Danville (Ill.,) board approves $10 million addition at elementary school

The project will add classrooms, a new gymnasium and music room at Northeast Elementary Magnet School.

The Danville (Ill.) school board has approved a $10.6 million contract for an addition at Northeast Elementary Magnet School.

The Danville Commercial News reports that expansion plans for the school call for two additional classrooms, a new gymnasium and music room, additional restrooms, storage and office space. Other changes will create a more secure front entrance,

District officials say inflation has caused costs to climb $3 million over an estimate from about two years ago.

Funding for the addition comes from the district’s $31.5 million in Covid-19 relief money. 

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Mike Kennedy

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Mike Kennedy has been writing about education for American School & University since 1999. He also has reported on schools and other topics for The Chicago Tribune, The Kansas City Star, The Kansas City Times and City News Bureau of Chicago. He is a graduate of Michigan State University.

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