KAI and Dallas Independent School District have officially turned dirt on a new Seagoville PK-8 campus, with a late May groundbreaking kicking off construction. The two-story, roughly 118,000-square-foot school is planned for about 800 pre-K through eighth-grade students and will pair STEAM labs, maker spaces and dedicated arts rooms with outdoor learning spaces woven throughout the site. District leaders say the campus is meant to ease crowding in the Seagoville feeder pattern while giving students more hands-on learning options.
Project details come from a KAI statement republished by The Business Press, which notes the school will sit on a shared 100-acre educational campus at Seagoville Road and East Stark Road. The building is slated to include a media center, cafetorium, dedicated visual and performing arts rooms and outdoor learning trails. The May 21 groundbreaking at Seagoville High School, along with the project’s place on the district’s long-range bond list, is recorded on the Dallas ISD Bond Program calendar.
“As designers, we have the privilege and responsibility of helping shape the environments where students learn, grow and discover their potential,” KAI principal Catherine Dalton said. Dallas ISD Chief Construction Officer Brent Alfred added that “projects like this are about far more than bricks and mortar,” according to The Business Press. Together, the comments underscore the district’s pitch that new facilities are a tool for both academic programming and broader community benefit.
Design That Turns The Site Into A Classroom
KAI’s project statement describes a biophilic approach that emphasizes natural materials, durable finishes and abundant daylight, combined with outdoor learning trails and ecosystem-based studies so the campus landscape functions as part of the curriculum. The firm presents the building as a treehouse in the forest, with classrooms oriented for daylight and views to support student well-being.
Budget, Timeline And Contractors
Dallas ISD board materials put the Seagoville PK-8 budget at $53 million in bond funds and identify Gilbert May, Inc., dba Phillips/May Corporation as the Construction Manager At Risk. An early component GMP lists CGMP #1 at $4,963,098. The same packet cites a mid-2027 completion target and outlines early procurement steps intended to keep the project on schedule, according to DISD Board documents.
What It Means For Seagoville Students
The planned capacity of about 800 students represents a significant addition in a feeder where Seagoville Elementary alone reported roughly 712 students in 2026, a shift that could redistribute enrollment and free up classrooms at other neighborhood campuses, according to the The Texas Tribune Schools Explorer. KAI and district materials describe the new campus as a vehicle to expand STEAM, arts and career-technical offerings for students in Southeast Dallas.
Dallas ISD posts project updates and procurement documents through its bond program pages, where schedules and community meeting information are collected in one place. Dallas ISD's bond site serves as the district’s public hub for timelines and upcoming events tied to the Seagoville PK-8 project.
