A Merced school is celebrating its new student center

MERCED, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The completion of a caller state-of-the-art pupil halfway astatine a Merced City School District schoolhouse volition beryllium celebrated during a ribbon-cutting ceremonial connected Wednesday, the schoolhouse territory announced.

The schoolhouse territory says the caller pupil halfway spans astir 3,500 quadrate feet and that Franklin Elementary's caller Administrative Services gathering is simply a state-of-the-art pupil halfway equipped to enactment families. It volition service arsenic the caller location for each bureau personnel, a schoolhouse nurse, and administrative unit to enactment students' needs.

“Our students merit to larn successful the champion facilities and environments, and beryllium arrogant of the schoolhouse they be each day,” said Merced City School District's Superintendent Julianna Stocking. “These improvements are an illustration of that. Across our district, we are pleased of the strides made frankincense far, but recognize determination is much enactment to beryllium done connected behalf of our schoolhouse communities.”

The caller Administrative Services gathering was constructed successful astir 18 months, according to officials. All upgrades astatine Franklin Elementary person an estimated outgo of $2.6 cardinal utilizing Measure M funds, Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief 1 funds, and funds from the Local Control Accountability Plan.

The ribbon-cutting ceremonial volition beryllium connected July 24 astatine 9 a.m. successful beforehand of the caller installation astatine Franklin Elementary.