Southern Hills Middle School

February 2026

We hope this message finds the second semester moving along smoothly 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 Southern Hills Middle 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 Southern Hills include:

• Renovations in Art, Wood Shop and Culinary Arts to expand opportunities for career and technical education 
• Improvements to interior finishes such as painting and ceilings 
• Restroom improvements
• Concrete and paving repair and replacement

The full scope of work can be found on the BVSD Building for Student Success website at bond.bvsd.org/school-projects/southern-hills-middle-school.

The $3.3 million project will begin during spring break in limited areas and will wrap up by the start of school in August. Fairview High School’s project is also beginning and the same construction contractor will be working on both schools. The contractor will mobilize to the Fairview High School site during spring break and will set up two fenced construction areas on the northeast side of the school near the terminus of Knox Dr. Another will be created on the north side of the baseball field. 

Over Spring Break at Southern Hills, asbestos abatement will take place in utility tunnels beneath the school. The abatement work in the school will be conducted by a State licensed contractor in accordance with BVSD and Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) regulations and protocols. In addition, the work plan is approved, and a permit issued, by CDPHE. Air monitoring will be conducted to confirm the building is safe to occupy during and after the work. 

Following spring break, work will take place above the ceilings outside of school hours and will not interfere with the school day. Between Mar. 30 and Apr. 17, a concrete pad will be installed on the northeast side of Fairview which will increase construction traffic and activity in the area. Once school is out in May, construction will expand to the entire school site, and there will be no public access to the school or grounds over the summer. 

Student and staff safety is our top priority at Southern Hills Middle 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 Southern Hills Middle School project website. Specific questions should be directed to me, Christoph Konradi at 720-561-5233 or christoph.konradi@bvsd.org.

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

Sincerely,
Christoph Konradi
BVSD Project Manager

Design Advisory Team

BUILDING SYSTEMS

• Repair/replace deteriorating electrical, and plumbing systems components to avoid potential system failure

• Update obsolete HVAC controls

INFRASTRUCTURE/SITE

• Repair/replace concrete and paving

SAFETY/CODE

• Address various ADA and building code issues

• Update fire protection system

INTERIOR SPACE IMPROVEMENT

• Improvements to interior finishes such as painting and ceilings 

• Restroom improvements

CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION IMPROVEMENTS

The project budget includes $455,000 to  invest in renovations to create learning environments to support career & technical education.