Roosevelt Middle School to host final MAPS for Kids community meeting

(December 1, 2011) - The fourth and final MAPS for Kids community meeting for Roosevelt Middle School will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, December 1st.  The meeting will take place in the school’s media center, 3233 SW 44th St., and will cover the final design presentation for the school.

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, established in 1960, will receive over $4.45 million in facility improvements from MAPS for Kids funds. The school will be designed to accommodate 643 seventh and eighth grade students.

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 JHBR 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 www.okc.gov/ocmaps.

Contact:  Kristy Yager, 297-2550