District #4, under the leadership of Superintendent Danette Young, partnered with OPTERRA to enhance health/life safety and renew infrastructure with over $4.2 million in capital improvements across 73,890 sq. ft. of school facilities.
This collaboration helped the School Board:
- Avoid Many Pitfalls of Design-Bid-Build Approach
- Provide Long-Term Useful Life + Warranties
- Resolve Health/Life Safety Violations
- Comply with ADA Requirements
- Protect from Inflation + Cost Increases
- Improve Quality + Timeliness
- Prioritize Local + Preferred Providers
- Support Student + Community Engagement
“Working with OPTERRA on our recent building renovations was an outstanding experience. A huge amount of work was accomplished in an extremely short period of time, therefore our school year was not disrupted.”
– Danette Young, Superintendent
Girls in STEM – Engineering in Action
Program Overview: A hands-on STEM program designed to bring engineering concepts to life for 28 middle school girls through an interactive roller coaster design challenge.
