JPS voters approved two separate bond propositions totaling $20,300,000 by a margin of 82.5% to 17.5%. Jenks’ voters have now approved 62 of the past 63 bond issues for Jenks Public Schools. The bond dollars will be used for the following purposes:
· District-wide equipment
· District-wide facilities management equipment/repairs
· District-wide printing improvements
· District-wide safety improvements
· District-wide technology
· District-wide textbooks and media equipment
· District-wide transportation
· Frank Herald Fieldhouse expansion and renovation
· Phase IV Freshman Academy renovation
· Retrofit school buses with air conditioning
· Tennis Facility improvements
"Year after year, we continue to see overwhelming support from our community and we certainly don't take it for granted," said Dr. Stacey Butterfield, Superintendent of Jenks Public Schools. "Bond dollars have allowed us to create and sustain the excellence our students, staff, and parents expect. The passage of this bond demonstrates how the community believes in our vision and trusts the process we have in place to make these thoughtful, deliberate decisions with how we spend these dollars. We will always put our students first and make fiscal responsibility a top priority. Thank you to all who voted today!"
Passage of this bond will not increase property taxes. Click here for a detailed description of the bond items listed above and dollar amounts for each item.