Public Feedback Sought as MAPS for Kids
Preliminary Designs Presented for Stand Watie Elementary

Oklahoma City – Preliminary design plans for Stand Watie Elementary School’s MAPS for Kids renovations will be presented at a community meeting scheduled for Monday, May 19, 2008, at 6 p.m. in the school cafeteria, 3517 S. Linn Avenue.

Parents, teachers, staff, students and the public are encouraged to attend the meeting and provide feedback as preliminary design plans are presented for site plan renovations, building renovations and for the building addition. Following presentation of the preliminary plans, a cost estimate and proposed schedule will also be presented. Meeting participants will have the opportunity to ask questions or voice any concerns they may have during the meeting’s Q&A session.

Home of the Foxes, the school is named for Cherokee Confederate General Stand Watie. The MAPS for Kids renovation will convert the school from a kindergarten through fifth grade to a pre-kindergarten through sixth grade school. With a proposed addition of approximately 23,000 square feet, planned renovations include a classroom addition and an expansion of the school’s core facilities. The construction budget is $4 million for the renovation and addition.

With the passage of the MAPS for Kids initiative in November 2001 came approximately $700 million in funding from sales taxes and bond funds necessary for capital improvements in Oklahoma City’s 24 public school districts. Approximately $530 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 and fully renovated.

If you need a sign language interpreter, a language interpreter or have a disability requiring assistance at the meeting, please call 879-2007, by May 15.

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.