The First MAPS for Kids Community Meeting Set for Dunbar Elementary this February

Oklahoma City – Dunbar Elementary is the next Oklahoma City Public School to begin the MAPS for Kids process. The public is encouraged to attend the first community school design meeting, set for Thursday, February 21 at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held in the school’s cafeteria, 1432 NE 7th Street, Oklahoma City. Parents, students, teachers and members of the community who attend the meeting will learn more about the planning process and hear a project overview as well as have a chance to review plans for the school’s renovation.

Named for Poet Paul Lawrence Dunbar, Dunbar Elementary was established in 1922 and is home to the Eagles. Dunbar serves kindergarten through 5th grade students. Under the MAPS for Kids plan, Dunbar will undergo facility improvements and conversion to a pre-kindergarten through 6th grade facility designed to accommodate approximately 240 students. The budget for Dunbar’s renovation is $1.9 million.

With the passage of the MAPS for Kids initiative in November 2001 came approximately $700 million in funding from sales taxes and bond money necessary for capital improvements in Oklahoma City’s 24 public school districts. Approximately $520 million of those monies are designated for Oklahoma City Public Schools. Under the MAPS for Kids plan, four community meetings will be held for each school that will be rebuilt or fully renovated.

To assist those attending, a Spanish language interpreter will be at the meeting. If you need a sign language interpreter, a language interpreter or have a disability requiring assistance at the meeting, please call 879-2007, before noon on the day of the meeting.

This information is distributed by the Oklahoma City Public Schools Foundation and OCMAPS Trust. For more information regarding MAPS for Kids community meetings, please call the OCMAPS Project Office at (405) 297-3461. For more information on MAPS for Kids, visit www.okc.gov.