NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS BY THE METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT OF WARREN TOWNSHIP, MARION COUNTY, INDIANA, CONCERNING A POSSIBLE FACILITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (This Notice of Public Hearings Supplements and Amends the Notice of Public Hearings Published by the Metropolitan School District of Warren Township, Marion County, Indiana, on February 6, 2026 (the "February 6 Notice"), which Notice Rescinded and Superseded the Notice of Public Hearings Published by the Metropolitan School District of Warren Township, Marion County, Indiana, on December 5, 2025. The only change in this Notice from the February 6 Notice is to change the date of the second public hearing from March 4, 2026, to March 9, 2026.) The citizens of the Metropolitan School District of Warren Township, Marion County, Indiana (the "School Corporation"), are hereby notified that the Board of Education of the School Corporation (the "Board") is considering to (1) undertake all or any portion of certain interior and exterior renovations, site improvements and equipping acquisition and/or installation projects at one or more of the buildings operated by the School Corporation and which are not included as part of the Vision 2020 Renovation, Restoration and Safety Project, as defined in Resolution No. 564.19, adopted by the Board on June 19, 2019, the 2022-2023 Hawthorne Elementary School/Sunny Heights Elementary School/Warren Early Childhood Center Expansion/Renovation/Upgrade Project, as defined in Resolution No. 601.22, adopted by the Board on June 15, 2022, the 2023-2024 Warren Central High School and Walker Career Center Expansion/Renovation/Upgrade Project, as defined in Resolution No. 608.22, adopted by the Board on December 21, 2022, the 2024-2025 General Obligation Bond Project, as defined in Resolution 629.24, adopted by the Board on May 15, 2024, or the 2026-2028 Secondary Schools Facility Improvement and Long-Term Maintenance and Equipping Project, as defined in Resolution 646.25, adopted by the Board on July 16, 2025, including, but not limited to, all or any portion of (a) the renovation, updating and facility and site improvements to all or any portion of the existing Warren Central High School and campus and all of its related outdoor facilities, fields and improvements operated by the School Corporation, (b) the renovation, updating and facility and site improvements to all or any portion of all or any of certain of the existing elementary schools currently anticipated to include, but not be limited to, all or any of the existing Grassy Creek Elementary School and campus, the existing Hawthorne Elementary School and campus, the existing Lowell Elementary School and campus and the existing Pleasant Run Elementary School and campus and all of their related outdoor facilities, fields and improvements, all of which are operated by the School Corporation; provided, however, all or any of the other existing elementary schools and related outdoor facilities, fields and improvements operated by the School Corporation may be renovated, updated and have site improvements that are either in lieu of such identified elementary schools or in addition to such identified elementary schools if the Board determines that such renovations, updates and/or site improvements are necessary or desirable for the operations of the School Corporation, (c) the repair and/or replacement of certain equipment, including, but not limited to, lighting and heating and air conditioning system upgrades and replacements at any other facilities operated by the School Corporation, (d) certain safety and security facility updates and equipment installations at any other facilities operated by the School Corporation, (e) interior renovations and upgrades at any other facilities operated by the School Corporation, including, but not limited to, floor covering replacement and finishes, and (f) the repair, replacement and/or restoration of all or any portion of certain roofs at any other facilities operated by the School Corporation, (2) undertake the construction and equipping of a new extra-curricular practice facility on the Warren Central High School campus, which upon completion is currently anticipated to contain approximately 70,000 square feet and be used by boys' football teams, girls' flag football teams, unified flag football teams, performing arts groups, soccer teams, lacrosse teams, boys' baseball teams, girls' softball team and for various other athletic and extracurricular programs, (3) undertake the construction and equipping of an outdoor multipurpose athletic facility with a synthetic turf field, which will be used by the School Corporation for various programs as well as one or more local youth athletic programs and organizations in partnership with the School Corporation, (4) undertake one or more miscellaneous facility and/or equipping improvement projects throughout the geographical boundaries of the School Corporation, and (5) undertake all projects related to any of the projects described in any of clauses (1) through and including (4) (clauses (1) through and including (5), collectively, the "2026-2028 High School and Elementary Schools Facility Improvement and Long-Term Maintenance and Equipping Project"). The estimated cost of the 2026-2028 High School and Elementary Schools Facility Improvement and Long-Term Maintenance and Equipping Project will be in excess of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000), all or a portion of which will be financed by issuing one or more series of general obligation bonds and/or entering into one or more leases or amendments to an existing lease or leases with one or more Indiana nonprofit school building corporations or other funds as they may become available. Notice is hereby given by the undersigned that the Board will, on February 18, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. (local time) and again on March 9, 2026, each at 6:00 p.m. (local time), in the Board Room of the Warren Education and Community Center, located at 975 North Post Road, Indianapolis, Indiana, conduct a public hearing (1) to explain the potential value of the 2026-2028 High School and Elementary Schools Facility Improvement and Long-Term Maintenance and Equipping Project to the School Corporation and the community, and (2) regarding a preliminary determination to issue one or more series of general obligation bonds and/or enter into a proposed lease or leases or amendments to an existing lease or leases between one or more Indiana nonprofit school building corporations, each as lessor, and the School Corporation, as lessee, to finance all or any portion of the costs of all or any portion of the 2026-2028 High School and Elementary Schools Facility Improvement and Long-Term Maintenance and Equipping Project. The proposed lease or leases or amendments to an existing lease or leases will relate to all or any portion of facilities currently operated or to be operated by the School Corporation. At each of the hearings the Board will also hear objections to, and support for, all or any portion of the 2026-2028 High School and Elementary Schools Facility Improvement and Long-Term Maintenance and Equipping Project from the general public. All interested parties are entitled and encouraged to attend to present their testimony and ask any questions relative to the 2026-2028 High School and Elementary Schools Facility Improvement and Long-Term Maintenance and Equipping Project at either or both of the hearings. Subsequent to the public hearing held on March 4, 2026, the Board expects to consider adoption of a resolution regarding the nature of the 2026-2028 High School and Elementary Schools Facility Improvement and Long-Term Maintenance and Equipping Project and making a preliminary determination to issue one or more series of general obligation bonds and/or enter into the proposed lease or leases or amendments to an existing lease or leases for the purposes and pursuant to the terms described in this notice. Dated the 27th day of February, 2026. METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT OF WARREN TOWNSHIP, MARION COUNTY, INDIANA By: Dr. Timothy Hanson, Superintendent HSPAXLP February 27 2026 LSBN0462276