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Everett School District reviews $317.4 million capital bond proposal for April 2020 ballot; board discusses scope and equity
Summary
District staff presented draft bond resolution No. 1216 proposing $317,400,000 for placement on a special election April 28, 2020 ballot. The package focuses on 36 new elementary classrooms, replacement of three elementary schools, STEM and career-pathway upgrades, safety and technology improvements, and aims to limit tax-rate impact.
District staff presented a draft capital bond (resolution No. 1216) on Sept. 24 proposing $317,400,000 to the Everett Public Schools Board of Directors for placement on the April 28, 2020 special election ballot. The presentation, prepared with the capital bond planning committee and consultant materials attached to the board packet, described the proposed projects, timing, funding assumptions and community input that shaped the recommendation.
What’s in the proposal: Staff said the bond would add 36 new elementary-classroom equivalents across eight sites, replace three aging elementary schools (Madison, Jackson and Lowell) rather than only modernizing them, modernize or upgrade STEM and career-pathway facilities at the high schools (including a 5,000-square-foot addition for Cascade’s aerospace/advanced manufacturing program and…
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