BOND UPDATE

Kiva, Pueblo & Tavan

In 2016, the community approved SUSD’s request to issue $229 million in bonds to:

 Renovate, improve and construct school facilities

 Enhance campus safety

 Update pupil transportation

The final bond sale was completed in March 2021. Visit www.susd.org/Bond for more information on SUSD’s bond projects.

Kiva Dedication

The new Kiva Elementary School officially opened its doors to students in August 2022, but the ribbon-cutting event for the new campus took place when it was a bit cooler, in November. It was fun to celebrate with current Kiva students, Cougar alums and the community.

Former Cougars enjoyed their time reminiscing about the good old days. Among those in attendance was former U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle, who attended Kiva when he was in third grade.

Pueblo Groundbreaking

Pueblo Elementary held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new campus in November. SUSD’s Spanish Dual Language Immersion elementary school is the final school that is being rebuilt with 2016 bond money.

The underground utilities are in and the buildings are all vertical. The plan is for the old buildings to be demolished and new playgrounds and parking lots to be built this summer, with students starting the new 2023-24 school year in their new digs.

Tavan Update

Tavan Elementary School’s new Art/Comprehensive Gifted Program (CGP) and Administration buildings are nearly complete. The hope remains that students will be able to enjoy the new state-of-the-art space before the end of the current school year. A new basketball court covered with shade structures and fans will expand the school’s P.E. space and allow students to enjoy the outdoors without having to be concerned about the weather.

Once the Administration building is complete, then internal demo work on the old building can begin. It will quickly morph into five Pre-K, PANDA and Academic Learning Center (ALC) classrooms. ALC is a specialized education, cross-categorical program (K-5). Moving those early childhood programs from the Tavan Annex, currently located across Osborn Road, will complete the vision of having all Tavan students on one main campus for the new 2023-24 school year.