2025 Bond Proposal Information- Meeting May 12

The proposed School Improvement Bond is part of the district’s long-term vision and plan to continuously improve and update school facilities. In 2023, as the final work was being completed in Phase I of our school renovations as outlined in our 2017 School Improvement Bond, the work was already starting on a plan for Phase II. Several members of the MPS Administration, along with board members, consultants, engineers, architects and construction consultants began to evaluate the next round of needs for the district. As originally planned, the 2017 School Improvement Bond provided significant improvements to all of our elementary schools and only a limited number of improvements to Mason Middle School and Mason High School. This next phase will shift the focus to the priority needs of those two buildings as well as our transportation building.

The district and its partners spent 12 months reviewing the district’s needs and looking at potential solutions. In January 2025, community members were given a chance to provide feedback via a community survey. More than 1000 people responded to the survey and provided valuable insights about what the community thought should be prioritized as well as what the community would be willing to support. All of this information was then taken to a new committee comprised of 24 members including teachers, administration, parents, business owners and community members. This committee spent three months visiting schools, listening to options and reviewing the survey. We are happy to say that in our April meeting the committee unanimously voted on a proposed plan to send to the Mason Schools Board of Educations.

This recommendation would request that the Board does NOT raise taxes from the 2025 assessment level. Due to MPS being good stewards of taxpayers’ money, their 1995 bond will be paid off this year. This provides an opportunity to issue new bonds for an estimated $65 million and maintain taxes at the same level that taxpayers are already paying. This $65 million would then be focused on significant renovations of the current middle school, the current performing arts auditorium at the high school, the transportation building and needed renovations to the current high school. These renovations would take place in stages from 2026-2033.

We hope you will join us for the Informational Meeting on May 12 where there will be a 30-minute presentation followed by an open Q&A session. The presentation will be recorded and shared online for those who are unable to attend. In addition, community members are also invited to attend the Board of Education meetings on June 12 and June 26 and make public comments before the Board takes any action.  

Thank you for your continued engagement, please feel free to reach out with any questions.

Sincerely, 

Dr. Gary Kinzer, Superintendent
Kurt Creamer, School Improvement Bond Committee Chair