Jennie Dean Elementary rebuild runs through the whole year

What happened

Construction at Jennie Dean Elementary School was on the board's agenda at nearly every business meeting from Sept. 9, 2025 to June 9, 2026, as a standing facilities and maintenance update. In October 2025 the board also took up the new school's outdoor space, and separately followed construction of the Osbourn Connector. In January and February 2026 it took a contract worth more than $100,000 for a facility assessment and master plan onto its consent agenda, and in May 2026 it reviewed a programme of 2026 summer projects.

Why it matters to families

A school being rebuilt affects where its children go to class, how they get there and what the building looks like when they arrive. The steady run of updates shows a project the board was watching closely all year. The published record gives the item titles but no completion date, cost or opening arrangements, so families should ask the division for the current schedule.

The evidence

The board's published meeting index lists Jennie Dean Elementary construction updates on Sept. 9, Oct. 28 and Dec. 9, 2025 and on Jan. 13, Feb. 24, Apr. 28, May 19 and June 9, 2026, plus 'New Jennie Dean Elementary School Outdoor Space' on Oct. 28, 2025, 'Osbourn Connector Construction Update' on Oct. 28, 2025 and Jan. 13, 2026, a 'Contracts Over $100,000 - Facility Assessment & Master Plan' consent item on Feb. 10, 2026, and '2026 Summer Projects' on May 19, 2026.

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