Question 2: General Obligation Bonds

Authorize $207.9 million in bonds to repurpose school buildings, rebuild and renovate schools, and improve career education and other school facilities

Shall the following be adopted?
Shall Unified School District No. 259, Sedgwick County, Kansas (Wichita) (the "District"), issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed $207,900,000, to pay the costs to make improvements in the District, including the following:

1. Upgrade, remodel, rebuild, renovate, furnish, equip, and/or construct improvements to:
   • repurpose the existing Hadley facility to serve as the new Horace Mann Dual Language K-8 Magnet;
   • repurpose the existing Horace Mann facility to serve as the new Irving Elementary School;
   • repurpose the existing OK Elementary School to serve as a new early childhood center;
2. Preservation improvements at high schools aged 50 years and older;
3. Construct, furnish and equip improvements to career and technical education facilities at South, Northwest, Heights, and West High Schools, auditorium improvements at Heights High School, and parking improvements at West High School;
4. Rebuild, renovate, furnish, equip, and/or construct improvements to:
   • Rebuild a new Coleman Middle School, renovate the existing school to repurpose for alternative programs;
   • Adams Elementary School;
5. Construct, furnish, renovate and equip other necessary building, technology, efficiency, and utility improvements at District facilities from remaining proceeds of the bonds; and pay fees, costs and expenses incidental thereto; all pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 10 101 et seq., K.S.A. 25 2018(f), K.S.A. 72 5457, and K.S.A. 72 5458 et seq.?