Today the foundation of our expanded building was poured! Next will come trenching for plumbing, electrical conduit and then they will pour the slab of our new building! Its so exciting to see this progress and we are very grateful for our general contractor Jordan-Wilcomb Construction for doing excellent work, keeping the site secure and having a sense of humor when balls, sticks (even rocks) fly over the fencing. It’s not easy to construct on a school site- but their team is full of good sports, who  have gotten a kick out the apology notes our students have written after the above projectiles have landed!
 
Here are a few questions we have received:
 
Q: What will be put in the strips of dirt that run along the pickup line sidewalk?
A: We are required to install a 10 foot wide landscaped strip along the sidewalk. A privacy fence will go up between our property and the neighboring property as well.
 
Q: Will the portable classrooms stay in the front parking lot?
A: No, when construction is complete they will all be removed entirely from the Anser property.
 
Q: Will we always be entering the school grounds only from 43^rd St?
A: No, that is just for this school year. We will continue to have the new drop off/pickup line, but once all of the portables are removed, we will also have some parking and the bus loading zone on 42^nd St. Bicycle traffic will also be encouraged to use 42^nd St. This will allow us to reduce congestion on just one street.
 
Q: Will all of the students use the same playground after expansion?
A: No. K-5 students will use the restored playground and a portion of blacktop area. 6^th-8^th grade students will use the newly built courtyard at the front of the building.

Linked here are the renderings of our new space!