Maricopa Unified School District CFO Jacob Harmon briefed the Governing Board last week about four projects that will be affected under the District’s proposed $70M Nov. 5 bond request.
The first project is the new middle school planned in the Sorrento community at a cost of nearly $44M. MUSD spokesperson Mishell Terry said the district will receive additional funds for the school since the location is a donated site, which will also generate approximately $500K in state grant funds.
The Arizona School Facilities Division awarded nearly $31M for the 96.7KSF project.
Construction on the Sorrento school is expected to start this summer and last approximately two years.
Maricopa High School will receive approximately $25M in improvements, Harmon reported.
New classroom space totaling 125KSF focused on college preparation and workforce development would have a total cost of $56.8M and would include a state grant of $44.7M.
The fourth project would be a new 96.7KSF elementary school with an expected cost of $44M, including a state grant of $41.7M. Construction is expected to start next July and to be complete by July 2028.
Total bond costs for the four projects total approximately $69M. (Source)
