We have had a few recent What's The Frequency shows that delve into the new K-12 school years that have begun in August.
This show concerns the South South Sioux City School District in Nebraska, as school officials continue to advocate for the necessity of spending money to greatly upgrade buildings and classroom spaces..
The South Sioux Schools are growing in enrollment, and increases in student numbers are projected to continue for the foreseeable future
School officials earlier this spring proposed a $127 million schools modernization plan that went before voters in May. In that plan, Four new schools would have been built for children in grades below middle school.
Needing a simple majority vote to pass, That school bond issue measure was defeated, receiving 41 percent.
The endeavor marks one of the largest school bond proposals, if not the alltime largest, in Siouxland history to be put before voters in a school district.
Now, after some time to process that vote, another school bond measure of $95 million will be contested in the November 3 election.
Joining me for this show are South Sioux City School District Superintendent Rony Ortega, Erin Heineman, who is the Director of Facilities & Business Operations, and Communications Director Lance Swanson.
school district to buck the trend of stagnant or reverse enrollment numbers.
SSC is the rare district with growing enrollment.and the existing schools are not sufficiently large to serve students, the trio said.
