Welcome to the Islander Middle School construction home page!

 

Islander Middle School was originally constructed in 1958. The campus was comprised of three separate buildings all connects by covered walkways. Since 1958 IMS has been through a larger remodel in 1994 and some smaller scale renovations. In 1994 Erickson McGovern Architects modernized the whole campus and added approximately 17,000 sq.ft. between two of the three buildings. In 2000, Harthorne Hagen Architects helped design the added 300 wing at the school, which provided five additional classrooms and two science rooms to the campus. 

Today, Islander Middle School consists of three separate buildings, one from the original 1958 build, one from the 2000 renovation, and a new addition from 2016.  The addition replaced a section of the 1958 building and was built with the idea in mind of an eventual second addition to the campus to replace the two older buildings still on the site. Islander Middle School today is approximately 140,000 sq.ft. and has over 1,100 students in attendance.

300 Building Age Clarification - (Posted March 4, 2025)

As our community considers a April 2025 Bond we have had several community members reach out about the age of 300 building and the construction logistics if the bond passes. We have posted the information below (on March 4, 2025) to help answer questions are community has been asking about this page on our website.  

A portion of the 300 building is from the original construction in 1958 and existed when the campus was remodeled in the early 1990s. In 2000, the District added to this building. The 300 building houses the mechanical system (boilers and piping) that serves the 100/200 and 300 buildings, along with some general-purpose classrooms and science classrooms.

If/when the bond passes, it would be late 2028 or early 2029 before the 300 building was demolished, and it would be fully utilized until then. That would be 29 years of life from a building that would be due for a significant renovation and major equipment replacement.

Below are aerial photos from the King County iMap site. You can see the size of the original building in 2000 on the left and then the size of the 300 building after after the renovation in the photo from 2002 on the right.

The new building, the result of the 2014 bond, was built in 2015 and 2016. No part of that is being removed. We would add partial air conditioning to its classrooms and join the new building so that we have one complete building when the work is complete. 

The 100 portion of the 100/200 building would be demolished to allow for the new construction.  Students would remain in 200 portion of the 100/200 building and the 300 building during construction.  Once the new addition is complete, the 200 portion of the 100/200 and the 300 buildings would be demolished.

Please refer below for a general timeline of all of the projects as well as a few links with more information and photos of the renovations.2017 Fire Alarm Replacement

2016 Replacement Project - Part 1

2016 Replacement Project - Part 2

2011 Track Replacement 

2010 High Efficiency Boiler Replacement 

2010 Gym Locker Room Remodel 

2008 Additional Restroom 

2000 300 Wing Addition

1994 Addition and Modernization