The safety and security of students and staff in the Olathe Public Schools is vital to the success of the district. To ensure additional safety and security of the district’s school buildings, a portion of this proposed bond would support school safety enhancements across the district.
The proposed Safety and Security projects include transitioning the district’s final set of elementary schools from classrooms without doors to classrooms with doors. In addition, this bond proposal would create secured building entrances at elementary schools, with the main office serving as pinch points. It would also provide funds to create secured event entrances at many of the district’s middle schools.
Additional safety and security features include installing more keyless entries, exterior and interior cameras and additional alarms, among other safety initiatives.
The Olathe Board of Education unanimously voted to move forward with a $244.8 million bond election at a special meeting on Monday, March 25. Registered voters who live within the Olathe School District boundaries will be able to vote in a June mail-in election that would help the district address its growth, safety and security, technology, and aging facility needs. This would be a no-tax-increase bond issue.
Voters will have between May 22 and June 11 to vote on a $244.8 million bond issue to address these district needs. Projects within this no-tax-increase bond proposal would touch every school in the district. Additional information including a project list, important dates and voter registration information about the bond election can be found by going to www.olatheschools.com/bond2013.
