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Supplemental Levy Election Results
March 13, 2018
Unofficial Election Results with All Precincts Reporting
In Favor of Authorizing Supplemental Levy in the Amount of $2.99 per year for two years: 1,947
Against Authorizing Supplemental Levy in the Amount of $2.99 per year for two years: 1,186
Dear Blaine County,
I want to thank all who have focused attention on our schools as we discussed implementing a Supplemental Levy by reallocating the Plant Facilities Levy money collected for the Blaine County School District. Whatever your opinion might be, we appreciate the fact that you took the time to study the issue, to express your thoughts to us and to go to the polls and vote. Healthy public discussion can only make our schools and our community stronger.
We are grateful that the majority voted in favor of the proposal. Your vote will help us do the following:
- Maintain elementary and secondary school class offerings that exceed the state requirements. These include smaller class sizes, preschool, all-day kindergarten, athletics, art, drama, choir, band, orchestra, career technical education and world languages.
- Accelerate the district’s effort to close achievement gaps among students. Students living in families with incomes below the poverty line, learning English as a second language and working to overcome learning disabilities are lagging in meeting state standards of achievement. The ballot measure will provide continued funding of programs to help all students meet state standards.
- Provide a modest salary increase to retain and recruit the best staff. Salary negotiations for the 2018-19 academic year will begin in May.
- Address additional unfunded objectives from the Strategic Plan adopted in 2015. This includes programs such as the community request for outdoor education for middle school students.
I particularly want to thank the voters who do not have children in the school system and took the time to study and learn about the issue. We need everyone in our community to be part of our children’s future, and we appreciate the many people who support our schools. On behalf of the Board of Trustees and our staff and students, I thank you.
Sincerely,
Shawn Bennion
Board Chairman
Blaine County School District Board of Trustees