New Reimagining Education plan for DMPS: $265 million and closes fewer schools

DMPS puts forth $265 million, 5-year bond, hopes to pass in the fall

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Des Moines Public Schools presented a revised plan that slashes the original bond referendum in half and speeds up the timeline, which they hope to pass in the fall. Plans to redesign education in the metro began earlier this year. Over the past few years, learning has changed, and DMPS says they need to catch up. "We re-imagine education because we can no longer maintain spaces that do not meet the needs of our students, are…

New Reimagining Education plan for DMPS: $265 million and closes fewer schools

The original plan had a price tag of $500 million.

Cost of Reimagining Education initiative cut to $265 million

A whittled-down version of a proposal to modernize schools in the Des Moines district received support from the school board on Tuesday, moving the district closer to asking voters to raise property taxes to pay for the plan. Originally, the Reimagining Education initiative was estimated to cost $500 million, a price tag school board members…