FEBRUARY 13 LEVY AND BOND MEASURES
Lake Washington School District is planning for three ballot measures to go before voters in the district on February 13, 2018.
The
Education Programs and Operations Levy (EP&O)
funds program and operations needs not funded by the state. It helps pay for staffing for special education, highly capable, ELL, safety and security. It funds staff professional learning, teacher planning, the new teacher support program and training and workshops. It also pays for extracurricular activities and athletics; course offerings such as a 7-period high school day and early learning programs such as special preschool, Ready Start and Head Start. The levy currently funds 19.2% of the operating budget and must be renewed every four years.
The
Capital Projects Levy
funds critical facility and technology needs not funded by the state. The facility portion of this levy pays for building and system improvements, site improvements, field upgrades, portables, school improvements and health and safety compliance. The technology portion of this levy pays for infrastructure, such as networking and cloud storage, student and staff computers, classroom technology, security cameras, instructional software, business and support systems, and technology training and professional development. This levy must be renewed every four years.
The
bond measure
is the second of four planned bond measures to fulfill the Long-Term Facility Task Force recommendations. The measure will build one new elementary school and a new choice high school, remodel/rebuild and enlarge Alcott Elementary and Kamiakin Middle School, build an addition at Lake Washington High School and provide land for future projects and other capital projects.
These three measures will decrease the tax rate in our district from $3.16 to $2.93 per $1,000 of Assessed Valuation.