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for our
KIDS
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for school safety and future-ready kids
on
November 5
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OVERVIEW
THE PROBLEM
Starting in 2009, the State of Arizona cut capital funding to schools, totaling $25 million.
This resulted in having to use funds reserved for salaries and utilities to make high-priority repairs and delaying preventative maintenance.
THE GOAL
SAFETY
Improve safety and security of schools for all students
FUTURE-READY KIDS
Create future-ready spaces for 21st century career development, artistic
expression, and ESS support
REVITALIZATION
Revitalize learning spaces to promote collaboration and meet the
individualized needs of students
PAST WORK
Thanks to the 2014 voter approved bond, students received:
- A new elementary school
- An investment in 1:1 Technology
- A middle school cafeteria
- Added perimeter security fencing
- Additional new school buses
- An ESS Facility at Alice Byrne Elementary
- A makerspace at Palmcroft Elementary
- A CTE Facility at Ron Watson Middle School
- Added shade structures
- And more...
THE PROPOSAL
Total Bond Request
$77 million
(Equivalent to the 2014 approved bond, adjusted for inflation.)
SCHOOL SAFETY
Est. investment $30,750,000
- Improve school entances to create a single point of entry on campus
- Renovate school offices to securely control the flow of visitors on campus
- Improve camera systems
- Repair aged perimeter fencing
- Upgrade windows to be suitable for safety coating
REVITALIZATION
Est. investment $14,400,000
- Convert traditional rooms with the most need into flexible, collaborative spaces
- Equip identified special needs programs with accessible facilities
- Repair middle-school athletic fields
- Install or repair playground structures
- Create dedicated sensory rooms for students with special needs
FUTURE-READY SPACES
Est. investment $31,800,000
- Create multipurpose spaces for creativity, collaboration, and STEM instruction
- Middle school campuses will have a robust science lab for hands-on exploration
- Provides spaces that promote skills towards career and workforce development
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