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Rio Rancho Public Schools urges voters to back $80 million bond, highlights pre-K facility and infrastructure needs
Summary
Superintendent Bisou Cleveland and the board outlined projects funded by a proposed $80 million bond on the Nov. 4 ballot, including a new pre-K facility with a $17 million local share, completion of Independence High School, roof and drainage repairs, a proposed STEAM magnet at Rio Rancho Elementary and land purchases for a future middle school.
Superintendent Bisou Cleveland told the Rio Rancho Public Schools Board of Education on Oct. 13 that the district is asking voters on Nov. 4 to approve an $80 million bond to fund school infrastructure, safety upgrades and facility expansions.
The bond, Cleveland said, would fund a new full-day pre-K facility the district values at about $41 million, with the district’s share about $17 million and a potential matching contribution from the Public School Facilities Authority (PSFA) of roughly $24 million. “So a really good deal for the community,” Cleveland said, noting that PSFA matching would cover the largest share if approved by voters.
The nut graf: The bond is framed by district leaders as a way to expand early-childhood capacity, finish incomplete 2023 bond projects and address inflation-driven construction cost increases that have raised per-square-foot prices…
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