Why is Service High School the districts highest priority?
In the late 1990s, the school board made a commitment to renew its high schools. This commitment has been reflected in the district’s capital improvement plans since then. Prior to then, the district focused on needed elementary school renewals. Because high schools are much larger and renewals are much more expensive, the decision was made to create master plans with phased projects spread over multiple years. Phasing also would allow classes to continue to function during construction. Built in 1971, Service started off as a junior and senior high school until junior high students moved to Hanshew in 1984. In 2000, the district created a master plan to renovate and renew the facility originally built to serve two separate programs. To date, less than 50 percent of the master plan work is completed. This remaining scope is equivalent to constructing three new elementary schools or one new middle school. Over the past few years, the district revisited Service High School renewal’s 2000
