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The D38 Board of Education voted to pursue a single-purpose bond (4A) on the ballot in the 2019 November election.

• This is due to the challenges brought by continued growth in the Tri-Lakes region.
• According to Metrostudy projections, D38 will enroll an additional 693 students over the next five years and an additional 1539 students in the next 10 years.
• There is a need for space in order to provide quality education to students. 

4A is a single-purpose bond that will be used to build a new elementary school. 

• If the bond passes, Bear Creek Elementary School will then be converted back to its original function as a middle school using district capital reserve funds.
• D38 owns the land west of Bear Creek Elementary, which is where the new elementary school would be built.
• It was originally prepped for a future elementary school in 2001.
• Elementary schools would then serve pk or K-5 grade students.
• Both middle schools would then serve 6-8 grade students.

The Board assures clear and specific bond language for November 2019. 

• In a meeting with community business leaders, Board of Education member Chris Taylor explained that the board made almost every mistake possible last year.
• The Board and D38 have worked to correct that this year.
• The official bond language states that the bond funds will be spent only on a new school; any additional costs will be paid for by D38.

If you have any bond-related questions, please email info@lewispalmer.org.

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