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OKCPS posts Bond 2022 project newsletter; citizens oversight committee to expand scope
Summary
The district published its first Bond 2022 newsletter on March 28 with project photos and timelines, and the Citizens Oversight Committee will expand from monitoring 14 transformational projects to overseeing all $955 million in bond funds, the operations committee reported.
The Oklahoma City Public Schools operations committee reported April 7 that the district posted its first Bond 2022 newsletter on March 28 and will expand the Citizens Oversight Committee’s scope to cover all $955,000,000 in bond funds approved by voters.
Why it matters: The bond funds pay for district construction and modernization projects. Expanding oversight to all bond funds is a transparency measure as the district moves from initial transformational projects into wider construction activity.
Laurie Bowman, reporting for the operations committee, said the bond page on the district website now includes project updates, budgets and photographs and that the public can sign up to receive the monthly newsletter. "You can also follow the district's progress on the bond projects on Facebook, Instagram, X and LinkedIn, as well as the district website," Bowman said.
Bowman told the board the oversight committee will change its member structure as its responsibilities broaden and that more details will be provided as adjustments are finalized. Board members and staff praised the operations and communications teams for making construction progress and reporting more visible to the public; Bowman said it is an "exciting next step for the bond as we move into the phase of really all projects kind of headed ... underway."
Ending: The operations committee encouraged the public to check the Bond 2022 webpage and subscribe to the newsletter to follow construction progress and oversight changes.
