Gilbert residents approved the $11.1 million dollar general obligation bond issue on February 1, 2011 for the Gilbert School District. The bonds will help finance the construction of a new high school, which is part of a larger project that includes improvements to the elementary school and the existing high school. The elementary school will be modified to become a pre-kindergarten to 2nd grade facility, and the high school will become a grades 3-5 intermidiate facility.