St. Lucie Public Schools Archives - 91Ƶ /tag/st-lucie-public-schools/ K-12 + Higher Education Market Coverage Wed, 09 Sep 2026 18:08:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.5 /wp-content/uploads/2026/01/cropped-SCN_favicon-32x32.png St. Lucie Public Schools Archives - 91Ƶ /tag/st-lucie-public-schools/ 32 32 St. Lucie Public Schools Breaks Ground on New 215,000-Square-Foot K-8 Campus /2026/09/03/st-lucie-public-schools-breaks-ground-on-new-215000-square-foot-k-8-campus/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:50:41 +0000 /?p=55706 St. Lucie Public Schools has broken ground on a new 215,000-square-foot K-8 campus in Fort Pierce designed to replace aging school facilities and create a modern learning environment for approximately 1,800 students.

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  • Project:New Fort Pierce K-8 School
  • Location:St. Lucie County, Fla.
  • Size:215,000 square feetacross six buildings
  • Capacity:Approximately 1,800 students
  • Architect:SpiezleArchitectural Group
  • Construction Manager: The Morganti Group Inc.
  • Key spaces:Academic environments, gymnasium,auditoriumand supporting facilities
  • Project goal:Replace aging schools with a unified,flexibleand resilient K-8 campus

LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. — St. Lucie Public Schools has broken ground on a new 215,000-square-foot K-8 campus in Fort Pierce designed to replace aging school facilities and create a modern learning environment for approximately 1,800 students.

District leaders joined project architectSpiezleArchitectural Group and other members of the project team for a groundbreakingceremonyJuly 27. The new campus willconsolidatestudents into a unified K-8 environment intended to serve families in the Fort Pierce community for generations.

The project encompasses six buildings supporting academics,recreationand broader school community activities. Plans include contemporary instructional spaces as well as a gymnasium,auditoriumand supporting facilities designed to accommodate students across multiple grade levels.

Spiezle Architectural Group is providing design services for the project. The construction manager is The Morganti Group, Inc.

Creating a Flexible K-8 Environment

The campus isbeing designedaroundflexibility,safetyand long-term adaptability. Academic and support spaces will accommodate the different developmental and educational needs of elementary and middle school students while connecting them within a single campus community.

Resilience is also acomponentof the design, reflecting the importance of durable educational infrastructure in Florida and the district’s goal of creating a facility capable of serving the community over the long term.

“Breaking ground on the new Ft. Pierce K-8 School marks an exciting step forward for St. Lucie Public Schools and the families it serves,” said Steven G. Siegel, AIA, LEED AP, principal atSpiezleArchitectural Group. “This campus is designed to help connect a learning community that will give 1,800 students safe, flexible and inspiring spaces to learn, grow and thrive.”

The new school continues an existing relationship betweenSpiezleand St. Lucie Public Schools focused on adaptable K-8 and K-12 learning environments.

During the groundbreaking ceremony,Spiezlerepresentatives presented St. Lucie Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Jon R. Prince with a commemorative gold shovel recognizing the project milestone and collaboration between the district and project team.

Editor’s Note: A previous version of this article incorrectly listed Wharton Smith as the construction manager on the project. The Morganti Group Inc. is the construction manager. 91Ƶ regrets this error.

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