The new Florence Elementary School opened on Wednesday, August 18. 

Keller ISD has a Temporary Certificate of Occupancy (TCO) from the City of Southlake. The general contractor and KISD have developed a completion plan that will be executed over the coming months as we to finish interior and exterior elements that have been delayed due to COVID-19. 

Exterior of the new Florence Elementary on the First Day of School! 

Interior view of the FES Learning Commons area. 

Despite unpredictable spring weather, Florence Elementary is still on track to open in August 2021. 

Most of the structural steel is now in place and foundation work has been completed. Much of the interior framing is also up and sheetrock is being installed. 

A late March 2021 view of the front facade of the new Florence ES. 

Construction progress on the new FES cafeteria, looking toward a performance stage. 

Looking through the courtyard of the new FES campus toward the classroom wing. 

A look at the progress on administrative offices at the new FES campus.

Aerial images show the latest progress on the Florence Elementary construction site: 

The project contractor has mobilitized, installed perimter fencing around the construction zone areas of the property, set up the project job trailers, located existing utility lines, and has almost completed site grading and will start piles. 

Despite Keller ISD's COVID-19 closure, progress continues on both the Florence Elementary and Heritage Elementary projects. 

Florence's site plan was formally approved by the Southlake City Council in April and plans for Heritage have been submitted to the City of Fort Worth. In early May, the construction manager received bids for the construction of the two projects, but with the instability of the construction market since March, the manager and VLK Architects are continuing to work to ensure that the projects both remain within budget before accepting a bid. 

Below is a look at the preliminary design of the new Florence Elementary School:

In January 2020, the Board of Trustees approved the design development of the new FES and HES campuses from VLK Architects. View the video below to see a flyover of the preliminary designs:  

Below is a video from the January 23, 2020, Board Meeting at which VLK's Sloan Harris describes the design process for Florence Elementary and Heritage Elementary: