Lindbergh Schools invites community members to tour the brand-new Dressel Elementary School during an open house slated next month.
The open house will take place from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 2, at the school, 10911 Tesson Ferry Road.
Dressel will be Lindbergh’s sixth elementary school, serving more than 600 students in kindergarten through fifth grade.
The state-of-the-art 99,116-square-foot building will provide essential overcrowding relief districtwide, according to a district news release.
Features of the new elementary school include:
Individual classroom wings for each grade level.
Two science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, classrooms to enhance student learning and exploration.
A 21st-century modern, student-centered library.
Secure front entrance.
Three Federal Emergency Management Agency-grade tornado shelters that double as multipurpose meeting rooms.
Accessible, modern playground.
Energy-efficient LED lighting, mechanical system and light-reflecting roof surface to reduce cooling costs.
Competition-size gym.
A new main entrance on Tesson Ferry Road, with secondary access from Musick Avenue.
Dressel Elementary School is named for John Martin Dressel, Lindbergh’s first Board of Education president.