School district to hold meeting on bond
November 6, 2008
By Laura Geggel
Before the Snoqualmie Valley School Board approves putting another bond before voters, the district is holding a meeting for the public. The meeting — which will be held at Mount Si High School, 8651 Meadowbrook Way S.E., Snoqualmie from 7-8:30 p.m. Nov. 6 — will provide the community with information about the bond proposal and other options the district has to address crowded classrooms.
Attendants will have the opportunity to discuss their thoughts regarding the district’s bond proposal.
Community members who are unable to attend the meeting are encouraged to comment about the bond proposal online until Nov. 10. Visit www.svsd410.org, select “Bond Decision coming in November” and click on “School Bond Input” to participate.
If the board approves the bond proposal, voters living within the Snoqualmie Valley School District can vote either for or against the $34.2 million bond March 10. The bond would fund 18 double-modular classrooms and renovations to existing school buildings and infrastructure.
More controversial is the proposed use of Snoqualmie Middle School as a satellite campus for Mount Si High School, which needs more room to house its large student population. If the proposal is put into action, the district would redraw middle school boundaries and direct students toward either Chief Kanim or Twin Falls middle schools. The modular classrooms from the bond would be placed at these two middle schools to help with an influx in population.
If the $34 million bond passes, taxpayers would contribute $0.41 per $1,000 of assessed home value from 2010 to 2020. For example, owners of a $200,000 house would pay $82 per year. If it does not pass, the district will turn to its No Fund Plan and consider solutions that include double-shifting, alternate schedules, utilizing non-traditional spaces for classrooms, redrawing boundaries or year-round school.
The board plans to vote on the bond proposal at the Nov. 13 meeting. All school board meetings are held at 7:30 p.m. at the district office at 8001 Silva Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie.
Superintendent Joel Aune said he would like to have a decision regarding the bond completed by Dec. 1.
The district will hold two other meetings about school funding in the month of November. The first meeting, State Education Funding Crisis, will be held at Mount Si High School from 6-7:30 p.m. Nov. 10. The Snoqualmie Valley PTSA Council and the school district will explain the big picture for funding in the K-12 public education system.
A second meeting, Funding Challenges for Snoqualmie Valley Schools, will be held twice Nov. 17. The public is invited to the 1-2:30 p.m. meeting at the district office or the 6-7:30 p.m. meeting in the Snoqualmie Middle School commons, 9200 Railroad Avenue S.E., Snoqualmie.
Online presentations from both of these meetings will be posted online at www.svsd410.org in December.
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Keep an eye on this issue as it is a patchwork quilt meant to get you warm berore you realize it is not going to work and more cover is needed- in this case more taxes- do not be fooled- Read our lips- we said no no no. One word for tax relief and that is no. Between Aune and Larson we may need to hit the casino for tax relief- Larson is the valley idiot-