Transcript Boundary Review Committee

Budget, Levies & Bond
Presented by:
Melissa deVita, Deputy Superintendent
For additional information regarding the Levies & Bonds contact:
Elizabeth Noagi, Interim Director of Communications
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (425)456-4000
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The Bellevue School District Mission:
 To provide all students with an exemplary college preparatory
education so they can succeed in college, career and life.
Agenda
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2013/2014 Funding
Levies & Bond Measure
Next Steps
Questions/Comments
Revenue
Federal Grants
7%
State Support
56%
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Local Taxes
27%
Non-Levy
Local Funding
10%
Budget Expenditures
6%
3%
13%
78%
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Direct to Schools
Maintenance, Transportation, Utilities, Technology
Instructional, Fiscal, Community Support
Central Administration
State Funding 2013/14
• Increase of $7.9 million
• Certificated positions
• Instructional Initiatives
• Professional Development
• State Funding on a Per Pupil Basis
• $45 below 2008/2009 school year
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Educational Programs & Operations Levy
• 25% of the District’s annual operating revenue
• Current tax burden is $1.32 per $1,000 of assessed value
• Current levy expires in December 2014
• Funds
• 1 out of 3 teachers
• Art & music in elementary schools
• World language at middle schools
• Curriculum materials
• Expand and enrich programs
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• 7 periods (versus 5 periods funded by the state) at middle &
high schools
Technology and Capital Projects Levy
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Currently at $17.0 million
Expires December 2015
Current tax burden is $0.43 per $1,000 of assessed value
Uses
• Computer & classroom technology upgrades to support
instruction
• One-to-one technology program currently being piloted at
Sammamish High School
• Puts Technology Instruction Curriculum Leaders in every school
• Ongoing curriculum development
• Large-scale maintenance projects – roofs, flooring, mechanical
systems, etc.
• Improvement/replacement of school sports fields and structures
Phase III Capital Construction Bond Measure
• Authorize the District to sell an additional $450
million in capital bonds to rebuild older facilities
and add capacity for growth:
• Rebuilding 5 Elementary Schools – Bennett, Clyde Hill, Enatai,
Puesta del Sol, and Stevenson
• Rebuilding 1 Middle School – Highland MS
• Remodeling International and Big Picture Schools
• Adding capacity to overcrowded schools – Newport HS &
Woodridge Elementary
• Building two new schools
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• Phase I (2002) and Phase II (2008) measures
funded the rebuilding 11 of 16 elementary schools;
4 of 5 middle schools and all 4 comprehensive high
schools.
2013 Tax Rate Comparisons
District
Ed Prog
Tech/Cap
Bonds
Total
Tacoma
$4.88
$1.23
$1.82
$7.93
Federal Way
$4.48
$1.46
$1.61
$7.55
Auburn
$3.96
$0.50
$2.16
$6.62
Everett
$3.61
$0.67
$2.27
$6.55
Edmonds
$2.80
$1.71
$1.71
$6.22
Kent
$3.85
$0.32
$1.86
$6.03
Shoreline
$2.91
$0.39
$2.57
$5.87
Highline
$3.81
$1.90
$5.71
Renton
$2.49
$0.56
$2.31
$5.36
Northshore
$2.51
$0.33
$2.51
$5.30
Issaquah
$2.17
$0.65
$1.92
$4.74
Lake Washington
$1.66
$0.97
$1.11
$3.75
Bellevue
$1.32
$0.46
$1.47
$3.25
Mercer Island
$1.52
$0.57
$0.57
$2.66
Seattle
$1.36
$0.38
$0.70
$2.45
Next Steps
• Continue to work with Bellevue Quality
Schools
• School Board will vote on the levies and
bond measure on November 19th
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Questions?
For additional information regarding Budget, Levies & Bond contact:
Elizabeth Noagi, Interim Director of Communications
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (425)456-4000
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The Bellevue School District Mission:
 To provide all students with an exemplary college preparatory
education so they can succeed in college, career and life.