The Decatur School Board Monday unanimously approved calling a $137 million bond election on May 2.
The largest piece of the bond is $100 million for the construction of a new middle school to replace McCarroll Middle School.
The overall bond package will be broken into two parts. Proposition A for $132.7 million will be for a new middle school and will also include money to address facility needs district wide, career and technical education (CTE), transportation, technology infrastructure and safety and security. Proposition B for $4.3 million will be for instructional technology devices.
The bond package calls for building the new middle school just east of the current facility and connecting with the existing multipurpose building (MPB). The proposal also includes construction of a connector hallway between the MPB and the STEM Academy at Enis Elementary, allowing the elementary school to have a dedicated cafetorium for lunch and events like other elementary campuses in the district.
The bond would increase the debt portion of the tax rate by 2.2 cents. With the average home value of $400,000 in the district, that would represent a $4.77 monthly increase in the tax bill, or $57.20 annually.
The board action came a week after the district’s community-based bond planning committee presented their recommendation for the $137 million bond package. For that full presentation, click here.
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