SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) – Springfield Public Schools is entering one of the final major stretches of construction funded by Proposition S, the bond measure voters approved in 2023 to pay for school construction, safety upgrades and storm shelters across the district.
The next phase includes three major projects: Bissett, Pershing and Bingham elementary schools. Stephen Hall with Springfield Public Schools said Bissett and Bingham were not part of the original promise to voters.
“We’ve actually been able to do more projects than we were able to promise back in April of 2023,” Hall said.
What has been completed so far
SPS said most Prop S projects are now either finished or underway. That includes safety and security upgrades across more than 50 district facilities and six storm-shelter gymnasiums at elementary schools.
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