Berry Groundbreaking
Berry Construction
Berry Elementary
1800 Joyce St., Arlington, TX 76010
Project Status
UPDATE: The new Berry Elementary School opened for students on Aug. 16, 2023. Learn more:
The 2019 Bond replaced the original Berry Elementary building, which opened in 1955. The old building was demolished in the fall of 2021, and the new building was constructed on the same site. Construction of the new Berry Elementary kicked off in December 2021 with a groundbreaking ceremony (read about and watch the ceremony).
Berry celebrated its history at the end of the final school year in its original building in 2021. Read more.
Project Scope
- Demolish and reconstruct campus
This list is not comprehensive and is subject to change.
- Implement full-day Pre-K
- Playground Replacements and Renovations (Surface, equipment, canopy, ADA accessible)
- Instruments
This list is not comprehensive and is subject to change.
- Upgraded Security Camera Software
- Device Upgrades and Expanded Access
This list is not comprehensive and is subject to change.
PHASE
Phase 1
CONSTRUCTION
Start: December 2021 Finish: Summer 2023
ARCHITECT
HKS
CONSTRUCTION MANAGER
Joeris General Contractors
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Bond 2019
$966 MILLION
• Facilities
• Fine Arts
• Safety, Security & Technology
• Transportation
Fine Arts
The fine arts portion includes: theater equipment and black boxes, instruments, visual arts equipment and work surfaces, piano replacements and uniforms for marching bands, drill teams and choirs.
Safety, Security & Tech
The safety, security and technology portion includes: additional security cameras and upgraded alarm systems, districtwide communications system upgrade, network infrastructure, device replacements and strategic 1:1 (student devices).
Transportation
The transportation portion of the bond includes new buses, shuttle buses, service vehicles. Also included are new vehicles and trailers for the Dan Dipert Career + Technical Center, the Agricultural Science Center, high school bands and security.
Facilities
The facilities portion includes: new construction, condition needs and life cycle improvements for all schools, new playgrounds at all elementary schools and facility upgrades for fine arts and athletics.
