Jacksonville School District #117 has selected S. M. Wilson & Co. as General Contractor for its new 40,000-square-foot Murrayville-Woodson Elementary School. Scheduled to open for the 2027-28 school year, the new campus will replace the current 108-year-old building and is designed to accommodate future expansion. Last week, district officials, community leaders, faculty, staff and students came together to break ground on the new school.
S. M. Wilson’s scope of work includes site work, construction of modern classrooms and learning spaces and improved safety and security features. The new school will be constructed on an eight-acre parcel of land located four miles away from the current building. The $19 million building program is funded through a no-tax increase bond sale and funds from the district’s general fund. The architect is Graham & Hyde Architects.
S. M. Wilson has worked in partnership with 46 school districts in Illinois and Missouri, including Alton Community Unit School District No. 11, Edwardsville Community Unit School District #7, Granite City Community Unit School District 9 and Rochester Community Unit School District 3A, among others.
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