The campaign is over, but the work is far from complete for Auburn School District officials.

As of Monday, about 62.2 percent of voters between King and Pierce counties were supporting a $456 million levy to rebuild six schools and construct two new ones.

The results will not be certified until Nov. 29, but ASD Superintendent Alan Spicciati said he was “confident” that the measure would meet the 60 percent threshold to pass.

“We are thrilled and we are so appreciative of the community support we received,” he said. “We are excited we will build eight new schools over the next decade to meet the needs of our kids.”

The bond will pay for the replacement of five elementary schools built between 1945 and 1965 – Terminal Park, Dick Scobee, Pioneer, Chinook and Lea Hill – along with Olympic Middle School. The latter building opened in 1957.

But outside of the new Olympic, which is expected to open at the beginning of the 2019-20 school year, no timeline has been established to finish the other schools. Spicciati said that is because the district still must acquire land to build two new elementary schools. Spicciati said district officials are considering locations near the old Valley 6 Drive-In Theaters, which shuttered in December 2012, on the north end of the city, and in the Lea Hill and Lakeland Hills neighborhoods. Lakeland Hills Elementary is the school district’s largest, with 725 students.

Spicciati said the acquisition of land in those areas could affect the timeline to rebuild certain schools. For example, Spicciati said, Lea Hill Elementary students could move into the new school for a year while their current school is rebuilt. Some students then would move back to Lea Hill Elementary when construction is finished there, while others would remain at the other new school.

Another priority, Spicciati said, is to rebuild elementary schools in the order that “relieves overcrowding the fastest.” He said all of the new buildings will be designed for 650 students. He said some of the older schools were only built to handle 400-500 students, which has resulted in more portables. He said 102 portables serve 2,500 students district wide this year.

Spicciati said construction will begin on Olympic first because the school’s current building will be preserved as an interim elementary school while other campuses are rebuilt. One wing at Olympic likely will need to be torn down during construction, but he said enough capacity will remain for it to function as an elementary school.

In the aftermath of the election, Spicciati said several veteran ASD faculty members have contacted him to express gratitude that all schools throughout the community will be modern now.

“I’ve heard from several teachers and administrators about how encouraging it is that our community is so supportive,” he said. “It’s really a win for the whole school district.”