This year's state Capital Budget proposed by lawmakers in Olympia includes some potentially-good news for school districts in Washington.
"We took a major step forward at the state level on K-12 facilities support," says 12th District Sen...
The Eastmont School District will take another run at passing a $117 million bond package.
The Eastmont School Board voted unanimously at a Thursday meeting to send the Capital Improvements Projects bond back to voters in April.
The same bond package fell just 34 votes short of passing in this month's special election, with the final tally showing 59...
Eastmont School Superintendent Becky Berg explained the district's revised $117 million bond request to address aging facilities and safety concerns. The priorities have been trimmed to focus on infrastructure needs of the four elementary schools, including outdated classrooms, worn-out portable classrooms, and inadequate heating and cooling systems.
It's holding a community meeting on Jan. 17 about the bond, which would make upgrades to four elementary schools and beef up security at district buildings.
The Eastmont School District Board of Directors has approved a resolution to place a new bond proposal before voters next February.
The board voted in favor of the move at its regularly-scheduled meeting on Monday night.
The $117 million dollar ask would be used to make renovations the district says are critical at several of its elementary schools...
The Eastmont School District Board of Directors will soon vote on a new bond measure its considering for next year's ballot.
Eastmont Superintendent Becky Berg says the $117 million package would provide critical renovations to several schools within the district...
The bond was set during the first court appearance of 40-year-old Nicholas Joseph Turner, who is accused of sexually molesting a three-year-old relative of his.
A man who worked as a custodian for the Eastmont School District accused of sexually assaulting a student at Sterling Junior High School is no longer in police custody.
Forty-nine-year-old Michael Ray Vanhousen was released on Wednesday after Douglas County prosecutors allowed a 4 p...