Whittier Elementary School

May 2026

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 Whittier 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 Whittier include:

• Repair/replace areas of roof and roof components
• Concrete and paving repairs and replacement
• ADA improvements, including replacing the wheelchair lift
• Improvements to interior finishes such as flooring, ceiling tile, and paint

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

Our $1.4 million project will begin after the students leave in May and will be complete when school resumes in August. 

Student and staff safety is our top priority at Whittier Elementary School and in the Boulder Valley School District. During the summer months, there will be no access to the building and school grounds. For everyone’s safety, please comply with all posted signage and temporary barriers. 

All workers who are authorized to be on-site will have numbered project stickers on their hard hats and will have background checks. Generally, there should be no reason for workers to interact with school staff or community members during this project.

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 Whittier Elementary School project website. Specific questions should be directed to me, Gene Temanson at 720-561-5951 or gene.temanson@bvsd.org.

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

Sincerely,
Gene Temanson
BVSD Project Manager

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May 2026
Project postcards were sent to 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

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

January 2025

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

December 2024

The project team of BVH Architects and A.D. Miller Construction 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. 

December 2023

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. 

June 2026

Welcome to the June Construction Update for Whittier Elementary School!  With school officially over for the year and students and staff off for a well-earned summer break, construction at Whittier 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 closed 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 Whittier campus during the month of June:

• Begin work on replacing portions of the roof (approximately a third of the surface area)
• Begin/complete demo of the parking lot and being rehabilitation of the surface
• Begin removal and replacement of flooring by kindergarten classrooms
• Begin demolition of old water heater

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 Whittier 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!