A FIVE YEAR, PHASED APPROACH

Instead of a single large increase, this referendum proposes a five year, phased plan that would increase funding by $2 million dollars in the first year, with a projected year one increase of $19.75 per month, per $100,000 of property value beginning in 2027.

This gradual approach was designed to spread the investment over time and ease the impact on taxpayers. It would allow increased funding by $2,000,000 in the 2026-2027 school year; $2,800,000 in the 2027-2028 school year; $3,200,000 in the 2028-2029 school year; $3,700,000 in the 2029-2030 school year; and $4,300,000 in the 2030-2031 school year, for costs such as staff salary and benefits, programming and operational expenses.  

The plan allows our District to catch up our staff and programming between the 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 school years, and maintain it over the remaining three years of the referendum.