2005 Bond Update

In October 2005 voters in the Putnam City school district approved a $31.9 million bond proposal to maintain and improve school buildings and ensure that students attend classes in well-equipped, up-to-date facilities.

Bond money will be issued to the district in yearly increments, beginning in January 2006. Additional releases of funds will come in January 2007, 2008 and 2009. Here's how these bond funds will be used:

First Release of Bond Money, January 2006 ($2,515,000)

Complete
· New middle school football stadium lighting
· Athletic equipment and uniforms
· New desks, chairs, tables and other furniture
· PC Center renovation
· Science lab remodeling
       Putnam City North High School
       Putnam City West High School
       Capps Middle School

In progress
· Addition of new technology

Second Release of Bond Money, January 2007 ($10,940,000)

Complete
· New classrooms at Western Oaks Elementary School
· Construction of classroom walls and additional classrooms
       Harvest Hills Elementary School
       Wiley Post Elementary School
· New classroom heating and air-conditioning at Overholser Elementary School
· New electric switchgear at Central Intermediate School
· Kitchen remodeling at Overholser Elementary School
· Equipment for school kitchens
· PC Center renovation
· Resurfacing of tracks
       Putnam City North High School
       Putnam City West High School

In progress
· Softball pressbox at Putnam City West High School
· New carpet and tile
· New classroom heating and air-conditioning at Tulakes Elementary School
· Remodeling and expansion of offices at Hilldale Elementary School

Still to Come
· Remodeling and expansion of offices at Windsor Hills Elementary School
· Kitchen remodeling at Rollingwood Elementary School

Third Release of Bond Money, January 2008 ($10,380,000)

Complete
· New classroom heating and air-conditioning at Western Oaks Elementary School

In Progress
· Relocation of the office at Northridge Elementary School
· Walk-in freezer and refrigerator at Apollo Elementary School
· Construction of a middle school track at Hefner Middle School
· New electric switchgear
       Hilldale Elementary School
       Harvest Hills Elementary School
· New vehicles for Campus Police Department

Still to Come
· Telephones in every classroom
· New school buses
· Addition of technology
· Equipment for school kitchens
· New desks, chairs, tables and other furniture
· Roofs
       Central Elementary School (gym)
       Western Oaks Elementary School (gym and library)
· Roof drains
       Coronado Heights Elementary School
       Lake Park Elementary School
· New classroom heating and air-conditioning
       Hilldale Elementary School
       Kirkland Elementary School
       Lake Park Elementary School
       Wiley Post Elementary School
       Capps Middle School
       Putnam City High School (Science building only)
       Putnam City North High School
       Various school halls
· New vehicles
       Information Technology Department

Fourth Release of Bond Money, January 2009 ($8,070,000)
· Construction of new athletic lockers rooms at Putnam City North High School
· Addition of technology
· New school buses
· Roofs
       Rollingwood Elementary School
       Putnam City High School (auditorium, two gyms and two-story portion of building)
       Transportation Department
       Warehouse
· New classroom heating and air-conditioning
       Apollo Elementary School
       Central Elementary School
       Central Intermediate School
       Northridge Elementary School