TCAPS Gearing Up for Central Grade Reconstruction, West Middle Music Renovations
By Beth Milligan | Feb. 5, 2026
Traverse City Area Public Schools is gearing up for two major projects: the estimated $55 million reconstruction of Central Grade School starting this fall and the $4.2 million renovation of TC West Middle School’s music facilities starting this spring.
Central Grade
TCAPS trustees reviewed Central Grade construction plans this week ahead of a targeted August/September kickoff to a three-year, $55 million rebuild of the Seventh Street elementary school.
TCAPS Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations Christine Thomas-Hill, Gabe Alvey of Diekema Hamann Architecture & Engineering, John Dancer from Cornerstone Architects, and Jack Abate of construction management firm Miller-Davis walked trustees through the new design. The plan, which was shaped by …
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