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Traverse City Area Public Schools (TCAPS) passed a $107 million bond campaign in 2018. One of the capital goals is the construction of a new Montessori-style school for toddlers through middle schoolers. The new 2-story school will be built on vacant, district-owned land, northeast of West Middle School near
the intersection of Franke and Silver Lake Rds. It will replace the current TCAPS Montessori Glenn Loomis School on
Oak Street, which is housed in a much older building.
The $16 million, ~86,000 SF project is one of the biggest standalone projects included in the bond planning. It will include 22 classrooms, a gymnasium, cafetorium, media center, commons space, science lab, and music rooms, along with administrative and support space. The design team is a partnership between local firm Cornwell Architects and Kalamazoo-based Diekema Hamann. The CM is Kalamazoo-based Miller Davis. Bids were opened yesterday, and contracts are expected to be awarded in early March. Some site work already commenced last year, in anticipation of construction beginning this spring. The facility is scheduled to open in time for the Fall 2022 school year.
Source: TCAPS | Courtesy DHAE & Cornwell Architects