Kicking off what will be a historic year for the future of Upper Arlington Schools, the first new and renovated learning spaces in the first phase of the community-developed facilities master plan opened to students and staff on February 18, 2020, at Tremont Elementary School.

“This is a very exciting year for our schools and our community as we will see the completion of three projects in the first phase of the master plan,” said Superintendent Paul Imhoff, Ed.D. “These new learning spaces represent our community’s commitment to building our future for the students of today and generations to come.”

At Tremont, the kindergarten and media center addition and the renovated second floor learning spaces opened just after the Presidents Day holiday. Work at Tremont will continue through the summer to renovate the first floor classrooms. By the start of the 2020-2021 school year in August, the Tremont project and the new Greensview and Wickliffe Progressive elementary schools will be completed and those new and renovated learning spaces will open to students and staff.

“These spaces are the future of learning in Upper Arlington, and it will be exciting to begin to see the impact that has on our students,” added Andy Hatton, Ed.D., associate superintendent of learning and leadership.

The Tremont addition, with five new classrooms and 7,000 total square feet, is much-needed at this school, which has experienced significant enrollment growth over the past decade. Districtwide, enrollment has grown by 8 percent, or about 500 students, to 6,171 students over the past 10 years. Projections indicate even more significant growth — up to 21 percent, or approximately 1,300 students — over the next decade. 

The renovation part of the project at Tremont includes all new mechanical, electrical and plumbing — a financially sound investment by our community for the long-term operations of the school, Imhoff said.

All of the projects in the first phase of the master plan, he added, remain on budget and on schedule for completion over the next two years.

As the renovation work at Tremont moves to the first-floor classrooms, contractors continue to make significant progress on the new Upper Arlington High School, the new Greensview and Wickliffe, and the addition and renovation project at Barrington Elementary School.  Work on the new Windermere Elementary School will begin this summer.

For monthly construction updates, photo galleries and a timeline, please visit www.uaschools.org/facilities.

Upcoming Construction Events

 

Please mark your calendars for these upcoming events, and watch your mailbox and our website this spring and summer for more details!

Sunday, April 26 - Wickliffe Progressive Elementary School open house
Sunday, April 26 - Windermere Elementary School groundbreaking ceremony and open house
Saturday, May 2 - Greensview Elementary School open house
Sunday, August 16 - Grand opening for Greensview, Tremont and Wickliffe elementary schools