A solid foundation for education

Workers install a staircase Thursday at the Kennewick School District’s new dual language elementary school at 6011 W. 10th Place.

The school will be about 66,000-square-feet and have 30 classrooms and a large gym.

It’s one of three projects paid for by a $51.1 million K-3 class size reduction grant from the state, according to the district’s website.

Tri-City native Jaime Silva will be the school’s principal when it opens in August 2018 at the former site of Desert Hills Middle School.

This story was originally published August 17, 2017 at 5:30 PM with the headline "A solid foundation for education."