REPLACEMENT SCHOOLS
The Clark County School District (CCSD) has a process in place to determine whether a school will be renovated or replaced. This process is based upon an analysis of the facility’s physical condition, ability to support the curriculum and a comparison of costs and feasibility of building a new facility versus the costs and feasibility of renovating an existing one.
The CCSD Facilities Services Unit conducts annual facility assessments and incorporates the data into a Facilities Condition Database, which is used to screen all facilities over 40 years old and those in need of extensive repair. The relationship between current replacement value and renovation costs is expressed as a Facility Condition Index (FCI) using the following formula:
Facility Condition Index (FCI) = __________Renovation Costs_____________________
Current Replacement Value of School Facility
A school facility with an FCI over 0.60 will support a replacement recommendation. All replacement recommendations are reviewed by the Bond Oversight Committee and approved by the CCSD Board of School Trustees. The complete set of guidelines for school replacements are outlined in CCSD Regulation-7112.
- Rex Bell Elementary School
- Lincoln Elementary School
- J.M. Ullom Elementary School
- E.W. Griffith Elementary School
- Elbert Edwards Elementary School
- Howard Wasden Elementary School
- John C. Fremont Middle School
- Jo Mackey Academy of Leadership and Global Communication Elementary School
- JD Smith Middle School
- John C. Fremont Middle School
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Rex Bell Elementary School was built in 1963. The school was identified in need of replacement, after an examination of its current condition.
The school’s namesake was a well-known and esteemed figure in the community. Rex Bell was twice elected lieutenant governor of the state of Nevada, and he was also an actor in more than 50 Hollywood movies, primarily Westerns.
Start of construction: June 2016
Completion: August 2017
Designed to accommodate: 850 students, eliminating 14 portables
Square footage: 107,842 square feet
Project budget: $27,955,281
Construction of the new school will be done in phases:
- New school is built
- Move files and teachers’ equipment from the old school to the new school
- CCSD Facilities team will salvage any functional equipment from the old school
- Old school is demolished
- Construction of playground and field begins
The new elementary school will be a two-story building, with 53 classrooms including:
- 1 PE classroom
- 1 Art classroom
- 1 Music classroom
- 1 GATE classroom
- 1 Literacy classroom
- 1 STEM classroom
- 2 Resource classrooms
- 2 Flexible classrooms
- 1 Early childhood classroom
- 1 Pre-K classroom
- 2 Special education classrooms
- 6 Kindergarten (full-day) classrooms
- 17 Grade 1-2 classrooms
- 7 Grade 3 classrooms
- 9 Grade 4-5 classrooms
The new school is a custom design. A new parent center will be housed in the original kindergarten building. Elements from that roof are being reused in the new multipurpose room structure.
Lincoln Elementary School was built in 1955. The school was identified in need of replacement, after an examination of its current condition.
Start of construction: June 2016
Completion: August 2017
Square Footage: 105,922 square feet
Designed to accommodate: 850 students, eliminating 9 portables
Project budget: $28,215,328
Construction of the new school will be done in phases:
- New school is built
- Move files and teachers’ equipment from the old school to the new school
- CCSD Facilities team will salvage any functional equipment from the old school
- Old school is demolished
- Construction of playground and field begins
The new elementary school will be a two-story building, with 53 classrooms including:
- 1 PE classroom
- 1 Art classroom
- 1 Music classroom
- 1 GATE classroom
- 1 Literacy classroom
- 1 STEM classroom
- 2 Resource classrooms
- 2 Flex classrooms
- 1 Early childhood classroom
- 1 Pre-K classroom
- 2 Special education classroom
- 6 Kindergarten (full-day) classrooms
- 17 Grade 1-2 classrooms
- 7 Grade 3 classrooms
- 9 Grade 4-5 classrooms
The new school is a custom design. The playground will include a memorial plaque, provided by Nellis Air Force Base, for First Lieutenant Raynor L. Herbert.
On May 13, 1964, Herbert was a student pilot at Nellis AFB who was involved in a fatal accident during his pilot training. Upon failure of his aircraft, he chose to ride his plane down in an attempt to guide it into an uninhabited area, sacrificing his life in order to spare the lives of hundreds of students at Lincoln Elementary School.
J.M. Ullom Elementary School was built in 1962. The school was identified in need of replacement, after an examination of its current condition.
Start of construction: June 2018
Estimated Completion: 2019-2020 School Year
Designed to accommodate: 850 students
Current Estimated Cost: $40.9 million
Public Input Meetings
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
6:00 PM
J.M. Ullom Elementary School – Multi-Purpose Room
4869 Sun Valley Drive
Las Vegas, NV 89121
E.W. Griffith Elementary School was built in 1962. The school was identified in need of replacement, after an examination of its current condition.
Start of construction: September 2018
Estimated Completion: 2019-2020 School Year
Designed to accommodate: 850 students
Current Estimated Cost: $46.2 million
At the end of the 2017-2018 school year, the instructional operations at Ruth Fyfe Elementary School ceased and students were rezoned to other area schools. The school campus remains open to serve as a temporary swing school for students, while their home campuses are under construction.
In order to facilitate the school replacement for E.W. Griffith Elementary School, a portion of Griffith students moved to the swing school located at Ruth Fyfe ES and a portion of the students moved to Vegas Verdes Elementary School.
Once the new E.W. Griffith Elementary School replacement campus opens (estimated Fall 2019), all the students temporarily located at Ruth Fyfe will move to the new Griffith campus.
Elbert Edwards Elementary School (ES) was built in 1976. The school was identified in need of replacement, after an examination of its current condition.
Start of construction: June 2019
Estimated Completion: 2020-2021 School Year
Designed to accommodate: 850 students
Current Estimated Cost: $42.3 million
Elbert Edwards ES students, teachers, administrators, and staff will be relocated to a temporary campus near Lomie G. Heard ES for the 2019-2020 school year, while their new campus is under construction.
Public Input Meetings
Wednesday, February 20, 2019
6:00 PM
Manuel J Cortez Elementary School – Multi-Purpose Room
4245 E. Tonopah Avenue
Las Vegas, NV 89115
Click here for postcard invitation. Meeting will be in relation to the temporary campus at Lomie G. Heard Elementary School.
Howard Wasden Elementary School (ES) was built in 1955. The school was identified in need of replacement, after an examination of its current condition.
Start of construction: Summer 2019
Estimated Completion: 2020-2021 School Year
Designed to accommodate: 850 students
Current Estimated Cost: $42.3 million
At the end of the 2017-2018 school year, the instructional operations at Ruth Fyfe Elementary School ceased and students were rezoned to other area schools. The school campus remains open to serve as a temporary swing school for students, while their home campuses are under construction.
In order to facilitate the school replacement for Howard Wasden Elementary School, the students will relocate to the swing school located at Ruth Fyfe ES for one school year.
Once the new Howard Wasden Elementary School replacement campus opens (estimated Fall 2020), all the students temporarily located at Ruth Fyfe will move to the new Wasden campus.
Public Input Meetings
Tuesday, January 15, 2019
6:00 PM
Howard Wasden Elementary School – Multi-Purpose Room
2831 Palomino Lane
Las Vegas, NV 89107
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John C. Fremont Middle School (MS) was built in 1955. The school was identified in need of replacement, after an examination of its current condition.
Start of construction: Spring 2020
Estimated Completion: 2021-2022 SY (temporary swing school). New school will open as K-8 school in the 2022-2023 SY.
Current Estimated Cost: $35 million
The new John C. Fremont K-8 building is estimated to be completed in 2021 and will serve as a temporary swing school, while the replacement of Ruby Thomas Elementary School is underway. The John C. Fremont K-8 school, is estimated to open in the 2022-2023 SY.
Public Input Meetings
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
6:00 PM
John C. Fremont Middle School – Cafeteria
1100 E. St. Louis Avenue
Las Vegas, NV 89104
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Jo Mackey Academy of Leadership and Global Communication Elementary School (ES) was built in 1964. The school was identified in need of replacement, after an examination of its current condition.
Start of construction: Summer 2019
Estimated Completion: 2020-2021 School Year
Designed to accommodate: Kindergarten to 8th Grade
Current Estimated Cost: $42.3 million
Jo Mackey ES students, teachers, administrators, and staff will be relocated to a temporary campus at Wendell P. Williams ES for the 2019-2020 school year, while their new campus is under construction.
J.D. Smith Middle School was built in 1952. The school was identified in need of replacement, after an examination of its current condition.
Start of construction: Fall 2018
Estimated Completion: 2020-2021 School Year
Designed to accommodate: 1,700 students
Current Estimated Cost: $74.5 million (school replacement + new Hartke Park)
In addition to the school replacement, this project will also include construction of the new Hartke Park. Upon completion of the replacement school, the old campus will be vacated, salvaged, and demolished. Construction of the new Hartke Park will begin at that time, with an estimated completion of October 2020.
John C. Fremont Middle School (MS) was built in 1955. The school was identified in need of replacement, after an examination of its current condition.
Start of construction: Spring 2020
Estimated Completion: 2021-2022 SY (temporary swing school). New school will open as K-8 school in the 2022-2023 SY.
Current Estimated Cost: $35 million
The new John C. Fremont K-8 building is estimated to be completed in 2021 and will serve as a temporary swing school, while the replacement of Ruby Thomas Elementary School is underway. The John C. Fremont K-8 school, is estimated to open in the 2022-2023 SY.
Public Input Meetings
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
6:00 PM
John C. Fremont Middle School – Cafeteria
1100 E. St. Louis Avenue
Las Vegas, NV 89104
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