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Building our future, together. 2010 Bond Proposal
Building our future, together. 2010 Bond Proposal
Why are we seeking a bond issue?
1. Growth. We’ve gained more than 600 students in the last five years alone.
2. Our parents want kindergarten returned to elementary buildings and a clear feeder system.
3. Our parents show strong support for greater use of technology K-12th.
Building our future, together. 2010 Bond Proposal
What is the district requesting?
A $20.275 million bond proposal on May 4 that would require no increase in the current tax rate of 6.63 mills.
This proposal is based upon the input we received from hundreds of Zeeland parents and citizens in the fall of 2008.
Our original estimate for meeting the district’s needs totaled $27 million but, as you can see, that package has been reduced by about $7 million.
Building our future, together. 2010 Bond Proposal
The money would be used to: • Build Phase I of a new elementary school
• Update district technology, K-12
• Renovate ECC building for use by tuition-based programs
• Add cafeteria and learning spaces at Zeeland East, West
• Improve traffic and parking patterns at New Groningen Elementary and Cityside Middle
• Install security cameras at all schools
• Purchase new buses
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Building our future, together.
Cost: $8,500,000
Slide 5
Cost: $1,500,000, paid for with low/no interest stimulus funds
Building our future, together. 2010 Bond Proposal
Technology plan 1. Provide individual computers for
more than 4,220 students in grades 3-12.
2. Provide updated computer labs for students in grades K-2.
3. Update audio-visual components in all classrooms.
Cost: $5,350,000
Cost: $700,000
Cost: $700,000
Cost: $1,300,000
Cost for expansion of ZEHS, ZWHS cafeterias: $1,825,000
Cost for expansion of ZEHS, ZWHS cafeterias: $1,825,000
Building our future, together. 2010 Bond Proposal
Safety and security 1. Purchase new buses
2. Install digital security cameras at all schools and at the transportation building
Cost: $1,100,000
Building our future, together. 2010 Bond Proposal
What happens next?
• Zeeland Board of Education votes February 22 whether to place the proposal on the ballot.
• If approved by Board, bond proposal will be on the ballot Tuesday, May 4, 2010.
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