The Snoqualmie Valley School District will break ground on a sixth elementary school at 1 p.m. Monday, March 16, on the school site on Snoqualmie Ridge. The site is located at the corner of Southeast Swenson Drive and Snoqualmie Parkway. Construction start April 1.

The school will be funded by the recently passed Proposition 1 bond for $244 million to build, repair and renovate every school building in the district.

The process to build an elementary school typically takes two years. However, initial work on the new school’s design and permitting requirements were completed last year, so the district could expedite construction.

Superintendent Joel Aune explained, “Working within an accelerated timeframe, our goal is to be ready to serve students starting by fall of 2016. The addition of the sixth elementary school will help to alleviate crowding throughout the district, since all five of our existing elementary schools currently are at or nearing capacity.”

In addition to a new elementary school, the 2015 school bond will also fund a rebuild of Mount Si High School, allow a third middle school to be reinstated, and fund improvement projects to preserve other schools across the district.