From the Ground Up: Nixa High Pointe Elementary addition

Owner: Nixa Public Schools
General contractor: Nesbitt Construction Inc.
Architect: Sapp Design Associates Architects Inc.
Engineers: Shaffer & Hines Inc., civil; Toth and Associates Inc., structural; and True Engineering Group LLC, mechanical, electrical and plumbing
Size: 16,000 square feet
Cost: $6.5 million
Funding source: Voter-approved no-tax-increase bond
Estimated completion: February 2025
Project description: An expansion to the Nixa High Pointe Elementary building will contain a 10,000-square-foot safe room with eight new classrooms plus offices and bathrooms for daily school use. The structure is designed to keep students and faculty safe, with High Pointe Elementary personnel to be joined by students and faculty from Summit Intermediate School next door in the event of severe weather. The building will also be available to offer shelter to members of the community. The structure is designed to include a 6,000-square-foot conventionally built section containing six classrooms and two bathrooms. The project will increase the capacity of the school and provide for future growth, according to project officials. Currently, some classes are being held in mobile units on school grounds, and these will be replaced by the renovated building.