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Tacoma School District Announces Summer Projects and Fee Changes

Friday, July 17, 2026

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Tacoma Public Schools will host an open house for the Maritime|253 project on August 4, 2026, according to a district announcement. The event will provide the first public look at the new facility.

The district is also beginning major exterior improvements at Edison Elementary and upgrades at Reed Elementary. Construction is underway at Whittier Elementary, with a groundbreaking event celebrating students. Additionally, iDEA High School has started its design process with an internal design advisory committee.

School-based health clinics will open this summer for student care and sports physicals. Starting August 1, the district will charge credit card processing fees to customers for transactions.

📄 Source: Local Government — https://www.tacomaschools.org/about/newsroom

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Tacoma Public Schools will host an open house for the Maritime|253 project on August 4, 2026No usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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The event will provide the first public look at the new facilityNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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The district is beginning major exterior improvements at Edison Elementary“Major exterior improvements underway at Edison Elementary”
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The district is beginning upgrades at Reed Elementary“Upgrades at Reed Elementary Read More about Upgrades at Reed Elementary”
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Construction is underway at Whittier Elementary“Construction is underway at Whittier Read More about Construction is underway at Whittier”
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A groundbreaking event will celebrate students at Whittier ElementaryNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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iDEA High School has started its design process“iDEA High School kicks off design process with internal DAC”
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An internal design advisory committee is involved in iDEA High School's design process“iDEA High School kicks off design process with internal DAC”
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School-based health clinics will open this summer“School-based health clinics open this summer for care, sports physicals”
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School-based health clinics will provide student care“School-based health clinics open this summer for care, sports physicals”
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School-based health clinics will provide sports physicals“School-based health clinics open this summer for care, sports physicals”
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Starting August 1, the district will charge credit card processing fees to customers for transactions“District to charge credit card processing fees to customers beginning August 1”