School Facilities Division (SFD) Funding Renovates Mohawk Valley Elementary

The Mohawk Valley Elementary School in Roll, Arizona recently held a ribbon cutting event celebrating the newly renovated campus in which more than $10.5 million dollars in building renewal grants through the School Facilities Oversight Board funded the majority of the renovations, including a new water treatment system, new remodeled kitchen and cafeteria, upgraded lighting, new bathrooms, renovated classrooms, a new HVAC system in the gym, and new roofing, among other updates. In addition to the BRG funds, the district passed a $1.5M bond and received other grant funds from ESSER and e-Rate that were used to fund the renovations. 

During the demolition for the project, some interesting items were discovered including a wall safe and a hatch opening up to a long-forgotten underground kitchen room, probably installed in the days before swamp cooling and air-conditioning. Additionally, a copy of the original architectural drawings fell out of the old brick wall, signed almost a century ago by the architect who founded DLR Architecture, the design firm who also worked on the renovation.

VIEW the before and after photos

The ADOA Communication team is proud to share the first video highlighting the work of the School Facilities Division using the Mohawk Valley Elementary School as our case study. Thank you to Mohawk Valley, School Facilities Oversight Board, and the team at the School Facilities Division for their help in the creation of this video!