Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn announced Tuesday the release of nearly $213 million in capital construction money to school districts throughout the state.

Locally, Clover Park School District will receive approximately $6.6 million for a project to rebuild Beachwood Elementary School.

The money, coupled with nearly $381 million in local school district funds generally available by capital bonds approved by voters in communities, will bring more than $594 million into the state’s economy through school construction, according to Dorn. A total of 21 districts are ready to begin or continue work on 30 new school buildings or school modernization projects, added Dorn, and the state’s school construction assistance program also includes approximately $890,000, which will fund public art allocations for new facilities. The funding is made available by the Legislature and approved by Gov. Jay Inslee.

“I applaud the Legislature and Governor Inslee,” said Dorn. “They recognize that up-to-date, working buildings are essential to student learning, and that the state has some responsibility in that process.”

A complete list of school districts receiving capital construction money is available online here.