Birch Elementary School

June 2026

Welcome to the June Construction Update for Birch Elementary School! With school officially over for the year and students and staff off for a well-earned summer break, construction at Birch is well underway. To allow the contractor to make the most of the summer “down time” the school building, along with select spots around the campus, are off limits to anyone besides construction personnel. This will be the case for the duration of the summer. Below is an overview of the construction activities that will be taking place throughout the Birch campus during the month of June:

• Begin demo of west parking lot and bus loop
• Demo and replace bike racks
• Begin replacement of lights with LED fixtures
• Demo of flooring in select areas around the school
• Begin painting of walls in select areas around the school (approximately half the school)
• Replace lights in the gym
• Select asbestos abatement activity in small, select areas of the school (completed early June)

While the majority of the surrounding campus is accessible to the public, we ask that you and your students avoid coming to the school building itself unless specifically authorized to do so. We are very excited about the changes in store for Birch and sincerely appreciate your patience and support as we work our way through this busy summer of construction. We hope you are having a wonderful and relaxing start to your summer break!

May 2026

Dear Birch Elementary School Parents and Staff,

We hope this has been a successful school year for you and your student(s)! The BVSD Bond team is excited to let you know construction will be starting soon for renovations provided by the Building for Student Success program. These improvements are coming to Birch Elementary School thanks to support from the entire BVSD community through passage of the 2022 Bond measure.  

In addition to much-needed repair and upgrades to building systems and finishes, highlights of the improvements coming to Birch Elementary include:

• Replacing soffits and skylights
• Asphalt/concrete pavement repair and replacement
• Interior improvements to address critical needs for learning environments (including flooring and ceilings)

The full scope of work can be found on the BVSD Building for Student Success website on the Birch Elementary School project page.  

Our $1.3 million project will begin after the students leave in May and is scheduled to be completed by the time students return in August. There will be no public access to the school or grounds over the summer. 

Student and staff safety is our top priority at Birch Elementary School and in the Boulder Valley School District. All workers who are authorized to be on-site will have numbered project stickers on their hard hats and will have background checks. There should be no reason for workers to interact with students or staff while they are in the school.

We want to keep you informed as the project progresses. We will meet weekly with the architect(s) and construction company and will update you regularly about construction progress during the summer months. Project information, including monthly construction updates can be found on the Birch Elementary School project website. Specific questions should be directed to me, Stephen Henry at 720-561-5953 or stephen.henry@bvsd.org.

As always, we are extremely grateful to BVSD taxpayers for this project and to you for your continued support of Birch Elementary School. We hope you share our excitement for the great changes happening here.  

Sincerely,
Stephen Henry
BVSD Project Manager

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May 2026

Project postcards were sent to the neighbors this month.

April 2026

The Contractors are gearing up to start work on the building updates and improvements in our Critical Needs Plan. Construction for the Phase 3 projects will begin after the students leave in May for summer break.

January 2026

The GMP Contract has been approved.  Construction is scheduled to commence on May 26, 2026 with a substantial completion date of August 1, 2026.

September 2025

The project teams are in the final stages of design for the Phase 3 projects.  Construction documents will be issued in the fall and the contractor’s guaranteed maximum price (GMP) will go to the Board for approval in November.  Construction is expected to kick off in May 2026 after the students leave for summer break.

April 2025

Design meetings with the project team and school staff will continue through the summer. Construction documents will be completed this fall with construction bidding planned for late fall.  Construction for Phase 3 projects will begin in the spring/summer of 2026.

February 2025

Birch Elementary School project postcards were sent to neighbors this month. 

January 2025

The project team of BVH Architects and Alliance Construction Solutions have been selected for the project.  The project team will begin meeting with the school and working on the Community Engagement process this month.

November 2024

The project team of BVH Architects and Alliance Construction Solutions have been selected for the project. 

September 2024

The Bond project management team will be working with our Procurement staff this fall to contract with architects and general contractors for Phase 3 projects. 

January 2024

The Critical Needs work will be completed in Phase 3, which is scheduled for 2026.  Additional updates will be provided as time warrants.  Stay tuned for further information about our project.

January 2023

This is a Phase 3 project.