2021 Levy for Learning 

The renewed levy provided $2.5 million for students in 2021-22 and in 2022-23. The community investment:

• Continued to support more teachers -- 15 --  to lower class sizes & to provide free full-time kindergarten
• Continued to support technology and textbooks for students and teachers
• Continued to support safety needs including: school resource officers, safety aides, behavior specialists

The levy also helped fund sports and activities programs which lost revenue because of the limits on gatherings (spectators) during the pandemic. 

2019 Levy for Learning

The renewed levy provided $2.5 million for 2019-20 and in 2020-21.

The funds were used on priorities set by our community -- however, student needs for devices during the pandemic meant a delay in some instructional materials. 

Add 20 teachers to:

• address areas of classroom overcrowding
• add auto body repair, diesel mechanics, and construction trade
• continue free full-time kindergarten

Purchased materials and technology equipment:

• English -- PK-5 Curriculum purchased; 6-12 Preliminary work done; full adoptions were delayed as pandemic needs required more funds to be used for Chromebooks
• Science -- Preliminary work done; full adoptions were delayed as the pandemic required more funds be used for Chromebooks
• Musical instruments
• Chromebooks

Continued focus on safety and prevention by:

• maintaining school resource officers
• increasing prevention staffing and training
• making critical building improvements

2017 Levy for Learning

Our community identified priorities for first Levy for Learning identified in the #KSDgrowingforward plan.

The levy provided $2.5 million for students in 2017-18 and in 2018-19. As promised, the two-year $5 million investment was used to:

• Provided new materials and equipment for math, social studies, and technology
• Focused on safety and prevention by:
• Secured access to schools with new fencing, swipe card entrances, doors and cameras
• Funded one additional school resource officer
• Completed school maintenance and repairs including:
  • Fremont Middle School - replaced old heating and cooling system
  • Kuna Middle School - added handicap accessible bathroom and painted
  • Indian Creek & Ross Elementary School -- purchased desks, repaired sidewalks
  • Silver Trail, Ross and Crimson Point schools -- installed swipe card safety access
• Restored fund balance needed for fiscal stability and to reduce bond interest costs

The $40 million Bond for Buildings provided for these projects as recommended by the 2017 Committee:

2017 Bond for Buildings

Projects promised were built including:

• Multipurpose Athletic Room Kuna High School 
• Addition to Kuna Middle School
• Classroom addition to Reed Elementary
• Classroom addition to Silver Trail Elementary
• Convert Teed Elementary to Fremont Middle School
• Construction of phase one of Swan Falls High School 
• Critical maintenance needs