SM East-area schools getting improvements over summer

Belinder Elementary is getting an addition for new kindergarten classrooms.

Four local schools are receiving significant facility additions or improvements over the summer break. They are:

• Belinder, which is receiving a four-classroom kindergarten and elevator addition. Crews are also upgrading the kitchen and expanding the multi-purpose room. The project will add approximately 10,000 square feet to the building. The project cost is $1.8 million.
• SM East, which is receiving a new track. Additionally, an air handler in the auditorium is being replaced. The track project is budgeted at $450,000 and the air handler at $140,000.
• Prairie, which is having its chiller and cooling tower replaced at a budgeted cost of $264,000.
• Briarwood, which is having a hot water boiler replaced at a cost of approximately $77,000.