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District Celebrates Groundbreaking, Ribbon Cutting
October 9, 2015
As Lindbergh Schools continues to address rapid student enrollment growth, administrators, students, board members and local dignitaries celebrated two major projects today that will provide essential relief to overcrowding districtwide.
Dressel Elementary School Groundbreaking
“Growth is exciting, but it also creates very real challenges for our school district,” said Superintendent Dr. Jim Simpson. “That is why we are so grateful for our community’s continued support. We would not be breaking ground on a new elementary school today without the voters’ support of Prop G, a $34 million bond issue that specifically addresses Lindbergh’s growth-related challenges.”
Ollie Dressel, son of John Martin Dressel, the school’s namesake, attended the historic event along with several of his family members. John Martin Dressel was the first president of the Lindbergh School District Board of Education in 1949. Demolition of the original Dressel School began earlier in October and will be complete in about a month.
“Mr. Dressel dedicated years of service to improving education for youth in our area,” said Board of Education Vice President Donald L. Bee. “This building will stand as a tribute to his pioneering efforts to establish our great school district.”
Lindbergh Early Childhood Education West Ribbon Cutting
ECE West is home to Lindbergh’s Early Childhood Part Day and Early Childhood Special Education programs. Students gather for class in colorful Dolphin, Owl, Bumblebee, Caterpillar, Bluebird, Frog and Butterfly rooms, in the facility located behind Truman Middle School on Robyn Road.
“Ever since Lindbergh Early Childhood Education’s main campus opened in 2011, there has been a long waiting list of families seeking to enroll their young children in our program,” Simpson said. “This new facility allows us to continue providing this valuable, much needed service to our Lindbergh community.”
As Lindbergh Schools continues to address rapid student enrollment growth, administrators, students, board members and local dignitaries celebrated two major projects today that will provide essential relief to overcrowding districtwide.
Dressel Elementary School Groundbreaking
Students representing each of Lindbergh’s five elementary schools gathered alongside board members, administrators and local dignitaries at the Dressel Elementary School construction site Friday to break ground on a new 650-student building that will serve children in grades K-5. District enrollment projections show that Dressel will be completely full when it opens in fall 2017. The district’s enrollment has been increasing by more than 200 students per year.
“Growth is exciting, but it also creates very real challenges for our school district,” said Superintendent Dr. Jim Simpson. “That is why we are so grateful for our community’s continued support. We would not be breaking ground on a new elementary school today without the voters’ support of Prop G, a $34 million bond issue that specifically addresses Lindbergh’s growth-related challenges.”
Ollie Dressel, son of John Martin Dressel, the school’s namesake, attended the historic event along with several of his family members. John Martin Dressel was the first president of the Lindbergh School District Board of Education in 1949. Demolition of the original Dressel School began earlier in October and will be complete in about a month.
“Mr. Dressel dedicated years of service to improving education for youth in our area,” said Board of Education Vice President Donald L. Bee. “This building will stand as a tribute to his pioneering efforts to establish our great school district.”
Lindbergh Early Childhood Education West Ribbon Cutting
Also on Friday, Lindbergh’s youngest students helped school district representatives and local officials cut the ribbon on their new school, Lindbergh Early Childhood Education West. ECE West was built in less than one year, also in direct response to increasing enrollment districtwide. The Board of Education approved construction of this facility in October 2014, and it opened this August.
ECE West is home to Lindbergh’s Early Childhood Part Day and Early Childhood Special Education programs. Students gather for class in colorful Dolphin, Owl, Bumblebee, Caterpillar, Bluebird, Frog and Butterfly rooms, in the facility located behind Truman Middle School on Robyn Road.
“Ever since Lindbergh Early Childhood Education’s main campus opened in 2011, there has been a long waiting list of families seeking to enroll their young children in our program,” Simpson said. “This new facility allows us to continue providing this valuable, much needed service to our Lindbergh community.”
ECE West includes eight classrooms in all, in addition to a multipurpose room that is available for ECE students, Truman physical education, and after-school Lindbergh Athletic Association use. ECE part-day classes were previously held at the original Dressel School.
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