Board advances Sunnyvale Middle School construction phase; staff presented amended GMP and renderings

District staff presented amendment No. 3 to the guaranteed maximum price (GMP) for Sunnyvale Middle School and reviewed renderings and project phasing before the board on May 5.

Staff said the increment will include a new 6th‑grade classroom wing (12 classrooms), two collaboration rooms, a 3,500‑square‑foot multiuse student union, a 2,500‑square‑foot library, and a 20,000‑square‑foot covered outdoor eating area. The team is still in DSA review for increment 2 and anticipates approval within about two months; construction start is projected for early July with core classroom occupancy planned for the 2027–28 school year.

Trustees asked about outdoor learning features, finishes and turf alternatives for a planned mounded seating area; staff said that many design details (including wall colors and turf options) can be refined later in the steering‑committee and site‑design process and that changes late in construction will have limited cost impact on the GMP being approved. The board recorded its approval of the amendment on the record during the meeting sequence.