Concord Elementary Reopens with Ribbon Cutting

A ribbon cutting was Thursday for Concord Elementary, the latest incarnation of the Lindbergh School District's Concord School.

School staff, local government officials and former students students—some from the Concord school's earliest days—came out to tour the renovated facility.

“We are in the school building business again, but at a very good pace,” Lindbergh Superintendent Jim Simpson said.

Simpson said the district has been growing steadily and expects to add a new school every five years to accomodate the expansion to 9,000 students during the next two decades.

What was formerly the Concord Early Childhood Education Center, shared for years by the Lindbergh and Affton school districts, has been refurbished and extended to create Concord Elementary.

The new 76,035-square-foot facility is twice the size of the old Concord School and includes 35 classrooms, a competition-sized gymnasium, two playgrounds, a library and a courtyard. Every classroom is wired with modern teaching technology, including projectors and wireless Internet access.

Concord Elementary was built using funds from Prop R in 2008, a $31-million bond issue approved by voters. It will serve prekindergarten students through grade five.

Classes start Aug. 16.