Breaking down TPS' $414 million bond
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WATCHING 2 WORKS FOR YOU ATTEN."WE BEGIN WITH PROJECT SAFESCHOOLS...TULSA PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL ASKVOTERS TO APPROVE A NEWMULTI-MILLION DOLLAR BOND.2 WORKS FOR YOU'S KATIEKELEHER SHARES A BREAKDOWN...AND WHY THE DISTRICT SAYS IT'SNEEDED.PKG414-MILLION DOLLARS.THAT'S THE PRICE TAG ON TULSAPUBLIC SCHOOLS NEW BONDPROPOSAL.IN IT - ARE FOUR KEYPROPOSITIONS:SAFE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTSSTUDENT AND CLASSROOMTECHNOLOGIESTRANSPORTATIONAND QUALITY LEARNING MATERIALSAND PROGRAMSTHE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMICINFLUENCING PARTS OF THE BOND.THE DISTRICT WANTS TO MAKE SUREIT BENEFITS ALL STUDENTS.ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TOTECHNOLOGY.00:06:36:24-00:06:53:04JORGE ROBLES, CHIEF OPERATIONSOFFICER, TULSA PUBLIC SCHOOLS"Through the pandemic, certainstudent groups weredisproportionately impacted.
Andwe want to make sure we continueto invest where all kids canbenefit from the investments andhave the right supportsavailable to them so they canall succeed."THE BOND WOULD PAY FOR THINGSLIKE STEM PROGRAMS AND LABUPDATES.A-D-A ACCESSIBLE BUILDINGIMPROVEMENTS.AND SAFETY AND SECURITYENHANCEMENTS.UPDATING SCHOOLS TO MAKE ITSAFER FOR STUDENTS TO REMAIN INTHE CLASSROOM IN THE PANDEMIC.00:05:31:21-00:05:46:13JORGE ROBLES, CHIEF OPERATIONSOFFICER, TULSA PUBLIC SCHOOLS"Going to invest on air quality.That we have accessibility forour students so that thephysical space is conducive tohelp us support kids staying inschool safely."çKKSTANDUPÑTHE DISTRICT'S LAST MAJOR BONDWAS IN 20-15.IT PAID FOR THINGS LIKE SCHOOLUPGRADES AND THIS NEW STADIUM ATROGERS HIGH SCHOOL.THE LAST OF THAT MONEY WILL BERECEIVED THIS AUGUST.THE DISTRICT SAYS IT'S CRITICALTHAT THIS NEW BOND PASS.AS STATE FUNDING ISN'T ENOUGH.00:04:16:10-00:04:25:24JORGE ROBLES, CHIEF OPERATIONSOFFICER, TULSA PUBLIC SCHOOLS"About 75 percent of thehigh-quality curriculummaterials that we acquire arepaid by the bond.
100 percent ofthe library materials are paidby the bond."SOME T-P-S PARENTS ARE HESITANTTO VOTE YES ON THE BOND AFTERTHE DISTRICT KEPT MOST STUDENTSIN DISTANCE LEARNING FOR NEARLYA YEAR.BUT T-P-S CHIEF OPERATIONSOFFICER JORGE ROBLES SAYS HEHOPES PARENTS SEE THE HANDLINGOF DISTANCE LEARNING AND THEBOND AS TWO DIFFERENT THINGS.00:08:20:22-00:08:32:03JORGE ROBLES, CHIEF OPERATIONSOFFICER, TULSA PUBLIC SCHOOLS"Everyone wants to put childrenfirst and they know andunderstand that this investmentto benefit our students and ourstudents need that."THE BOND VOTE IS SET FOR JUNE8TH.IN TULSA - KATIE KELEHER - 2WORKS FOR YOU.TO READ MORE ABOUT THE TULSA