The design was partly inspired by students in the district.Ĭlearwater Principal Maravene Inman said students made drawings of their dream school that architects and designers considered in planning. This is meant to use space more efficiently. The K-5 schools have what architects are calling “neighborhoods.” Rather than classrooms branching off of a long hallway, each grade is its own little community, where classrooms surround a common area. Clearwater is basically replacing the nearby John Strange Elementary School, and Willow Lake is being added to deal with an influx of elementary students. The district was able to afford the two schools because of a 2016 referendum. Parents, students and community members were invited to tour the new building, which has the same layout as the new Willow Lake Elementary School on the west side of the district. It takes a lot of money and a long time to build new school buildings, but the Metropolitan School District of Washington Township is getting a leg up for the 2019-20 school year with two new buildings, the first in the district since 1991.ĭistrict leaders were at Clearwater Elementary School, off East 79th Street near Dean Road, for a ribbon cutting ceremony July 30, two days before the first day of school. The days of schools being housed in a sprawling brick building with dingy hallways and monotonous classrooms may be on their way out.
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