Asking voters for $62 million in an anti-tax climate when initial polling is below 50% sounds impossible. But for Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School District, “impossible” was nothing new.

Since 2015, Illinois has required all new and significantly renovated K-12 buildings to include ICC 500/FEMA-compliant storm shelters that can withstand winds up to 250 mph. It’s a critical requirement — but also an opportunity.

Since its founding way back in 1846, the City of St. Charles School District (SCSD) has been a proud cornerstone of the community—growing, evolving, and educating generation after generation. And now, with the successful April 2025 passage of Proposition SCSD, the district has secured resources to power its next chapter—one that’s focused squarely on smarter spaces, better buildings, and top-tier learning environments.