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Local school taxes

Education and operations levy

Last approved: February 2019

Length of collection: 2020 to 2023

Pays for: Basic programs and services, classroom supplies, textbooks, equipment, special education, programs of choice, sports, extracurricular and intramural activities, Family-Community Resource Centers, counselors, maintenance of buildings and grounds, safety and security, utilities, insurance and fuel.

Rate per $1,000 of assessed value:

$1.50

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Technology levy

Last approved: February 2019

Length of collection: 2020 to 2025

Pays for: Technology that supports students’ creativity, innovation and problem-solving and helps teachers educate students on the skills required for success on the job. It also maintains and renews tablets and laptops for all students in third through 12th grades.

Rate per $1,000 of assessed value:

$0.31

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Bond 1

Approved: 2001

Length of collection: 2001 through end of 2020

Paid for: Replacing or building Eisenhower, Franklin, Hazel Dell, Salmon Creek, Sarah J. Anderson and Washington elementary schools and Thomas Jefferson Middle School

Overall local school tax decrease when collection ends:

Approximately 25¢ per assessed $1,000 of property value

Bond 2

Approved: 2017

Length of collection: Approximately 20 years

Pays for: Remodeling, expansion and new construction

Rate per $1,000 of assessed value:

$1.52 through 2020

$1.27 starting in 2021

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