures, the district will begin the process of gathering feedback from the community on what will happen at these sites in the future. Considerations could include affordable family housing, green space, parkland, or other uses that would benefit the community and the school district as a whole.

Brookside Elementary - 2026
Scholars will transition to the newly renovated space at the site that currently houses Alger Middle School.

East Leonard Elementary - 2024
Scholars will transition to Kent Hills Elementary or Coit Creative Arts Academy.

Grand Rapids Montessori Academy (Fountain) - 2026
Scholars will transition to a newly renovated PK-12 Montessori school at the site that is currently home to Riverside Middle School.

North Park Montessori - 2026
Scholars will transition to a newly renovated PK-12 Montessori school at the site that is currently home to Riverside Middle School.

North Park ECC @ Wellerwood - 2026
Scholars will transition to a newly renovated PK-12 Montessori school at the site that is currently home to Riverside Middle School.

Palmer Elementary - 2027
Scholars will transition to the new elementary school at the Aberdeen site or Kent Hills Elementary.

Sherwood Park Global Studies Academy - 2026
Scholars will transition to the newly renovated campus at Ken-O-Sha Park.

Southeast Career Pathways (Jefferson) - 2025
Scholars will transition to the former Sigsbee school after renovations are complete.

Stocking Elementary - 2024
Scholars will transition to Harrison Park Academy or Sibley Elementary.

Westwood Middle School - 2028
Scholars will transition to a new middle school program on the Union campus.

Timeline

The implementation of these changes is proposed as a carefully planned process that will span several years. The team was intentional about prioritizing renovations that result in school closures and savings to the districts. Bond dollars are released in a series of three payments over the next several years, so projects are strategically timed to coordinate with the availability of funds. The timelines in this plan are estimates that will be refined once project bids are completed and work is scheduled.

2024 - 2025

East Leonard families transition to Coit Creative Arts Academy or Kent Hills Elementary.
Stocking families transition to Sibley Elementary or Harrison Park Academy.

2025 - 2026

Alger Middle School scholars transition to the Ottawa Hills campus.
Alger Middle undergoes renovation for a new elementary school (soon to be new home to Brookside Elementary).
Innovation Central introduces a new middle school program, accepting scholars from Riverside Middle.
Ken-O-Sha Park scholars relocate to nearby Sherwood Park for one year, allowing for a complete renovation at Ken-O-Sha without impacting learning.
Riverside undergoes addition and renovation for a new Montessori campus.
Southeast Career Pathways program transitions to renovated space at the former Sigsbee School site.

2026 - 2027

Renovated Ken-O-Sha campus opens with a new environmental science program and International Baccalaureate Global Studies program.
Alger Middle opens as a new elementary school and accepts scholars from Brookside Elementary.
All PK-12 Montessori programming on the north side consolidates at the renovated and expanded Riverside Campus.

2027 - 2028

New elementary school opens behind the current Aberdeen Academy receiving PreK-5 scholars from the current Aberdeen Academy. PreK-5 scholars from Palmer Elementary move to the new elementary school or Kent Hills Elementary.
6-8 grade scholars at Aberdeen Academy transition to the new middle school program at Innovation Central.