Kraus-Anderson Construction Breaks Ground on $22M Special Education School Near St. Paul

LAKE ELMO, MINN. — Kraus-Anderson Construction Co. has broken ground on a $22 million special education school for the Northeast Metro Intermediate School District 916 in Lake Elmo, 15 miles east of St. Paul. The school is for students in grades K-8. Construction on the 76,000-square-foot Pankalo Education Center, located at 8568 Eagle Point Blvd., is expected to be complete by August 2017. The school will provide programs for students with autism spectrum disorders, developmental cognitive disabilities, emotional/behavioral disorders and other health disabilities. The project is part of the district’s strategic facilities plan, which includes construction of a consolidated K-8 facility in the northwest part of the district, construction of a consolidated K-8 facility in the southeast part of the district (Pankalo) and replacement of the existing Capitol View Center, built in 1958.