Prop S

Aug. 1, 2024

Construction work on Prop S, Pattonville’s $111 million no-tax-rate-increase bond issue, continues into it second summer. Voters in Pattonville approved Prop S in 2022 with a 79.4% favorable vote. Prop S will fund projects at every school in Pattonville, including adding classrooms to address growth in student enrollment; providing safety and maintenance improvements; and updating school facilities to meet teaching and learning needs. Approval of the bond issue did not increase the district’s tax rate. 

Work that began last summer on storm shelter additions at Bridgeway, Parkwood and Willow Brook elementary schools and the new gym at Holman Middle School is expected to be completed at the beginning of the school year. Additionally, interior renovations at those schools have been completed (see list at right). This will mark the conclusion of the first phase of construction on Prop S.

As previously announced, Phase 2 was separated into two stages. Work on Phase 2A began this summer. That work includes renovations to the science labs and family and consumer science (FACS) labs at Pattonville High School. All FACS labs and half of the science labs are scheduled to be renovated this summer and the other half will be completed next summer. The FACS cooking spaces were last updated prior to 2000 and the science labs are seeing their first renovation since being built in 2001.

Also as part of Phase 2A, work began this summer to transition Holman’s former Gym B for use by the district printing and transportation departments. Gym B, located next to the district’s current transportation department, will include new office space for transportation as well as four bays that will be used for bus maintenance. The building will also house the district’s printing department, which is currently located near Pattonville Heights Middle School. Upon completion of the renovations, the current printing facility will be demolished and used for additional parking at Heights.

School administrators with buildings in Phases 2B and 3 have been continuing discussions with their school improvement teams (SIT) and school communities to ensure planned work meets the needs of the school.

Design has begun on projects in Phase 2B, which will include work at early childhood, Drummond and Rose Acres elementary schools, Pattonville Heights Middle School and the remaining projects at Holman. 

Phase 3 projects remain the same and include improvements at the Academy of Innovation at Remington and remaining projects at the high school. Design on that is expected to begin in early 2025. Construction on Phase 2B and Phase 3 is expected through 2027.

Changes to the Prop S timeline are due to challenges impacting the construction field, primarily labor shortages. Additional delays are due to continued supply chain issues. As was regularly reported, supply issues started during the pandemic and are still being felt. Areas primarily being impacted are mechanical industries, like HVAC and electrical, as well as items that use computer chips. This is resulting in longer project timelines and the potential for interruptions to daily school operations. 

Summer 2024 Construction Work

Phase 1 Work

Bridgeway Elementary School

• Stage addition in the gym was completed in early 2024.
• Office renovations are taking place this summer.
• Construction on the storm shelter building addition is nearing completion.

Parkwood Elementary School

• Office renovations, including making a more secure entry into the building, was completed last fall.
• Construction on the storm shelter building addition is nearing completion.

Willow Brook Elementary School

• Renovation on the new art classrooms and the cafeteria expansion were completed last fall. 

• Relocation of the front office and counseling and nurse’s spaces were completed this spring.
• Construction on the storm shelter building addition is nearing completion.

Holman Middle School

• Renovations to Gym A, including more efficient locker rooms and health spaces, was completed last fall.
• Construction on the storm shelter gym B addition is nearing completion.

Phase 2A Work

Pattonville High School

Renovations to the science labs and family and consumer science (FACS) labs are in progress. The FACS labs and half of the science labs will be renovated this summer and the other half will be completed next summer.

Printing and Transportation (formerly Holman Gym B)

Renovations to convert Gym B for district printing and transportation facilities began this summer. The site will include four bus bays and house the printing department once completed.

 

Parkwood Elementary School

 

Holman Middle School

Bridgeway Elementary School

 

Willow Brook Elementary School

June 1, 2023

Work on Prop S, Pattonville’s $111 million no-tax-rate-increase bond issue, has begun. Voters in Pattonville approved Prop S in 2022 with a 79.4% favorable vote. Prop S work will fund projects at every school in Pattonville, including adding classrooms to address growth in student enrollment; providing safety and maintenance improvements; and updating school facilities to meet teaching and learning needs. Approval of the bond issue did not increase the district's tax rate. Work on the storm shelter additions at Bridgeway, Parkwood and Willow Brook elementary schools and the new gym at Holman Middle School is underway. Additionally, interior renovations at Parkwood, Willow Brook and Holman are also in progress. 

In May, demolition began on the lower level of Gym A at Holman. This work is the first step in construction that will take place at Holman. Gym A will be renovated to provide more efficient locker rooms and health spaces. Additionally, a new gym will be built and attached to the main building, replacing the currently disconnected Gym B. This new addition, which is a storm shelter, will allow for students to attend gym without leaving the building. Site preparations on the new gym will begin in June and are expected to be completed towards the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year. Once completed, renovations will begin on the current Gym B site to adapt its use for the Pattonville printing department and for additional garage space for the transportation department. The space will include four bays and the two bays in the current garage will become wash bays.

Additional timeline updates have been made to the storm shelter additions at Bridgeway, Parkwood and Willow Brook. Site preparation on all three additions will begin this summer. During this time, foundation work will begin and the concrete panels that make up the building will be made and shipped. Once those panels arrive, they will be assembled, which takes about three weeks, the concrete roof will be poured and interior work can begin. Below are the timelines for the elementary school building additions and related building renovations, which are dependent on weather conditions.

• At Bridgeway, construction on the exterior paneling is expected to begin in February 2024 and be complete by December of that year. The library will move to the main level of the addition and the lower level will house the music room and flex space. The current library will become a STEM room and SSD resource area. Renovating the library and STEM classroom is scheduled to be completed in August 2024. 

• At Parkwood Elementary School, exterior paneling work is scheduled to begin in December and is expected to be completed in October 2024. The addition will house three flex classroom spaces on the first floor and art and music will move to the second floor of the addition. The current art room will become a grade-level classroom and the music room will become additional offices and meeting space. Also at Parkwood, office renovations will begin this summer and are expected to be completed by October. Changes include making a more secure entry to the building so all visitors must enter through the office before gaining access to the rest of the building.

• At Willow Brook, construction on the addition is expected to begin in January 2024 and be completed by that November. Music will move to the first floor of the addition and the library will move to the second floor. 

• Also in June, renovation work will begin on the new art classrooms and the cafeteria expansion. These spaces will be complete by the beginning of the 2023-2024 school year. The relocation of the front office and counseling and the nurse’s spaces will begin in August and is scheduled to be completed in January 2024.

In addition to these updates, the timeline for work on phases 2 and 3 have been revised. Phase 2 has been split into two stages, 2A and 2B. The first stage will include updates to the Pattonville High School science and family and consumer sciences (FACS) labs and work on the current Holman Gym B for its transformation for use by the printing and transportation departments. Design work on Phase 2A has begun and bidding for that work should start this fall, with construction to be computed before the beginning of the 2025-2026 school year. 

The second stage, Phase 2B, will include work at early childhood, Drummond and Rose Acres Elementary Schools, Pattonville Heights Middle School and the remaining projects at Holman. Design on that work will start in 2024 and construction will go through 2026. Phase 3 projects remain the same and include improvements at Remington Traditional School and remaining projects at the high school. Design on that is expected to begin in early 2025 and be completed in 2027.

Changes to the Prop S timeline is due to challenges impacting the construction field, primarily labor shortages. Those shortages are caused by two challenges: decreasing employees in the field and an increase in construction projects. Additional delays are due to continued supply chain issues. As was regularly reported, supply issues started during the pandemic, and the ripple effect is still being felt. Areas primarily being impacted are mechanical industries, like HVAC and electrical, as well as items that use computer chips. This is resulting in longer project timelines and the potential for interruptions to daily school operations.

Because the construction timeline has been extended, Pattonville will use the added time to connect with the school improvement teams (SIT) who have projects in Phase 2B and Phase 3 to ensure that planned work continues to meet the needs of the school. Click here to see a gallery of work from summer 2023.

November 17, 2022 

Planning is underway for Prop S, Pattonville’s $111 million no-tax-rate-increase bond issue, and construction on some projects is expected to begin at the end of this school year. Prop S work will be broken into three phases and projects for each phase will take about a year and half to complete from design to the end of construction. Currently, Pattonville is in the final design stage and beginning the bid stage of phase one. Due to increased construction costs and projected costs for projects, some items from the original districtwide facilities master plan, such as renovating classrooms for collaborative teaching, will be completed using district operating funds or added to a future bond issue.

Phase One

Projects included in phase one are building additions and improvements at Bridgeway, Parkwood and Willow Brook elementary schools and construction of the new gym at Holman Middle School and improvements to the main gym. Nationally, building code requires that educational facilities with more than 50 occupants must have a safe room to protect students and staff from tornado hazards and thus, the additions at these locations will be storm shelters and have enough space for all students and staff. Construction on these additions is expected to begin in June 2023 with building of exterior framework so work can continue throughout the year and during inclement weather conditions. Projects are projected to be completed by the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year.

Phase Two

Phase two includes projects at the Pattonville Early Childhood Center, Drummond and Rose Acres elementary schools and Holman and Pattonville Heights middle schools as well as select projects at Pattonville High School. Additional work will occur to transform Holman’s gym B for use by the Pattonville printing and transportation departments and to make improvements to the maintenance building. Following completion of this work, the current printing building will be demolished to create additional parking at Pattonville Heights. 

Phase Three

Phase three includes projects at Remington Traditional School and remaining projects at the high school. 

To learn more about what is included in each phase, see the drop down menu below. 

May 12, 2022 

On May 11, the Pattonville Board of Education awarded the first round of bids to begin Prop S work. S.M. Wilson & Company was selected as the construction manager and Ittner was selected to provide architectural services. Pattonville worked with both companies in past bond issues, including Prop K that was passed by voters in 2017. Ittner was also involved in helping Pattonville develop a facilities master plan that was presented to the board, leading to Prop S being placed on the ballot.

April 6, 2022

Pattonville voters gave their support to Pattonville's Proposition S on the April 5 election ballot. Prop S is a $111 million no-tax-rate-increase bond issue, which will fund projects at every school in Pattonville, including adding classrooms to address growth in student enrollment; providing safety and maintenance improvements; and updating school facilities to meet teaching and learning needs. Approval of the bond issue will not increase the district's tax rate. In the coming weeks, Pattonville will begin planning for and scheduling projects in the bond issue. 

“It’s important to note that due to the size of this bond issue, it will likely take five or six years to complete all items on the project lists,” said Ron Orr, former chief financial officer, when the Prop S passed. “Priority will be given to completing building additions to schools to accommodate the enrollment growth Pattonville has experienced.”

A timeline for the remaining projects will be determined once design and construction teams are hired. 

After nearly 5,000 votes were cast in Tuesday's election, the bond issue received a 79.4% favorable vote. Approximately 57% was required for the measure to pass.