Winter 2025

Creating space. Ensuring safety. Building futures.

Rerunning the bond this February

On Feb. 11, 2025, our district will rerun its school construction bond proposal. In November, our bond measure narrowly missed the required 60 percent supermajority to pass, even though a majority of residents supported it. 

The bond focuses on addressing growth and overcrowding, replacing aging facilities, enhancing safety and security, and supporting student well-being and success.

While the projects and $314 million bond amount remain unchanged, this proposal has a lower tax impact for property owners thanks to reduced interest rates and a growing taxpayer base in our community.

The projects maximize approximately $60 million in state construction assistance funds to minimize the costs to our taxpayers. These funds are only available to school districts after the successful passage of a school construction bond. In addition, school impact fees paid by developers of new homes will also go towards the projects.

The decision to rerun the bond reflects feedback from the 2024 campaign and reinforces transparency and community priorities.

Impact of a second bond failure

Without funding:

• Overcrowding and safety updates will remain unaddressed.
• Necessary major repairs will draw from General Fund dollars—reducing resources for teachers, staff, and student programs.
• Delays will lead to higher construction costs over time—
• 5 percent escalation each year.