A school district in the northeastern New Mexico village of Des Moines may see work beginning next year on a series of facility construction and upgrade projects.
But first district voters in the November election must approve a proposed $2.1 million bond to fund the work.
According to the ballot language officially approved earlier this year by members of the Des Moines school board, the $2.1 million will more specifically go for “making additions to and furnishing school buildings, including teacher housing,” and generally improving school grounds.
Des Moines has a current population of less than 200 people.
With students in grades pre-kindergarten, and kindergarten through 12th, the district currently has both a high school and elementary school. Officials, however, have said that they would like to build a single facility for all grades.
According to news sources, Damon Brown, president of the school board for the Des Moines district, said the single school idea is the result of several studies appraising the condition of the district’s current school facilities.
By Garry Boulard
