As part of the Seismic Rehabilitation Grant Program, Cooper Mountain Elementary School received seismic upgrades throughout. Shear walls were added to classrooms and corridors, utilizing sure board to minimize impacts on adjacent finishes. A secondary classroom building received new roofing and roof level seismic upgrades. In lieu of disruptive interior improvements, shear walls were added on the exterior side of the building. This gave the opportunity to update and modernize the siding, improve the building's thermal performance, and kept the on budget and on schedule.