MARC JACOBS
Hutch Post
The USD 308 Board of Education discussed the bond issue for building a facility for students in grades 6-8 during its meeting Monday night.
The bond election was delayed earlier this year due to issues with state funding, Superintendent Dawn Johnson said.
"Yeah, you know, we took a slight pause for that," Johnson said. "We were hoping to ask our community to vote on the large project we want to do, which is a building for grades six, seven and eight."
"Right now, we have a standalone seventh grade and a standalone eighth grade. I think it's going to be critical to create a more cohesive structure for our already great organization at USD 308, but we had to take a slight pause," she said. "The state has a cap on the amount of money it will apply toward bonds, and that cap was met by the time we made our decisions and reviewed the situation."
Johnson said the state has approved the bond issue, but the election must be held after July 1.
At Monday’s meeting, the board began considering a date for a special bond election.