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How does a Bond Program come to be?

C. BOND ELECTION NOTES:

A school bond election gives individuals an opportunity to vote on paying for
the construction and renovation of school facilities. It is a request to give the
school district administration the authority to sell bonds when facilities are
needed. Proceeds from a bond issue can be used for the construction and
renovation of facilities, the acquisition of land, and the purchase of capital
items such as equipment.

Why is there a need?
A. Buildings are unsafe
B. Buildings are outdated
C. Buildings cannot be modernized because of design or cost
D. Special facilities are needed

E. A better educational program is needed
F. Over-crowdedness
G. Buildings are destroyed
H. Technology
I. Other

Who determines the need?
A. The administrative staff
B. The PTA or PTO
C. Concerned citizens' groups
D. The student body
E. Any individual in the district
F. The school board
G. Others

GALENA PARK INDEPENDENT
SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOND 2016

Bond 2016 District Snapshot. (n.d.). Retrieved May 10, 2017,
from http://www.galenaparkisd.com/bond2016/snapshot.php

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