▁In ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁a ▁survey ▁showed ▁that ▁ 4 5 ▁percent ▁of ▁children ▁en rolled ▁in ▁Al amed a ▁schools ▁had ▁parents ▁living ▁or ▁working ▁on ▁feder ally ▁related ▁properties . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁school ▁district ▁received ▁$ 2 , 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁from ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁for ▁school ▁construction ▁between ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁$ 3 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁b onds ▁was ▁approved . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁federal ▁gr ants ▁and ▁bond ▁reven ues ▁tot aled ▁$ 8 , 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁saw ▁a ▁f ren zy ▁of ▁demol ition ▁and ▁a partment ▁construction ▁in ▁old ▁Al amed a . ▁Building ▁out ▁of ▁South ▁Sh ore ▁led ▁to ▁an ▁all - time ▁en roll ment ▁high ▁of ▁ 1 2 , 5 0 0 ▁students . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁AB 4 5 0 ▁required ▁school ▁districts ▁to ▁bring ▁their ▁pre - 1 9 3 3 ▁schools ▁up ▁to ▁struct ural ▁standards ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁Field ▁Act ▁by ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁( the ▁dead line ▁was ▁moved ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁the ▁following ▁year ). ▁In spe ction ▁of ▁Al amed a ' s ▁four ▁pre - 1 9 3 3 ▁schools ▁( Ha