Two rounds of applause rang out in the West Ada board room on Monday night as trustees gave the go-ahead for two major building projects.
The school board authorized the district to proceed with the design, bidding and project development for a complete rebuild of Lake Hazel Elementary and the conversion of a large vacant warehouse into classroom and lab space for career and technical education programs.
While the district’s enrollment has been in decline in recent years, some pockets in the large district are growing rapidly and schools are becoming overcrowded.
Rebuilding an elementary school
The district has addressed that overcrowding on the west side, with the new Independence Elementary opening this fall in Star, and now the district is addressing the south side by rebuilding Lake Hazel Elementary in Boise…