Project Background

Every SPS bond includes resources for annual improvement projects to upgrade facilities across the school district to meet changing program needs, improve safety, and extend the useful life of buildings. Typical projects include interior upgrades, new playground equipment, roofing and surfacing enhancements, HVAC improvements, and other updates.

Each year, the SPS Capital Projects team gathers input from principals, maintenance and safety department staff to develop a recommended list of smaller projects to undertake in the following year. The "Annual Capital Projects Program" is then reviewed and approved by the school board.

A list of all Annual Building Improvement Projects since 2018 provides more examples of the scope and cost of these efforts to keep district facilities in good working order.

With Spokane voter approval of the 2025 Bond, Spokane Public Schools will implement an Annual Building Improvement Project program for the remainder of the 2025-26 school year and every year through 2030.

Project Status

In December 2025, the School Board adopted the district’s 2025-26 annual capital plan, which identified various necessary and advisable capital improvements to the existing school facilities. Projects address critical infrastructure to keep our schools updated and safe while extending the useful life of these public facilities.

2025-2026 Annual Capital Plan

Audubon

  • Playfield improvements

Balboa

  • Upgrade HVAC controls and software systems

Bryant

  • Select upgrades to HVAC equipment
  • Upgrade HVAC controls and software

Cooper

  • New playground equipment
  • Interior painting and improvements

Facilities Building

  • Roof replacement
  • Install new generator

Ferris

  • Select auditorium light system and rigging improvements

Garfield

  • Upgrade intercom system
  • Interior painting and improvements

Grant

  • Sidewalk improvements
  • Interior painting and improvements

Hamblen

  • Select field improvements
  • Upgrade intercom system

Indian Trail

  • Upgrade HVAC controls and software

Libby Center

  • Select exterior improvements

Lincoln Heights

  • Select sidewalk and asphalt improvements

Logan

  • Upgrades to HVAC equipment
  • Upgrade HVAC controls and software

Montessori

  • Select exterior improvements
  • Select upgrades to HVAC equipment

Moran Prairie

  • Upgrade intercom system
  • Upgrade HVAC controls and software

North Central

  • Select auditorium sound system improvements

Ridgeview

  • Select asphalt improvements

Rogers

  • Recondition gym floor
  • Upgrades to CTE kitchen
  • Upgrades to select HVAC equipment

Scott

  • Select playground improvements
  • Select sidewalk improvements
  • Interior painting and improvements

Shadle Park

  • Recondition gym floor
  • Upgrades to CTE kitchen

Stevens

  • Install new generator

Whitman

  • Select sidewalk improvements
  • Interior painting and improvements

Willard

  • Select asphalt improvements

Various Locations

  • Install new generators
  • Upgrade intercom systems
  • Upgrade HVAC controls and software systems
  • Select sidewalk improvements
  • Select window and paint improvement

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