• Smaller classes
• Safer children
• Economic vitality and the future of our community 

This bond issue will meet 5 critical needs for the Wichita community and its students

A tornado in 1999 destroyed parts of Jefferson Elementary School. The school was the first to have a FEMA safe room storm shelter. The bond issue will construct a safe room for the schools that currently don't have one.

• Reduces class sizes, and addresses overcrowding and growth in key areas of our community
• Builds 60 safe room storm shelters in instructional space additions
• Supports the end to forced busing by providing equitable facilities in the AAA area
• Upgrade technical education programs 
• Renovates or rebuilds aging and unsafe physical education, athletic and fine arts facilities

North High's cinder track is unusable after it rains. All-weather tracks can be used in wet weather and are used by PE classes more than athletic teams.

• The 2000 bond issue did not address all critical needs
• The community committee that built this plan identified these needs as most important for Wichita students right now!
• The need will intensify for new schools to accommodate growth in northeast and southeast Wichita
• The state will pay 25% of a bond issue passed in Wichita (both principal and interest)
• Favorable interest rates on bond sales

Wichita Public Schools 2008 Bond Issue