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The $58 million capital projects referendum, set for a public vote on Tuesday, Dec. 6, would also give the district money for air-conditioning and heating units, sidewalks, bleachers, security system, new science labs, special ed classrooms, upgraded athletic fields, and a wi-fi network, lohud.com reported.
The needed improvements were included in the district's five-year strategic plan with input from its state-appointed monitors in December 2015, the lohud.com article said.
The defeat of a similar $40 million bond proposal in 2015 was partly attributed to a lack of trust in the troubled district’s ability to handle more funds without state oversight, lohud.com had reported.
School board president Yehuda Weissmandl, saying students learn best in a safe and healthy environment, recently praised new Schools Superintendent Deborah Wortham for, he said, working with the monitors to improve educational offerings and programs, lohud.com reported.
To read the lohud.com report, click here.
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