This fall there will a bond on the voters ballot. This is directly quoted from the Voter Information regarding the bond. "The bond is to provide a funding source for renovating buildings at the Primary and Elementary schools and the construction of a new Middle School. The buildings have been in use for many years and with renovations will allow more efficient utilization of space, upgrades in the area of technology and extend the life of current buildings.... The development and renovations are necessary to help maintain lower class sizes and to continue the quality of education being delivered to the residents of our community."
The Upside: If the bond passes, it will allow funds to build additional classrooms and maintain current buildings and staff. It is the goal that classroom sizes will be smaller and current standards of education will be upheld.
The Downside: If the bond does not pass it is likely that half day kindergarten will be instated, class sizes will be increased across the board, and it is likely that open enrollment will cease. Some may say that getting rid of open enrollment will solve the problem, however, the school with the largest amount of those students is the high school, therefore the removal of open enrollment will not alleviate the problems in the lower grades. Open enrollment has actually dropped almost 5% in the last few years. The real growth in our schools is a direct result of the growth in our community. Also, by eliminating open enrollment, the district will loose the approximately 1 million dollars it receives by accepting those additional students. Therefore, this will actually create a harder financial toll on the district, still necessitating larger class sizes and smaller staff.