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John Muir

John Muir Elementary School Early Learning Addition and Improvements

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Project Update

Major activity in April

  • Completed permanent handrails for wheelchair ramp at main entry.
  • Completed bike storage structure and roof sheathing.
  • Completed fire alarm replacement in existing building.
A room with a pitched ceiling and exposed trusses shows drywall installation in progress, with light streaming through tall windows.
Wallboard installation in PreK classroom. April 2025
Entry view of a building under construction, with exposed wood framing, wiring, and construction materials scattered throughout.
Roof over framing at the PreK entry. April 2025
Two construction workers smooth fresh concrete beneath a structure decorated with colorful murals, near a fenced playground area.
Concrete work underway in bike shelter. April 2025
A newly constructed concrete accessibility ramp with metal railings leads to the side entrance of a red-brick school, with a parking lot visible in the background.
New ADA-accessible ramp with handrails. April 2025

Major activity planned for May

  • Continue gypsum wallboard in the new addition.
  • Take down weather protection tent.
  • Begin exterior masonry installation.
  • Complete roof except for expansion joint.

About the Project

Overview

This is a project to build a 4-classroom Early Learning addition with before- and after-school childcare support spaces.

It also includes renovating the 3rd floor of the 1971 addition from open concept to 3 classrooms, upgrades to the existing fire suppression system, and loading dock upgrades. Site work includes adding modular play equipment, bicycle parking, a bicycle garden, and work on the right-of-way curb ramp.

The existing school will remain on site during the school year while construction is going on.

Funding Source: Buildings, Technology, and Academics/Athletics V Capital Levy (BTA V), approved by voters in 2022 and a Distressed Schools Grant from the State of Washington.

Timeline

construction phase graphic showing that the school is in the Construction phase
Learn what happens during these phases
  • Predesign phase: Complete
  • Schematic design phase: Complete
  • Design development phase: Complete
  • Construction documents and permitting phase: In progress
  • Bid and award phase: Complete
  • Construction phase: In progress
  • Estimated completion: Summer 2025

Construction Progress Photos

a loader is demolishing part of a brick building
Demolition to prepare for the new preschool addition – July 2024
a bucket loader is demolishing a portion of a brick building while workers spray water
Spraying water during demolition to keep dust down – July 2024
A group of large boulders set into the ground with bark around them
Boulders relocated from front of school – Sep. 2024
a large trench outside of a building with one wall open
Subgrade footings for addition – Sep. 2024
a hallway with an open ceiling under construction
Work underway on 3rd floor classroom spaces – Sep. 2024
a person stands in a mostly complete hallway with windows on each side. the ceiling has ductwork showing and the floor is protected.
Newly painted walls and window frames in 3rd floor hallway – Sep. 2024
a wooden beam with handwriting on it
Student and teacher signatures on beam – Dec. 2024
a long narrow hole next to a brick building
Excavation for wheelchair ramp – Dec. 2024
a building under construction with beams being lifted into place
Roof beams being set – Dec. 2024
a large tent
Tenting plastic on scaffold for weather protection – Dec. 2024
a partially build wall
Exterior drywall from the interior – Dec. 2024
framed walls with a plastic tent on scaffolding above
Wall framing for the staff kitchen and preschool restrooms – Jan. 2025
two people in a space with partially framed walls with a plastic tent roof
Framing walls for 2 new classrooms and staff kitchen – Jan. 2025
two scissor lifts with people and some ceiling beams above partially framed walls inside a white tent on scaffolding
Setting glulam beams for preschool classroom – Jan. 2025
copper pipes and silver ductwork in a space under construction
New piping and ductwork – Jan. 2025

Project Design

School Design Advisory Team (SDAT)

Early in the design process, representatives from the school community come together to form a school’s SDAT. SDATs typically include school and district staff, parents, and community members. Students are sometimes included for all or part of the process. The project construction managers also take part. Learn more about the John Muir SDAT.

Architect’s Drawings

simple site plan of a school
Site plan showing project area
drawing of the outside of a brick building with a flag pole and trees. people are shown walking on the side walk and walkway to the entry
Main entrance with new PreK addition to the left
drawing of a 1 story brick building with pavement in front
PreK Entry

Project Team

Project Design: Anjali Grant Design

GCCM: Absher Construction

Project Manager: Matisia Hollingsworth, mchollingswo@seattleschools.org, 206-252-0901

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