Kelso School District Facility Bond Updates

On February 13, 2018, the Kelso community approved a 96.6 million capital bond (thank you!) to make some much needed improvements to our schools. This website, WeAreKelso.org, is where you can find out what’s happening with the process and follow each of the projects.

What's happening?

Live-streaming Wallace construction

See progress on the new Wallace Elementary in real time at bit.ly/WallaceLive

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Recent News

First load of lumber arrives at Wallace!

Sep 26, 2019

The first load of lumber arrived at Wallace Elementary yesterday! Time to bookmark the live-stream camera (bit.ly/WallaceLive) there and watch the building as it rises. (Photo courtesy of FORMA Construction)

Kelso School District students and staff invited to design mascot for Lexington Elementary

Sep 25, 2019

As construction on the new state-of-the-art Lexington Elementary School building begins, we're looking to students and staff to help construct the school’s personality. The district is opening up the opportunity for students in grades 6 through 12 and all district...

Great turnout for Lexington groundbreaking!

Sep 19, 2019

The rain stopped just long enough for us to commemorate the groundbreaking of our new Lexington Elementary with a true Northwest sky backdrop. Families walked, drove and rode their bikes to join the celebration. Members from our construction team (which includes...

Improvement Updates

Click to see the latest updates about these improvements.

Safety & Security

$7.5 million

Door access control, video surveillance, exterior lighting, communications systems

Adding & Updating Classrooms

$11.1 million

Elimination of portables, added classrooms, updated career and technical classrooms

Three School Replacements

$92.9 million

Repurpose Catlin Elementary for non K-12 use and replace with a new school on Lexington property. Rebuild Beacon Hill and Wallace Elementary on their existing sites.