Shawnee School Board Election Set for April 2

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Proposals Would Fund Building Improvements, Drop New Elementary

  • Shawnee Superintendent Dr. Aaron Espolt speaks to a crowd of more than 100 people during a Shawnee Board of Education Special Meeting held at Jefferson Elementary on Jan. 29. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
    Shawnee Superintendent Dr. Aaron Espolt speaks to a crowd of more than 100 people during a Shawnee Board of Education Special Meeting held at Jefferson Elementary on Jan. 29. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
  • Jordan Smith, with Stephen L. Smith Corp., gives exact numbers and explains the specifics of Shawnee Public School’s two proposals that will now be on an April 2 ballot. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
    Jordan Smith, with Stephen L. Smith Corp., gives exact numbers and explains the specifics of Shawnee Public School’s two proposals that will now be on an April 2 ballot. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
  • Shawnee Superintendent Dr. Aaron Espolt gives a Power Point presentation on the two proposals which will be on the April 2 special bond election ballot.
    Shawnee Superintendent Dr. Aaron Espolt gives a Power Point presentation on the two proposals which will be on the April 2 special bond election ballot.
  • Shawnee elementary schools are at less than 80 percent capacity.
    Shawnee elementary schools are at less than 80 percent capacity.
  • Espolt illustrates the need for new windows in the elementaries.
    Espolt illustrates the need for new windows in the elementaries.
  • Two Proposals
    Two Proposals
  • Shawnee Board of Education Special Meeting
    Shawnee Board of Education Special Meeting
  • Shawnee Board of Education Special Meeting
    Shawnee Board of Education Special Meeting
  • Shawnee Board of Education Special Meeting
    Shawnee Board of Education Special Meeting
  • Shawnee Board of Education Special Meeting
    Shawnee Board of Education Special Meeting
  • Shawnee Board of Education Special Meeting
    Shawnee Board of Education Special Meeting
  • Capital Improvements Committee recognized.
    Capital Improvements Committee recognized.
Shawnee Superintendent Dr. Aaron Espolt said the question that he has been asked the most since taking the job in July is “Where is the new elementary school?” But the question proposed at the Shawnee Board of Education Special Meeting on Jan. 29 was “Does Shawnee really need a new elementary school when the rest of the district’s elementaries are in dire need of renovation?” To illustrate his…

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