Wyoming City officials outline multi‑phase plan and proposed bond levy to rebuild three elementary schools

Wyoming City school officials presented a multi‑phase master plan to replace three aging elementary schools and outlined a proposed property‑tax bond levy to pay for construction and demolition.

The presenter (speaker 2) told the meeting the district plans three new K–4 buildings — roughly 200 students each at Helen and Vermont and a larger Hilltop facility the presenter characterized as about 350 students — and said the designs shown were conceptual and to scale. He said current facilities suffer from multiple functional problems: undersized student dining rooms and gyms, kitchens the presenter described as “way too small,” limited storage and small or remote administrative spaces. He also noted special‑education rooms and small group learning spaces are insufficient and that teachers and students are sometimes working in hallways.

“These…