YOUR BUSINESS AUTHORITY
Springfield, MO
YOUR BUSINESS AUTHORITY
Springfield, MO
Ahead of the April 2 election, officials connected to Springfield Public Schools penned letters to the editor arguing for and against Proposition S.
SPS is seeking an 18-cent increase to the debt-service levy to fund the first of three planned bond issuances for systemwide facility improvements. The $168 million bond request follows a similar $189 million proposal that failed in the April 2017 election.
Below are the letters to the editor, written by members of the Community Task Force on Facilities — which recommended the proposal — and a retired SPS teacher.
Prop S Pro: SPS building improvements vital to students, future workforce
—Marshall Kinne and Dr. Tom Prater, members of the Community Task Force on Facilities
Prop S Con: Buildings aren’t the answer to SPS’ problems
—Carl E. Herd, of Springfield, a retired SPS math teacher
A safe room and classroom addition at Willard Central Elementary School will be used by the music, arts and athletic programs for a district that had 4,536 students last year, according to Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education figures, but school officials say enrollment is projected to grow.