Why doesn PPS just spread the bond money equally across all schools?
It is most cost-effective to coordinate renovations or rebuild a school building in a single construction phase rather than to patch building systems to keep them working a little bit longer. Mobilizing workers to many sites for smaller projects adds costs to the construction. Further, piece-meal repair of systems requires frequent disruption of classes and movement of teaching materials and equipment. Completing all necessary construction at one time and coordinating displacement of students saves money on temporary classroom space. The current proposal, as part of a longer range plan, is a practical, systematic way for PPS to renovate or rebuild all of our schools.
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