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GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS (GCS) CAPITAL PROJECT
AMENDMENT: ERWIN MONTESSORI SCHOOL
Background:
Guilford County voters approved $2.0 billion in school bond
referendums to address school capital needs identified
through a comprehensive facilities master plan jointly
developed by the Guilford County Board of Education and
Guilford County Board of Commissioners. The County
continues to evaluate funding requests with Guilford County
Schools through the Joint Capital & Facilities Committee,
which meets quarterly to guide the completion of the school
bond program.
When establishing a project ordinance, the Board of
Commissioners takes multiple steps to monitor projects. For
Erwin Montessori, an initial project ordinance was established
for design and pre-construction for $8,372,058 on April 15,
2021. A project ordinance amendment was approved on
June 18, 2025 for $3,183,556 for early release work
including sitework, utility infrastructure, and pre-purchase of
long lead materials. On July 28, 2026 the Board of Education
approved a guaranteed maximum price contract for
construction totaling $36,867,302. This information was
reviewed by the Joint Capital & Facilities Committee on July
29, 2026.
The total project ordinance will total $51,031,620. The final
project cost ended up being $3.3 million higher than initial
programmed amounts based on higher site preparation and
onsite expenses. The additional funding will come from
savings from Claxton Elementary ($1,186,695) and
Peeler-Hampton Elementary ($2,100,960), which were
already completed.
The school is a magnet school that will serve an estimated
350 students in a 71,361 square foot facility.
Erwin School Site
Magnet or Standard School
Magnet
Original School Count (of students served)
Rebuild School Count (of students served)
275
350
