Operations Levy - February 2012

The Clover Park School District Board of Directors is asking voters to consider a proposal for a four-year educational programs and operations levy on Tuesday, Feb. 14.

The Feb. 14 levy proposal will replace the district's current educational programs and operations levy, which expires in December 2012.

It will not be a new tax.

If approved by voters, the levy will generate:

$20.1 million in 2013;
$20.7 million in 2014;
$21.1 million in 2015; and
$21.1 million in 2016.

Funds from the levies will be spent for:

Classroom support (80 percent) including maintaining reduced class sizes, purchase of textbooks and classroom instructional materials, purchase of library materials and librarians, student academic/career guidance and health room assistance including counselors, nurses and health para educators, educational program improvements (Gifted, ELL, special education and assessments) and districtwide teaching and learning activities, including training;

School maintenance and operations (12 percent) including building maintenance (painting, roofing, flooring and lighting), custodians, grounds maintenance, student transportation, food services and furniture;
School technology (7 percent) including classroom computers, instructional software, upgraded wiring and Internet access costs; and
Safety and security (1 percent) including school resources officers, campus supervisors, fire alarms and facility/property security systems.

The tax rate for the levy is anticipated to be no more than $3.95 per $1,000 of assessed property value. This rate is anticipated to go down as housing values increase.

According to figures from the Pierce County Assessor, Clover Park's proposed levy tax rate is one of the lowest rates in Pierce County.

All voters will receive their ballots in the mail in late-January.

More information is available by calling the district's financial services office, 583-5020.

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