1 Bond Background During the 2017-2018 school year, several - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Bond Background

During the 2017-2018 school year, several committees were tasked with looking at the Okemos District as a whole. Their findings show:

• Student population is growing
• Our buildings, technology, buses and equipment are aging

and not in line with 21st century learning

• The district has not been able to provide building and

furniture upgrades in almost 18 years

This bond request was developed to address these issues.

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Bond Overview

Bennett Woods Expansion $ 3,538,107 Technology $ 9,704,700 Transportation $ 1,214,300 Security Upgrades $ 537,500 Facility Upgrades $ 6,390,000 Capital Outlay (equipment) $ 3,144,410 Contingency Fund (1.5%) $ 370,983 TOTAL $24,900,000

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Bennett Woods Expansion 4

Why expansion is necessary

• Elementary enrollment has grown more than 27% since

2010-11

• Our 3 traditional elementary schools are near capacity
• The Bennett Woods expansion will alleviate congestion at all

3 of these elementary schools

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Students School Year

Elementary Student Growth

Four New Classrooms and a Multi-Purpose Room at Bennett Woods

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Technology for 21st Century Learners 7

Upgrade classroom technology: (Personal Learning Devices) + more $6,461,400 Infrastructure (cables, switches, fiber) $1,838,500 Transportation Dept Tech $120,000 Athletics/PE Tech (scoreboards) $125,000 Auditorium Tech (Sound and Lighting) $733,800 School clocks (all except OHS), district video upgrades $357,000 Senior Center/Community Ed $66,000 TOTAL $ 9,704,700

Technology 8

Transportation: 13 new buses 9

School Bus Purchases

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Additional Buses* Replacement Buses Regular Buses Spare Buses Total Fleet Cost of Proposal** Current*** 15 4 19 Year 1 1 3 15 4 19 $370,400 Year 2 1 2 16 4 20 $279,300 Year 3 2 16 4 20 $187,200 Year 4 2 16 4 20 $188,200 Year 5 2 16 4 20 $189,200

Total number of Total cost = $1,214,300 proposed buses = 13

* Based on current enrollment projections. ** Each bus costs $92,600; add $500 to price of individual bus each year. *** Includes one bus leased for $13,000 per year

Security Upgrades

• Additional locks
• Cameras
• Exterior lighting
• Enhancements to PA

systems

• Enhanced radio

communication between staff/police

• Window strengthening

films

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Facility Upgrades

LED lighting; Bathroom renovations; Traffic Flow/Parking (BW, Cornell) $2,710,000 Air Conditioning - Central, Cornell, Edgewood, Hiawatha, Chippewa (Fine Arts/Science wings) $2,175,000 Athletics/Physical Education - Replace Chippewa & Kinawa tennis courts $525,000 Safety - Fire system upgrades $465,000 Fine Arts – OHS Instrument storage and OHS/Chippewa stage flooring $435,000 Bus Garage fuel tank upgrades (Environmentally friendly) $80,000 TOTAL $6,390,000

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There have been no significant furniture purchases in almost 18 years.

Capital Outlay

New furniture would accommodate flexible learning environments

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Furniture: Classroom, cafeteria tables $ 1,880,625 Lockers: student and instrument lockers $ 560,100 Musical instruments $ 377,884 Auditorium upgrades $ 114,000 Athletics: equipment and furniture $ 100,000 Bus garage upgrades (bus wash & lift) $ 68,000 Other: signage, drinking fountains, science refrigerators, Kinawa playground equipment $ 43,801 TOTAL $ 3,144,410

Capital Outlay 14

This Bond will NOT increase your current tax rate

• Current millage: 7.0 mills, to be paid off during 2021-22 (blue)
• Proposed millage: extend the 7.0 mills until 2024-25 (green)

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Local Comparisons

DeWitt 10.0000 Holt 10.0000 Laingsburg 8.7000 Haslett 8.3300 Bath 8.0000 Williamston 7.8400 East Lansing 7.0000 Waverly 7.0000 Okemos 7.0000 Lansing 4.6800 Grand Ledge 4.1900 Mason 2.9500

2017-18 School Year Debt Millage Rates Recent Bond Initiatives (in millions)

Grand Ledge: Nov 2018 $147.0 East Lansing: Nov 2018 $93.7 Mason: Nov 2017 $69.7 Haslett: Aug 2018 $32.7 Okemos: proposed $24.9

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Technology, Buses, Upgrades Classroom Programs + Support, salaries, textbooks, maintenance costs

Local Support

• Local Bond
• Building & Site

Sinking Fund

General Fund

K-12 Education Funding 17

What happens if the bond fails?

• Canceled Projects:

– Bennett Woods Expansion – Most technology updates except limited replacement of Personal Learning Devices with general fund money – Bus purchases – Security upgrades except 3M film in entryways only – Air conditioning – Furniture replacement, auditorium upgrades

• Critical items funded from the General Fund
• Re-prioritize the Building & Site/Sinking Fund projects

The learning environment for our students would be significantly impacted by this situation.

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Students currently in

school will benefit from a 21st century learning environment with updated personal learning devices and improved facilities, furniture & equipment.

Families will

continue to move to

• ur community as we

show how we value excellence in education

Empty-nesters benefit

as property values reflect the excellent school district

Who will benefit? 19

NO increase in the millage rate

The Excellent School Premium = 15% increase in selling price of home.

Great Schools = Property Values 20

www.VoteYesforOPS.com

• Learn how you can help support this proposal
• Determine your voting location
• Download an absentee ballot application form
• Read the reports of the Long-Range Planning

Study and the Facility Use/Site Committees and recommendations to the School Board

• Request a yard sign

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How YOU can help

Ask us how to get an absentee ballot application from the Clerk’s Office

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Questions? 24