The Tucson Unified School District will ask voters to approve a $480M bond package in the November election.
TUSD has 87 schools under its umbrella with an average facility age of 55 years. The District is home to more than 40,000 students.
The package request breakdown covers:
- Existing facility repairs and upgrades: $263.9M;
- Health, security and safety: $75.5M;
- Technology updates: $66.4M;
- Classroom and learning space improvements: $43M, and
- Student transportation and support vehicles: $31.2M.
Officials said TUSD’s last bond was approved almost 20 years ago. (Source)