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ANOKA
-
HENNEPIN
SCHOOL
ON ANOKA-HENNEPIN SCHOOLS
DISTRICT
FALL 2018
New elementary schools, high schools
under construction as Fit for the Future
projects take shape
Schools under
construction,
but the show
must go on
By Superintendent
David Law
Portable classrooms have been removed and the foundation is being set for the classroom addition at Anoka High School (left), and relocation
of the main entrance at Coon Rapids High School, projects to improve safety and security for students, staff and visitors (right).
When voters approved the Fit for the Future referendum in November 2017, energy quickly shifted from
planning to project construction. Today, as new elementary schools in Blaine and Ramsey are sprouting out of
the ground, construction improvement projects are underway at all five traditional high schools in the district.
These seven projects are the start of four years of construction in Anoka-Hennepin schools, a phase one
grouping of projects totalling $150 million. Projects in the Fit for the Future plan will create safe and secure
learning environments by removing 62 portable classrooms across the district, construct additional schools
and classroom space, provide solutions for maintaining quality schools at every building in the district, and
address class sizes at all levels. Residents can keep up to date on project progress on the district website at
ahschools.us/construction. n
2018
2019
Andover High School
2020
2021
Andover High School
Anoka High School
The majority of projects in the Fit for the
Future plan are expected to be completed in
two-phases over four years. The $249 million
investment in district facilities will program
$150 million in phase one with the remainder
in the second phase. The district is providing
construction management with existing staff
and resources, a factor that directs voter
approved funds directly to projects.
Anoka Middle School for the Arts
Blaine High School
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Blaine High School
CBPA/Jackson Middle School
Champlin Park High School
Coon Rapids High School
Coon Rapids High School
New elementary school
New elementary school
River Trail Learning Center
All district schools
Perhaps you have heard the
phrase “the show must go
on?” Typically used in show
business or theatre, this
phrase means that regardless
of what happens, whatever
show has been planned still
needs to be completed. Now
it has become more broadly
applied to other industries.
With construction projects
starting in all areas of our
district, Anoka-Hennepin staff
have taken on the mantra,
vowing to work through any
challenges that may be
presented to deliver quality
education for their students.
Under normal circumstances,
school construction projects
would be completed over the
summer months when students
and staff are mostly away
from school sites.
These are not normal
circumstances in Anoka-
Hennepin.
This fall, construction
projects approved by voters
in the Fit for the Future
referendum are in full swing
at Anoka, Blaine and Andover
high schools and about to hit
the full construction phase at
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