ROCKFORD, MI - Rockford Public Schools is requesting voters approve a $230 million bond proposal in November, part of an effort to upgrade and renovate school buildings.

The bond proposal on the Nov. 4 election ballot would fund district-wide improvements to 14 school buildings and sites, including adding air conditioning to all remaining school buildings without it and installing electronic classroom door locks.

It would also cover the construction of the “Ram Center,” a new indoor turf field house for athletics and community recreation. The district enrolled 7,509 students as of the 2024-25 school year, according to state data.

The district will hold a community listening session at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 8 at Rockford High School, 4100 Kroes St. NE, in the Creative Learning a

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