From the Ground Up: Ozark West Elementary expansion

Owner/developer: Ozark R-6 School District
General contractor: Larry Snyder & Co.
Architect: Hollis and Miller Architects Inc. (Overland Park, Kan.)
Engineers: Anderson Engineering Inc., civil; Hollis and Miller Architects, structural; and Smith & Boucher Inc. (Olathe, Kan.), mechanical, electrical and plumbing
Size: 8,625 square feet
Estimated cost: $2.3 million
Lender: None
Estimated completion: July 29
Project description: Curtis Chesick, executive director of technology and communication for the Ozark School District, said West Elementary is getting a new storm shelter that includes a shared learning area and six classrooms with moveable walls. Designed to address the district’s growing student population, the plans are part of five ongoing school building upgrades in Ozark funded by $20 million in voter-approved bonds. According to Springfield Business Journal archives, enrollment in Ozark public schools is up 17 percent over the past decade.

Send project info to bbrown@sbj.net.