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Norman voters approve Norman Public Schools’ near $354 million bond proposal

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A conceptual rendering of the proposed Norman North High School stadium, which is included in the Norman Public Schools $353.9 million bond proposal. The Norman Public Schools Board of Education authorized the bond election for Feb. 14. 

 Via the Norman Public Schools' website

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Norman voters approved Norman Public Schools’ $353.9 million bond on Tuesday, which featured additions and renovations to the school district.

The bond included two propositions. Proposition 1 received 68.71 percent of votes in its favor and 31.29 against it and Proposition 2 received 73.84 percent of votes in its favor and 26.16 against it, according to unofficial results from the Oklahoma State Election Board. 

The bond includes the $24 million expansion for the Norman North High School football stadium, which features lighting additions and turf improvements, a new $18 million district performing arts center and an additional $32 million facility for the Oklahoma Aviation Academy. 

The bond also includes infrastructure improvements, with $72 million for NPS’s 17 elementary schools, $18 million for the four middle schools, $28 million for Norman High School and Norman North High School and $153,000 for Norman’s Dimensions Academy.

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