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Our Kids, Our Schools and Our Future
Bond issue fact story of the week: Wichita Public Schools' bond issue a great investment. Read more
The $370 million bond issue would address five critical needs for Wichita and its students:
- Additional classrooms to accommodate growth in key areas of our community and to reduce class sizes
- Build 60 safe room storm shelters as part of newly-constructed instructional spaces
- Support the end of busing for desegregation with renovations to schools in the AAA area to provide equitable facilities
- Renovate or rebuild aging and unsafe physical education, athletic and fine arts facilities
- Upgrade technical education programs in 7 comprehensive high schools
Videos illustrate need
To watch a variety of videos about the bond issue needs, click here.
Needs identified by the schools and the community
A Community Steering Team built this plan and identified these needs as most important for Wichita students right now!
Why now?
The 2000 bond issue did not address all of the district's critical needs. There are still unaddressed needs and more needs that appear as the district continues to grow. The need for new schools to accommodate growth in northeast and southeast Wichita will intensify as more homes are constructed.