Bond Details

What will this bond do? Learn how the proposed $127 million bond will support our DUSD students.

 

 

Keeping Our Students Safe

  • Automatic Gate Openers - $1.1M
  • Fence/Gate repair and replacements - $1.8M
  • Building access needs (including keycards/rekeying/system software) -$5.1M
  • Tactical Diagramming/Building Modeling - $180,000
  • Check in/out bus student management and visitor management system - $450,000
  • Safety-related communication system including Internet signal boosters - $870,000
  • Standardized lockdown systems - $1.2M
  • Fire Panel Upgrades/Replace - $6.3M
Total Safety and Security Costs - $17M

Planning for the Future

  • Construct a new elementary school - $35M
  • Purchase land for a new high school - 10M
  • Both schools are projected to be built in the Asante area in the City of Surprise.
Total Cost - $45M

DUSD Facility Needs

  • Mechanical - HVAC - $6.2M
  • Weatherization - (Seal/Paint) - $5.9M
  • Plumbing - $300,000
  • Freezer and Walk-In’s - $1.5M
  • Flooring - $6.4M
  • High School Community Restroom Facilities - $15M
  • Roofing - $7.7M
  • Dysart High School Auditorium - $5M
Total Renovation Cost - $48M

 

School Buses getting Old

  • Replace 78 buses (70% of the fleet) that are 15 years or older
  • 46 Regular Education Buses - $11.4M
  • 32 Special Education Buses - $5.6M
Total Cost - $17M