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Ready for a new year.
Byline: Rachel Tuinstra
Sep. 1--As the new school year approaches, many Eastside schools are in the midst of rebuilding, remodeling or constructing schools.
Others, facing enrollment increases, will begin reconfiguring school-attendance boundaries. Three districts will begin the school year with a new superintendent.
Bellevue, Lake Washington, Mercer Island, Northshore and Riverview begin classes Tuesday; Issaquah and Snoqualmie Valley start the following day.
Here's a look at what's ahead this year for each district:
Bellevue
Woodridge Elementary School is celebrating its grand opening in September after being renovated last school year.
This year, work will begin on Sherwood Forest Elementary, and students will move to the Bellwood campus, where the district houses students while it rebuilds schools. The district is also constructing a new campus at the former Lake Heights Elementary…
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