SMALLER CLASSES

      • 275 new classrooms will provide space to reduce class sizes at all levels (18-20 students for elementary schools, 22-24 for middle and high school core classes)

      • Adds 6 new schools to meet current and projected student population growth

SAFER CHILDREN

      • 60 storm shelter safe rooms added to protect EVERY CHILD AT EVERY SCHOOL from severe weather

      • All spaces are classrooms first, and will be utilized daily for student instruction

      • Additional $18 million from FEMA will fund storm shelter upgrades

ECONOMIC VITALITY AND STRONGER FUTURES

      • Upgrades technical education programs to support Wichita’s projected business needs

      • Renovates or rebuilds aging and unsafe physical education, athletic and fine arts facilities

      • Supports the end of busing for desegregation with new and renovated schools in northeast Wichita