This Week

Building For
The Future

The West Bloomfield School District
seeks $52 million bond proposal.

VICTORIA

MACKENZIE-CHILD

IN PERSON
TOMORROW APRIL 8
FROM NOON TO 4
THE GALLERIES

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dated facilities and provide more
classroom space.
Staff Writer
The bill, payable over the next 20
years, is $52 million. The average
I t has been a banner year for the
homeowner living in the district,
West Bloomfield School
whose home has a market value of
District.
$200,000 and an assessed value of
The district's 1999-2000
half that, will pay $130.50 for Series I
award-winners start with
bonds, to be issued in June 2000; and
Superintendent Seymour Gretchko
$94.50 for Series II bonds, to be
being named Michigan
issued in 2001. These estimates
Superintendent of the Year and a host
include interest on the
of teachers, schools and
bonds.
programs honored with
Abbott Middle School,
The district refers to
state and national recog-
one of two West
the plan as "Clicks, Arts
nition.
Bloomfield buildings for
The list goes on and
grades 6-9, as it will look and Mortar" to pinpoint
its three major compo-
on and on, said Dr. Avery after the proposed addi-
nents.
Murav, school board
tions and renovations.
"This proposal is part
president. With the dis-
of a program to provide
trict's growing reputation,
facilities and tools, both in technology
the demand for preschool, arts and
and physical environment, to enable
technology programming has skyrock-
us to offer a high-quality education
eted, while facilities and equipment
for our students, both now and in the
have proven inadequate for the
future," Gretchko said.
demand.
Although district enrollment has
"We have almost been victims of
risen from 4,792 in 1990 to this year's
our own success," Murav said.
high of 6,163, physical expansion is
On Monday, April 10, West
not the proposal's major goal, Murav
Bloomfield School District voters will
emphasized. Instead, the focus is on
be asked to approve a bond proposal
expanding course offerings, from
designed to expand fine and perform-
preschool to advanced technology,
ing arts facilities, add technology of
and providing the space and equip-
all sorts and at all levels, upgrade out-
ment for carry them out.
Diana Lieberman can be reached at
For example, new technology gets
(248) 354-6060, ext. 247, or by e-mail • outdated quickly, and the high school
at dlieberrn@thejewishnews.com
media center is 30 years old.

DIANA LIEBERMAN

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