At a special meeting of the Levittown Board of Education, held last Wednesday night, the board approved the establishment of a citizens bond advisory committee, which will meet over the next six weeks, providing community representation in the consideration of the feasibility of a bond issue.

The bond committee will be representative of all schools in the district as well as other segments of the community. The advisory committee will consider the bond's contents, considering at least a specific list of items to be determined by the board; the timing of the bond, with as short a timeline as possible; the relationship of such a bond issue to the regular budget on a multi-year basis; and publicity strategies for securing voter approval.

It was first publicly announced that the district was considering this bond issue at the March 7 board of education meeting. At that time, the administration announced, that while it was not a finalized plan, they were looking at a bond that currently stands at $34,125,000. Included within this plan would be: 10 new buses; the construction of six classrooms at MacArthur; the construction of 40 new classrooms and furniture at Levittown Memorial Education Center for full day kindergarten; gym bleachers at Division, MacArthur, Wisdom, and Salk; gym ceilings at Division and Salk; complete window replacements at Wisdom, Division, Summit, Northside, Gardiners, and Laurel Lane; replacement lockers at Division, MacArthur, Salk, and Wisdom; four new classrooms to replace old portables at Salk; two classrooms to replace old portables at each Summit and Lee; renovation/conversion of four science labs at each MacArthur and Division; and the refurbishment of girls locker rooms at Wisdom, and Salk. The advisory committee will analyze the need for each of these items which have been suggested by district administration and the board of education.

The citizens advisory committee on the bond has been asked to complete and submit its final report to the board of education no later than May 21, 2001. It is expected that the bond will be put before the voters this summer.

Any residents willing to serve on this committee are asked to contact Kathleen Aldous in the superintendent's office at 520-8300 ext. 674, by Monday March 26.