Emerson Alternative School
to host MAPS for Kids community meeting
(October 25, 2010) - Emerson Alternative School will host the second of four MAPS for Kids community meetings at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, October 26. The meeting will take place in the school’s auditorium, 715 North Walker Avenue.
During the meeting, parents, teachers, students, neighbors, community members and school administrators can provide input and share their ideas for the school’s upcoming renovations.
The school, which was established in 1894, will receive over $3.4 million in facility improvements from MAPS for Kids funds. The school will be designed to accommodate 225 sixth through 12th grade students.
The three remaining community
meetings held for Emerson Alternative School will cover:
Meeting 2 – schematic design
presentations
Meeting 3 – preliminary design presentations
Meeting 4 – final design presentation
Funding for the nearly $700 million
MAPS for Kids program comes from two voter-approved sources: a seven-year
penny sales tax which ended on Dec. 31, 2008 and an Oklahoma City Public
Schools bond issue. Once completed, every
student in the Oklahoma City Public Schools district will attend a new or
fully renovated school.
Those needing a sign language interpreter, language interpreter or disability assistance can call 297-2578 at least 48 hours before the meeting.
The meeting is being coordinated by
The Small Group Architecture and the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area Public
Schools (OCMAPS) Trust Project
Office. For more information, contact the OCMAPS Trust Project Office at
297-3461 or visit
http://www.okc.gov/ocmaps.
Contact:
Kristy Yager, 297-2550
