Wichita schools will seek November bond issue. Here are three proposals

Wichita school district administrators shared three tentative proposals Monday night for a $615 million bond question they hope to put on the Nov. 3 ballot.

Each proposal would allocate the $615 million differently but all, if approved in their current preliminary form, would direct bond money to rebuild schools like Truesdell Middle School, Black Traditional Magnet Elementary, McLean Science & Technology Magnet Elementary and Chisholm Trail Elementary; restore and preserve North and East high schools; and make long-delayed upgrades to career readiness buildings, facility air quality and traffic flow.

“Our approach this time is not a one-size-fits-all solution,” Chief Financial Officer Addi Lowell said. “We want to give our community options so they can tell us what’s most important to them and what meets their needs right now.”…

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