COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS

2022 Bond Issue

Columbia Public Schools' 2022 Bond Issue projects include a new Southwest Elementary School, Battle Elementary addition and an addition and renovation to Columbia Area Career Center.

The 60,000 SF addition at the Career Center involves light renovation on the west half of the building, with new finishes and creating open collaboration spaces. The east half will receive a major renovation of old classrooms transformed into high-intensity labs, low-intensity labs, collaborative spaces, and conference center.

The new 76,500 SF Southwest Elementary will be two stories in order to limit the building footprint on a restrictive site, which is located next to the middle school. In addition to traditional classrooms, each of the six learning suites in the new Southwest Elementary will include a centralized collaboration space, as well as varied scales and types of breakout
spaces for small and medium groups.

Two new educational wings will be built at Battle Elementary, adding eleven additional classrooms and support spaces to keep up with growth in the District.