PK-12 EDUCATION
Safety, accessibility and 21st century learning environments have become the new standard for PK-12 school districts of all sizes and varying budgets. The construction or renovation of a PK-12 education project requires an overwhelming amount of planning that can take years to bring to life. As experts in Construction Management, Poettker engages with the school district early in the design development and preconstruction process to review and recommend practical constructability, value engineering solutions, and a low-impact schedule to make their enhanced facility become a reality. From new construction, facility additions and interior renovations, Poettker serves as the construction lead to ensure a collaborative approach is taken to meet the client’s quality, safety, scheduling and budgetary expectations.
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Arcola Elementary School Addition & Renovation
Arcola Elementary School Addition & Renovation 聽Location: 聽Arcola, IL聽 聽 |聽 聽 Owner: Arcola CUSD #306聽 聽 | 聽 聽Architect: 聽Graham & Hyde Architects Poettker was selected as the Construction Manager at Risk for an 18,814-SF addition and renovation to the Arcola Elementary School that was in need of substantial renovations to the more than [...]
Aviston Elementary School Addition
Aviston Elementary School Addition 聽Location: 聽Aviston, IL聽 聽 |聽 聽 Owner: Aviston Elementary School District #21聽 聽 | 聽 聽Architect: FGM Architects, Inc. 鲸鱼传媒 is serving as Aviston Elementary School District #21's construction management partner to provide a 13,000 SF building expansion and light renovations to their elementary school campus. Additions and renovations will [...]
Cahokia High School
Cahokia High School 聽Location:聽 Cahokia, IL聽聽聽 |聽 聽 Owner: Cahokia Unit School District #187聽 聽 | 聽 聽Architect: 聽FGM Architects, Inc. Cahokia Unit School District #187 selected 鲸鱼传媒 as the聽General Contractor for the new $81 million Cahokia High School. The facility is sized to accommodate its 1,100 current students with room to serve 400 [...]
Carterville High School
Carterville High School 聽Location: 聽Carterville, IL聽 聽 |聽 聽 Owner: Carterville CUSD #5聽 聽 | 聽 聽Architect: Fanning/Howey Associates, Inc. Carterville CUSD #5 selected 鲸鱼传媒 for the 194,000 SF new High School and site development in Carterville, Illinois. Poettker worked closely with the school district to ensure the project stayed within budget. With additional [...]
Columbia High School Addition & Renovation
Columbia High School Addition and Renovation 聽Location: 聽Columbia, IL聽 聽 |聽 聽 Owner: Columbia CUSD #4聽 聽 | 聽 聽Architect: FGM Architects, Inc. Columbia CUSD #4 selected Poettker as the construction manager for 110,900 SF of new construction and 12,000 SF of renovation work to help the district meet current and forecasted growth for the [...]
Effingham Junior High School Renovation
Effingham Junior High School 聽Location: 聽Effingham, IL聽 聽 |聽 聽 Owner: Effingham CUSD #40聽 聽 | 聽 聽Architect: 聽FGM Architects, Inc. Extensive junior high renovation projects elevate the coordination level needed to achieve project success. At the Effingham Junior High School, major renovations were required with zero space available to relocate the 650 enrolled students [...]
Freeburg High School Additions & Renovation
Freeburg High School Additions & Renovations 聽Location: 聽Freeburg, IL聽 聽 |聽 聽 Owner: Freeburg CHSD #77聽 聽 | 聽 聽Architect: 聽FGM Architects, Inc. The District identified a need for additional lab and classroom space for High School programs after enrollment growth and infrastructure concerns. Freeburg CUSD #77, as a repeat client, returned to 鲸鱼传媒 [...]
Freeburg High School Industrial Trades Renovation
Freeburg High School Industrial Trades Renovation 聽Location: 聽Freeburg, IL聽 聽 |聽 聽 Owner: Freeburg Community High School District #77聽 聽 | 聽 聽Architect: FGM Architects, Inc. Freeburg Community High School District #77 has partnered with Poettker's Construction Management team for a 6,000-SF addition of a Band Room and renovations to Student Services, Family Consumer Sciences [...]
Holy Childhood School Addition
Holy Childhood School Addition 聽Location: 聽Mascoutah, IL聽 聽 |聽 聽 Owner: Holy Childhood School聽 聽 | 聽 聽Architect: 聽Niemeyer Design, LLC Poettker was selected as the design/build contractor for a 5,840-SF addition and renovation to the Holy Childhood School in Mascoutah, Illinois. The primary project goals were to provide a secured, accessible entrance, new principal [...]
Joseph Arthur Middle School Addition & Renovation
Joseph Arthur Middle School Addition & Renovation 聽Location: 聽O'Fallon, IL聽 聽 |聽 聽 Owner: Central School District #104聽 聽 | 聽 聽Architect: Ittner Architects Central School District #104 partnered with Poettker to provide a 26,900 SF of building expansion and 10,900 SF of light renovations to their middle school campus. Key project components included: A [...]
Litchfield Early Childhood Center
Litchfield Early Childhood Center 聽Location: 聽Litchfield, IL聽 聽 |聽 聽 Owner: Litchfield CUSD #12聽 聽 | 聽 聽Architect: FGM Architects, Inc. The Litchfield Early Childhood Center project is part of a district-wide program to enhance Litchfield CUSD #12's elementary schools. This project entailed a two-phase addition and renovation to the existing elementary building, which now [...]
Litchfield Elementary School
Litchfield Elementary School 聽Location: 聽Litchfield, IL聽 聽 |聽 聽 Owner: Litchfield CUSD #12聽 聽 | 聽 聽Architect: FGM Architects, Inc. Litchfield Community Unit School District #12 selected 鲸鱼传媒 as the Construction Manager聽 to guide programming options for four existing schools in need of significant life, health, and safety upgrades, and several site selection options [...]
Marion High School
Marion High School 聽Location: 聽Marion, IL聽 聽 |聽 聽 Owner: Marion CUSD #2聽 聽 | 聽 聽Architect: Design Architects, Inc. Poettker constructed over 200,000 SF for Marion CUSD #2's high school expansion and addition project.聽 The new 74,040 SF Heath Education Center and the 143,130 SF classroom building addition feature: a new gymnasium, weight room, [...]
Mascoutah Middle School Addition & Renovation
Mascoutah Middle School Addition & Renovation 聽Location: 聽Mascoutah, IL聽 聽 |聽 聽 Owner: Mascoutah CUSD #19聽 聽 | 聽 聽Architect: 聽FGM Architects, Inc. Mascoutah CUSD #19 selected 鲸鱼传媒 as the General Contractor for the addition and renovation of their middle school. This 35,000 SF project includes: 24,000 SF addition featuring a library, two science [...]
Mascoutah Middle School Cafeteria Expansion
Mascoutah Middle School Cafeteria Expansion 聽Location: 聽Mascoutah, IL聽 聽 |聽 聽 Owner: Mascoutah CUSD #19聽 聽 | 聽 聽Architect: 聽FGM Architects, Inc. Mascoutah CUSD #19 selected 鲸鱼传媒 as the Construction Manager At Risk for the addition and renovation of their middle school. This 28,490 SF project includes a new cafeteria and kitchen as well [...]
Nokomis High School Renovation
Nokomis High School Renovation 聽Location: 聽Nokomis, IL 聽 |聽 聽 Owner: Nokomis CUSD #22聽 聽 | 聽 聽Architect: 聽BLDD Architects Nokomis CUSD #22 selected 鲸鱼传媒 as the Construction Manager for the 80,244 SF renovations to Nokomis High School. The two-phase project took place during two summers to eliminate disturbances and relocation of students. Phase [...]
North Clay School District Master Plan
North Clay School District Master Plan 聽Location: 聽Louisville, IL聽 聽 |聽 聽 Owner: North Clay CUSD #25聽 聽 | 聽 聽Architect: Eggemeyer Associates Architects, Inc. North Clay CUSD #25, a PK-12 district serving 555 students on a single campus, has partnered with Poettker's Construction Management Team to provide Health and Life Safety improvements to their [...]
Pana Elementary School
Pana Elementary School 聽Location: 聽Pana, IL聽 聽 |聽 聽 Owner: Pana CUSD #8聽 聽 | 聽 聽Architect: BLDD Architects, Inc. Pana CUSD #8 partnered with Poettker to help the district replace approximately 80,000 SF of outdated, non-efficient elementary space currently located at 2 separate buildings. The 65,000 SF two-story elementary school is separated into two [...]
Panhandle CUSD #2 Classroom Addition
Panhandle CUSD #2 Classroom Addition 聽Location: 聽Raymond, IL 聽 |聽 聽 Owner: Panhandle CUSD #2聽 聽 | 聽 聽Architect: Graham & Hyde Architects Panhandle CUSD #2聽selected 鲸鱼传媒 as the聽Construction Manager聽for the classroom addition in Raymond, Illinois. This 24,800 SF, single-story addition is located between the existing Jr/Sr High School and Elementary School in order [...]
Parkway School District 2022 Bond Program
Parkway School District 2022 Bond Program 聽Location: 聽St. Louis, MO聽 聽 |聽 聽 Owner: Parkway School District聽 聽| 聽 聽Architect: Bond Architects & WSP Parkway School District selected 鲸鱼传媒 Company as its Construction Manager at Risk (CMaR) for the 6-year 2022 Bond Program, which kicked off in 2023. This multi-year initiative will provide facility [...]
Pierce Terrace Elementary School
Pierce Terrace Elementary School 聽Location: 聽Fort Jackson, SC聽 聽 |聽 聽 Owner: Department of Defense Education Activity & U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 聽 聽| 聽 聽Architect: 聽FGM Architects, Inc. This design-build聽elementary school construction project was quite unique. 21st Century School learning concepts dictated the design of this 74,000 SF replacement school. For example, the [...]
Richland County Early Learning Center
Richland County Early Learning Center 聽Location: 聽Olney, IL聽 聽 |聽 聽 Owner: Richland County CUSD #1聽 聽 | 聽 聽Architect: BLDD Architects, Inc. Richland County CUSD #1 has partnered with Poettker's Construction Management team for a new 16,400-SF single-story Early Learning Pre-K center that will create more space for the district's pre-kindergarteners and consolidate the [...]
Richland County High School
Richland County High School 聽Location: 聽Olney, IL聽 聽 |聽 聽 Owner: Richland County CUSD #1聽 聽 | 聽 聽Architect: 聽BLDD Architects, Inc. Richland County CUSD #1聽engaged聽鲸鱼传媒's聽Construction Management聽team to construct a modern education facility to accommodate their steady enrollment growth. Focused on 3 main priorities, the district's goal was to improve safety and security, increase聽accessibility, [...]
South Central Elementary School
South Central Elementary School 聽Location: 聽Kinmundy, IL聽 聽 |聽 聽 Owner: South Central CUSD #401聽 聽 | 聽 聽Architect: Farnsworth Group (EWR Architects) South Central CUSD #401聽selected 鲸鱼传媒 as the聽Construction Manager聽for the additions and renovations to the existing elementary school in Kinmundy, Illinois. The elementary school project featured a 21,500 SF addition to the [...]
South Central High School
We relied heavily on Poettker’s leadership, preconstruction, and cost consulting professionals to guide us through the State funding stall, which lasted nearly one year. The Poettker Team collaborated with the school district, design partners, and local trade contractors to determine all cost-saving options to keep the high school project within budget without sacrificing the new […]
South Central IL Regional Workforce Training & Innovation Center
South Central IL Regional Workforce Training & Innovation Center 聽Location: 聽Litchfield, IL聽 聽 |聽 聽 Owner: Litchfield CUSD #12聽 聽 | 聽 聽Architect: FGM Architects, Inc. Litchfield Community Unit School District #12, in coordination with other area school districts, engaged 鲸鱼传媒 to build their Workforce Development Center. This warehouse redevelopment in Litchfield's Industrial Park [...]
South Central Middle School Addition & Renovation
South Central Middle School Addition & Renovation 聽Location: 聽Kinmundy, IL聽 聽 |聽 聽 Owner: South Central CUSD #401聽 聽 | 聽 聽Architect: FGM Architects, Inc. South Central CUSD #401 selected 鲸鱼传媒 as the Construction Manager for the addition and renovation to the existing middle school in Kinmundy, Illinois. The new addition connects their Middle [...]
Wingate Elementary School
Wingate Elementary School 聽Location: 聽Belleville, IL聽 聽 |聽 聽 Owner: Mascoutah CUSD #19聽 聽 | 聽 聽Architect: 聽FGM Architects, Inc. Mascoutah CUSD #19 selected 鲸鱼传媒 Company as the Construction Manager for the construction of their new 112,000 SF elementary school in Belleville, Illinois. The new elementary school consists of four 鈥渉ouses鈥 with connecting hallways. [...]
RECENT NEWS
March 11, 2025
POETTKER CONSTRUCTION NAMED A 2025 BEST PLACES TO WORK
鲸鱼传媒 is a Best Places to Work by the St. Louis Business Journal for the eighth year running. Of the 150 nominations received, only 80 companies made the cut.
February 23, 2025
POETTKER CONSTRUCTION CEO & CHAIRMAN OFFERS REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON 2025
鲸鱼传媒 CEO & Chairman Keith Poettker made his 2025 predictions for the southeast region, including the construction of more distribution centers and technological advances transforming the industry.
February 11, 2025
POETTKER CONSTRUCTION LAUNCHES NEW DRONE PROGRAM
鲸鱼传媒 launched a cutting-edge drone program to enhance pre-project planning, improve construction visibility, boost safety measures and increase operations efficiencies.
January 28, 2025
POETTKER CONSTRUCTION WINS CENTRAL ILLINOIS BUILDERS OF AGC 2024 SAFETY AWARD
鲸鱼传媒 won a 2024 Safety Award from the Central Illinois Builders chapter of The Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America in the 400,001-500,000 Man-Hour Category.
