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Home > 2023 Bond Updates

2023 Bond Updates

2023 bond project updates with a student playing outside, a girl swimmer, and a middle school girl with a laptop

Background of the 2023 Bond Proposal

thanksIn November of 2023, the Forest Hills Public Schools community approved a bond proposal to provide $340 million to fund capital improvements through 2031. The Forest Hills Public Schools 2023 bond proposal had three key components: modernize learning spaces to prepare students for the future, improve athletics, fine arts and community facilities to enhance experiences, update infrastructure to address aging systems and inefficiencies. For additional historical information about the 2023 bond, click here.

Construction Blog

Please visit the Owen-Ames-Kimball construction blog at fhpsbondupdates.com for the latest news, photos, and video features of the work being done around our district. This construction blog provides an overview of projects from the 2023 bond and updates from the 2018 bond.

two blog images, one the inside corridor of a school with lots of sky lights and the other pictures of large boulders with a link to the construction blog site

Highlights: Northern Auxiliary Field:

 

Highlights: Eastern Baseball/Softball Fields

2023 Bond Project Schedule

Here, you will find the overall district project schedule, including estimated start and end dates for design and construction. Please note, dates are subject to change.

Construction Update Slides

The following presentations were given to the FHPS board of eduction during their committee meetings.

Projects by Attendance Area

Central Region Planned Bond Projects

Central High School Building

central high 41.2 mm: learning environments, roofing, mechanical, paving, and drone shot of the school Drone photo of Forest Hills Central Baseball fields.

Photos of building renovations and updates will be placed here.

Last Updated: INSERT DATE

Pine Ridge Elementary School Building

central middle drone shot of the school and .4mm for mechanical, paving and infrastructureCentral Middle School Building

central middle drone shot of the school and .4mm for mechanical, paving and infrastructure

Photos of building updates will be placed here.

Last Updated:INSERT DATE

Central Woodlands 5/6 School Building

central woodlands 5/6 drone shot: bond for 12.7 mm for learning environments, mechanical and playground

Photos of building updates will be placed here.

Last Updated: INSERT DATE

ada proposed project for Ada: drone pic. 11.5 MM learning environments, mechanical, paving, playgroundAda Elementary School Building

ada proposed project for Ada: drone pic. 11.5 MM learning environments, mechanical, paving, playground

Photos of building updates will be placed here.

Last Updated: INSERT DATE

Pine Ridge Elementary School Building

Pine ridge 4.8 MM for mechanical, paving, playground and drone shot of school

Photos of building updates will be placed here.

Last Updated: INSERT DATE

Thornapple Elementary School Building

thornapple drone shot of the school. $1.8MM for mechanical, paving, and playground

Photos of building updates will be placed here.

Last Updated: INSERT DATE
Eastern Region Planned Bond Projects

Eastern High School Building

drone shot of eastern high school with $16.5 mm for learning environments, roofing, paving, additional access drive potential eastern outdoor athletics $18.5MM to relocate and turf base/softball fields, expand tennis courts, and add auxiliary turf field

Photos of building updates will be placed here. See the blog update above for a rendering of the baseball/softball area.

more dirt in a field filed with dirt mounds field being plowed fencing near a tennis court

Last Updated: September 2024

Eastern Middle School Building

eastern middle $16.5MM for learning environments, roofing, paving, additional access drive and drone shot of the school

Photos of building updates will be placed here.

Last Updated: INSERT DATE

Knapp Forest Elementary School Building

Knapp Forest drone shot and $8.3mm for learning environments, mechanical, playground

Photos of building updates will be placed here.

Last Updated: INSERT DATE

Orchard View ELementary School Building

orchard view $1.9mm drone picture for mechanical, paving, playground

Photos of building updates will be placed here.

Last Updated: INSERT DATE
Northern Region Planned Bond Projects

Northern High School Building

northern high drone shot for $23.7MM for learning environments, roofing, mechanical, paving fhn outdoor athletics for $28.3MM drone shot of fields and for turf base/softball fields, expand tennis courts, add auxiliary turf field, stadium improvements

Photos of building updates will be placed here. See the blog update above for a rendering of the auxiliary playing field.

clearing a field clearing a field dirt in a field dirt in a field

Last Updated: September 2024

Northern Hills Middle School Building

Northern Hills Middle drone shot and $19.MM for learning environments, roofing, mechanical

Photos of building updates will be placed here.

Last Updated: INSERT DATE

Northern Trails 5/6 School Building

northern trails 5/6 drone shot with $13.1MM for learning environments, mechanical, paving, playground

Photos of building updates will be placed here.

Last Updated: DATE

Ada Vista Elementary School Building

Ada Vista $4.0mm for roofing, mechanical, paving, playground

Photos of building updates will be placed here.

Last Updated: INSERT DATE

Collins Elementary School Building

Collins elem. drone shot for $1.0MM for paving, playground

Photos of building updates will be placed here.

Last Updated: DATE

Meadow Brook Elementary School Building

Meadow Brook drone shot and $13.1mm for learning environments, mechanical, paving, playground

Photos of building updates will be placed here.

Last Updated: DATE
Additional Buildings Serving the Entire District

Goodwillie Environmental School Building

Goodwillie drone shot for $3.5 mm for learning environments, roofing, mechanical, playground

Photos of building updates will be placed here.

Last Updated: DATE

Forest Hills Fine Arts Center Building

forest hills fine arts center drone shot with $11.4 to update portions of the facility, roofing, mechanical

Photos of building updates will be placed here.

Last Updated: DATE

Community Aquatic Center Building

New aquatic center for $51.6MM for regulation swim/dive/water polo meets/tournaments and community use and swimmers in the pool picture drone shot of the existing community and aquatic center and $8.1MM to fill in current pool and repurpose, update remainder of the facility

Photos of building updates will be placed here.

Last Updated: DATE