This year's state Capital Budget proposed by lawmakers in Olympia includes some potentially-good news for school districts in Washington.
"We took a major step forward at the state level on K-12 facilities support," says 12th District Sen...
The Eastmont School District will take another run at passing a $117 million bond package.
The Eastmont School Board voted unanimously at a Thursday meeting to send the Capital Improvements Projects bond back to voters in April.
The same bond package fell just 34 votes short of passing in this month's special election, with the final tally showing 59...
The latest voting results from Tuesday's special election show the $117 million Eastmont School District bond package in jeopardy of failing to meet the required 60-percent minimum threshold for passing.
The latest tallies from the Douglas County Auditor's Office released this afternoon (Friday, Feb...
Eastmont School Superintendent Becky Berg explained the district's revised $117 million bond request to address aging facilities and safety concerns. The priorities have been trimmed to focus on infrastructure needs of the four elementary schools, including outdated classrooms, worn-out portable classrooms, and inadequate heating and cooling systems.
The Eastmont School District Board of Directors has approved a resolution to place a new bond proposal before voters next February.
The board voted in favor of the move at its regularly-scheduled meeting on Monday night.
The $117 million dollar ask would be used to make renovations the district says are critical at several of its elementary schools...