Waukee Community School District’s 10-year Facility and Financial Plan was created to help map our future growth and development. It includes detailed plans to manage the District’s facility and infrastructure needs, financial health, and enrollment projections. We believe this plan is an intentional, strategic shift to a longer-term, systemic approach to facility planning.

Key Highlights:

  • Great things continue to happen in Waukee and that includes continued increases in enrollment.
  • Provides a map for new facilities as well as support for existing facilities through 10-year planning that also addresses finances, boundary work, and staffing.
  • Equity in infrastructure across our schools is a priority, as is the access of students to technology.
  • Based on current financial, enrollment projections this vision contains shifts in approaches of our maturing district.

Senate File 2368 Requirements

10-year Facility Plan Timeline

Timeline

  • 2020 – Board presentation
  • 2020/21 – Timberline improvements
  • 2021 – Northwest High School; Brookview and Eason additions; Prairieview improvements, VLMC Preschool
  • 2022 – Sugar Creek Elementary
  • 2023 – Middle Level #5 (Trailridge); Natatorium
  • 2024 – WILC Addition; Elementary #11 (Waterford)
  • 2025 – Middle Level #6 (North Middle School)
  • TBD – Elementary #12

Facility Plan Progress

These projects will further enhance our already high standards for facilities and learning environments for staff, students, and families. The safety of our students and staff is our highest priority. Please be careful and avoid construction areas. We ask that you follow all detour and/or traffic signage.

Building Updates

Elevate Learning Center – Renovation

  • Framing is complete.
  • Drywall has started.
  • Windows are being replaced.

North Middle School – New Construction

  • Gym floor installation has begun.
  • Lockers will be installed this month.

Waukee Innovation & Learning Center – Addition

  • Finished are underway.

North Operations & Transportation Facility – New Construction

  • Steel framework is being installed for the operations building.
  • The transportation building will follow.

Waukee High School Auditorium – Addition

  • Precast and structure installation is progressing.
  • Three single-use restrooms inside WHS were started over winter break.

Facility Plan Funding

The money passed in the Bond Referendums in 2020 and 2023 will be used to secure the funds to pay for the plan.

$180,000,000 GO Bond Referendum – Passed November 2023 at 70%

$205,000,000 GO Bond Referendum – Passed September 2020 at 88%