By SCN Staff
BAYTOWN, Texas鈥擥oose Creek Consolidated Independent School District鈥檚 (GCCISD) recently broke ground on November 18 for its new San Jacinto Elementary School in Baytown, which is located in the Houston metropolitan area.
With a completion date slated for December 2021, the approximately $22.6 million elementary school is one of the major components of the $335 million bond that the district passed in May 2019 to address its rapid growth. Driven by massive growth in southeast Houston, this property-wealthy district is projecting more than 2,250 new students over the next decade.
鈥淭he District is very excited to provide the children and families in this community a campus we know they will be proud of. It will also be an anchor in a long-awaited revitalization project for the West Baytown neighborhood,鈥� said Brenda Garcia, director of facilities planning and construction at GCCISD, in a statement.
鈥淭hrough the collaboration with community members, local businesses and the City of Baytown, the new San Jacinto Elementary School will continue its rich history and legacy.鈥�
Lockwood, Andrews & Newman (LAN) is serving as the program manager for the bond program.
鈥淭he groundbreaking of the new San Jacinto Elementary School marks an important achievement toward managing the district鈥檚 growth and providing its students the educational needs of the 21st century,鈥� said JP Grom, vice president at聽Lockwood Andrews & Newnam, Inc., in a statement.
The new campus is located just a few blocks away from the current San Jacinto Elementary, which will be retired. To ensure the campus stayed a neighborhood school, the District worked diligently with surrounding businesses to acquire the land necessary to construct the new school.
Spanning 102,000 square feet, the facility will accommodate 800 students from grades PreK-5. It includes a media center, gym, playgrounds, multiple computer labs per grade level, and an outdoor learning center.
PBK Architects is the architect on this impressive project. Marshall Construction is the general contractor.