2020 Summer Five Star Journal - Special Edition
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Bond work continues as planned<br />
Construction, school and facility bond improvements move forward amid changes<br />
The presence of COVID-19 this spring across the state and metro area presented a number of<br />
challenges and changes including the end of in-person learning for students in <strong>Five</strong> <strong>Star</strong> Schools.<br />
While the district’s ongoing bond improvement program wasn’t free of the challenges presented<br />
by this new reality, construction and planning work was able to move forward.<br />
“It’s been a collaborative effort between our Construction and Facilities Design team and our<br />
architects and contractors to keep these important school improvements moving forward during<br />
these uncertain times,” said Adams 12 <strong>Five</strong> <strong>Star</strong> Schools Construction Manager Tim Dolezal. “I’m<br />
proud of our entire team for doing the necessary work to ensure the continued success of the<br />
district bond program.”<br />
Some of the new realities in construction projects include contractors wearing additional<br />
protective gear such as face coverings and maintaining adequate social distancing. The district has<br />
also closely monitored the potential for labor shortages and delays in the delivery of materials.<br />
FutureForward at Washington Square<br />
Construction on the new FutureForward at Washington Square career and technical education<br />
campus, which began in <strong>Summer</strong> 2019, continued at a steady pace in Spring <strong>2020</strong> with substantial<br />
completion of the nearly 50,000-square-foot building planned for early August.<br />
The new campus, located near 126th Avenue and Washington Street in Thornton, is scheduled to<br />
open in Fall <strong>2020</strong> and is expected to increase career and technical education (CTE) opportunities<br />
for district students by as much as 80 percent. More than 500 students were enrolled in programs<br />
at the new campus as of early May.<br />
The campus will offer existing district CTE programs such as construction trades, welding, an<br />
introductory diesel mechanic course and EMT training. Programming will expand to include<br />
criminal justice, forensic science and fire science programs as well as an advanced diesel mechanic<br />
program.<br />
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