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22-02-2025
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Wichita Public Schools' bond election is Tuesday. See how, when and where to vote
Wichita Public Schools' bond election is almost here. Voters will vote Tuesday on whether to approve a $450 million bond proposal that would close four elementary schools and two administration centers, rebuild seven elementary and middle schools and convert two elementary schools to K-8 schools. It would also consolidate alternative programs and build a new Future Ready Center for Trades at East High School, a new early childhood education center and new outdoor athletic fields at Northeast Magnet High School. While the issue would use a 7.5-mill levy a year to pay off the bonds, that amount is already paid by homeowners to go toward bonds passed in 2008. If approved, that mill levy will shift to paying off 2025's bond issue. If homeowners vote no, the mill levy would drop after 2008's bonds expire. Here's what to know about casting your vote Tuesday, Feb. 25. Anyone living in the Wichita school district can cast their vote in the bond election. The Wichita school district spans outside of Wichita, too, to parts of Kechi, Bel Aire and Park City. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 25. If you're planning on voting on Election Day, you have to go to your assigned polling location. To find where to go, visit the Kansas Secretary of State's VoterView website. From there, enter your full name and date of birth. Once that's entered, you can see your voter registration, a sample ballot and your assigned polling place. It's looking like a good day to get out of the house Tuesday. The day is expected to be sunny with a high around 64 and a low of 41, the National Weather Service forecast reads. The last day to vote early is Monday, Feb. 24 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Sedgwick County Election Office, 510 N. Main. Satellite voting locations close Saturday, Feb. 22, at 1 p.m. Feb. 18 was the deadline to request a mail-in ballot. So if you haven't done so yet, you'll have to cast your vote in person. If you've already received your mail-in ballot you can return it three ways — at a county drop box, a polling place by 7 p.m. on Election Day, or by mail. If you choose the mail option, it has to be sent to the Sedgwick County Election Office and postmarked by Election Day. It has to be received by Friday, Feb. 28, to be counted. Voters need to bring an official ID to their polling place in order to cast your vote. There are several kind of IDs that can be accepted. They are: Driver's license or ID card issued by Kansas or another state Military ID U.S. passport ID card issued by a Native American tribe Employee badge or ID issued by a government office Student ID card from an accredited postsecondary education institution in Kansas Concealed carry license issued by Kansas or another state Public assistance ID card issued by a government office You can contact the Sedgwick County election office at 316-660-7100 or voterinformation@ or in person at 510 N. Main in Suite 101. The Wichita Eagle will be closely monitoring results and posting them on
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20-02-2025
- Politics
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Here's where to vote early in the Wichita school bond election. Nine sites open Thursday
You can go to vote on the Wichita school district's $450 million bond proposal at more polling sites beginning Thursday, Feb. 20. The bond proposal would tear down and rebuild seven elementary and middle schools, close four elementary schools and two administration centers, as well as convert two elementary schools to K-8 schools and consolidate alternative programs. It would also build new outdoor athletic fields at Northeast Magnet High School, a new Future Ready Center for Trades at East High School and a new early childhood education center. The school district is calling the issue a 'zero rate change' bond issue because if passed, it would not increase the property tax mill levy. While the issue would use a 7.5 mill levy a year to pay off the bonds, homeowners in the school district already pay this to retire 2008 bonds. If the issue passes, when the 2008 bonds expire, the current tax mill levy would shift to paying off the new bond issue. If the issue fails, the mill levy would drop. Registered voters who live in the Wichita Public Schools district can cast ballots. The Wichita school district spans not only Wichita, but also parts of Kechi, Bel Aire and Park City. Early voting is already available at the Sedgwick County Election Office. 510 N. Main, No. 101, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday and from 8 a.m. to noon on Monday. The sites below will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Bel Aire City Building, 7651 E. Central Park, Bel Aire Grace Presbyterian Church, 5002 E. Douglas Mount Vernon Methodist Church, 5701 E. Mount Vernon Park City City Hall, 1941 E. 61st St. North, Park City Progressive Missionary Baptist Church, 2727 E. 25th St. North Reformation Lutheran, 601 E. 13th St. St. Andrew's Lutheran, 2555 Hyacinth Lane Westlink Church of Christ, 10025 W. Central Woodland Lakes Community Church, 770 S. Greenwich Election Day is Tuesday, Feb. 25. If you vote then, you will need to go to your assigned polling place.
Yahoo
08-02-2025
- Politics
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‘All the things that obstruct learning': Inside schools Wichita bond issue would rebuild
Editor's note: Before voters decide on a $450 million school bond issue on Feb. 25, The Eagle is profiling many of the schools affected. Find continuing coverage of the bond issue election here. The biggest expense in the Wichita school district's $450 million bond issue is the plan to rebuild seven schools. Those buildings — Adams, Black, Caldwell, Irving and McLean elementaries and Coleman and Truesdell middle schools — range in age from 59 to 84 years. They have small classrooms, leaky roofs and foundations, safety and accessibility issues and other problems. Asked what she would want voters to know, Caldwell teacher Kim Williams said it's important that residents do their research before deciding. 'Just as a walk-through view, the building appears to be usable and fine,' she said. '... If you're in it every single day, then you see all the different things that obstruct learning.' The rebuilds are expected to cost $287.5 million, according to data provided by the school district. Some of the rebuilt schools would welcome students from four elementary schools that will be closed as part of the district's facility master plan. With the bond issue, the district also plans to convert two elementary schools to K-8, consolidate alternative learning programs and build a new early childhood center, a new Future Ready Center for Trades at East High School and new athletic fields at Northeast High School. Voters within the Wichita school district will decide the issue on Feb. 25. Here are profiles of each of the seven schools that would be rebuilt: Lack of classrooms, inaccessible building: Why Wichita seeks to rebuild Adams Elementary Flooded classrooms, combined gym-lunchroom: Why Black Elementary is on Wichita ballot Cold classrooms, leaky ceilings: Why rebuilding Wichita's Caldwell school is on the ballot Dated infrastructure, cramped classrooms: Why Wichita seeks to rebuild Irving Elementary Small building and little storage: Why rebuilding Wichita's McLean is on the ballot Flooded hallways, ADA accessibility: Why Wichita seeks to rebuild Truesdell Middle School Pie-shaped buildings, small classrooms: Why rebuilding Wichita's Coleman is on the ballot
