Where Growth Strengthens Student Opportunities
Vote Yes for Growth, Excellence, and Student Success!
Where Growth Strengthens Student Opportunities
Vote Yes for Growth, Excellence, and Student Success!
About Yes for 265 Kids Bond
Our Mission
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At Yes for 265 Kids, we are dedicated to promoting the upcoming bond election for Goddard Public Schools. Our mission focuses on enhancing educational resources and ensuring every child receives a quality education.
Significant Student Enrollment Growth
In the summer of 2024, the District partnered with Davis Demographics to forecast enrollment for the next decade. They identified 53 separate housing developments with over 5,900 residential units planned. Their findings suggest significant growth for Goddard Public Schools—an increase of 1,000 students in the next five years, and 2,000 students over the next 10 years. This represents more than a 30% increase from our current student population of 6,350.
Planning of the Proposal
- On September 30, 2024, the USD 265 Bond Steering Committee, made up of over 50 community leaders, families, and educators, came together to begin developing a bond proposal to address the District's future facility needs.
- After six months of extensive feedback and numerous engagement opportunities, Steering Committee Co-Chairs Lindsay White, Jessica Holle, Ashley Miller, and Travis Rink presented a bond proposal on behalf of the community to the Goddard Public Schools Board of Education on Monday, December 9th, 2024.
- The USD 265 Board of Education passed a bond resolution for a General Obligation Bond, not to exceed $196,000,000, with an election date set for Tuesday, May 13th, 2025.
Four Key Impact Areas
Building a Foundation for Excellence
Building a Foundation for Excellence
Building a Foundation for Excellence
Renovation and revitalize Oak Street Elementary School into an
Early Childhood Education Center, to provide Pre-K options
for the entire district.
Preparing for Growth
Building a Foundation for Excellence
Building a Foundation for Excellence
Two new elementary (K-4) schools, to address the growth where our educators will see it first, to be constructed on a new campus site.
Investing in Student Success
Protecting & Maintaining Our Schools
Protecting & Maintaining Our Schools
Additions and improvements to activities and athletics across the district,
including varsity-level competition facilities that are
adequately accessible to all.
Protecting & Maintaining Our Schools
Protecting & Maintaining Our Schools
Protecting & Maintaining Our Schools
Investing in safety, security, and infrastructure districtwide to
extend the life of existing spaces and services.