(Des Moines, IA) — Des Moines Public Schools is moving forward with a 265-million-dollar Reimagining Education bond referendum.
“This plan is bigger than one person, and the way that we have outlined and shown that this much money is going here by this day, it’s going to make it really hard to not hold us accountable because it’s so specific and it’s so tailored,” said Tascha Brown, Des Moines Public Schools.
The bond would fund increased access to Pre-K and Diploma Plus, redesign middle schools, create more signature schools like Central Campus, and improve art and athletic facilities. There will be 13 classroom additions at Lincoln, Roosevelt, and East High Schools, with North and Hoover turning into signature schools like Central Campus…