Jun. 26—Work continues on the project to build a new home for iAcademy at Athens Elementary. The new building will be located on Madison Street between First and Second Avenue, an area that housed a prior iteration of AES.
Athens City Board of Education approved the prequalified companies and subcontractors list for bidding at its June 14 meeting. Superintendent Beth Patton said she expects the board to announce low bidders at its next meeting, tentatively set for July 22.
The Athens City Council approved Athens City Schools accepting a $18.86 million bond for the project at its May 10 meeting.
Patton said the new building will only be one story, it will take up a larger area and be able to hold approximately 200 more students than the previous iteration.
“This building will be about 66,000 square feet,” Patton said. “It will house approximately 600 students, where the old one could…
