What funding is provided in the 2004 Bond Program to address functional equity improvements?
A study prior to the 1996 Bond Program compared the classrooms, cafeterias, gymnasiums, and other spaces in each school to a standard called an “educational specification.” This study identified spaces in each school that needed to be evaluated to determine if they were functional and supportive of student learning, or if they needed renovations to make them better able to serve the function for which they were constructed. A total of $21 million was allocated in the 1996 Bond Program to renovate spaces that were not adequate to fulfill their function. The process of renovating spaces to bring them closer to the educational specification (standard) is trying to achieve functional equity. For the 2004 Bond Program, $39.7 million has been allocated to improve functional equity among Austin schools. This is almost a 100 percent increase in the amount allocated during the 1996 Bond Program.
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