As the city continues to grow rapidly, Bixby Public Schools hopes to secure $12 million through next week’s school bond election to keep up.
Two separate propositions will be put to the voters. One would allocate half a million dollars to improving the district’s bus fleet.
The second and the majority of the money would go towards campus improvements and projects to ensure that as enrollment numbers go up, there is enough space to accommodate the increase.
Superintendent Rob Miller told 2 News Bixby does not issue bonds each year, and this one is rather small compared to previous elections. However, securing these dollars is imperative to the district’s future.
“We recently got the results of our demographic study and are projected to continue to grow and a three and a half to four 4% rate over the next decade,” said Miller. “About 3000 kids between now and a decade from now, so we know that we have to be very proactive, we need to continue to invest in building classroom capacity, as well as making sure we have spaces for our activities, athletics, and the resources teachers and students need to thrive.”