Norman Public Schools Places $353 Million Bond Proposal On School Bond Election

Voters will determine in February whether or not to go a Norman Public Faculties bond for greater than $350 million.

Norman Public Faculties is trying to make upgrades at each faculty within the district and including new applications.

Superintendent Nick Migliorino stated they acquired over $700 million price of wants and needs.

“Our facility assessments inform us lots after which the enter from the neighborhood, academics, mother and father’ college students actually helps us to take it to that subsequent degree,” Migliorino stated.

They narrowed it all the way down to a $353.9 million faculty bond proposal. He stated this proposal is constructing off of the 2019 bond. The bond features a new multi-sport athletic stadium at Norman North Excessive College and a facility for the Oklahoma Aviation Academy at Max Westheimer Airport.

“It is the second largest trade within the state of Oklahoma and it is rising sooner than another trade,” Migliorino stated.

Proper now, round 100 college students are taking courses within the OU Aviation Program. Migliorino hopes to welcome greater than 700 college students in a number of years if the proposal passes to construct a facility.

“Most individuals, after they consider aviation they consider getting a pilot’s license, however there’s a lot extra that goes into getting a profession in aviation. All the things from hospitality to advertising to laptop science or to finally flying a airplane, so all of these issues,” Migliorino stated.

The bond additionally carved out cash for applications just like the Future Farmers of America.

“We already do have a college farm, a hog farm, it is one thing that has, I hate to say it, uncared for over the past couple of bonds. It is simply time for us to put money into that hog farm,” Migliorino stated.

The district can be wanting into including on to the district’s nice arts program. There’s one nice arts facility within the district now, Norman Public Faculties stated they’d prefer to construct one other one.

Voters will determine on this bond problem on February 14th. If it is accredited Miglirino stated the mileage fee for Norman residents is not going to be greater than 30. He stated there can be no elevate in property taxes to fund this.

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