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Tacoma School Board reviews draft language, timeline and tax impacts for two February levies
Summary
District staff presented details of two proposed levies — Proposition 1 (Educational Programs & Operations) and Proposition 2 (K‑12 technology replacement) — including staffing funded, tax impacts for the average homeowner and the ballot timeline; no final board adoption occurred at the study session.
District finance and operations staff updated the Tacoma School Board on two proposed February ballot measures: Proposition 1, an Educational Programs and Operations (EP&O) levy, and Proposition 2, a K‑12 technology replacement (capital) levy. Presenters said the board had received initial resolutions previously and that final consideration is scheduled for the next business meeting.
The presentation laid out why the levies are proposed, how levy law limits collections, the positions and services funded by the levies, estimated tax impacts on an average homeowner and the public communications timeline the district will run before ballots mail in January.
Rosalyn (last name not specified in the transcript), presenting financial context, said the district’s current assessed value was presented to the board as roughly $48.5 billion (the presenter noted uncertainty in the figure during the presentation). She explained the state levy calculation: school districts may collect the lesser of a per‑pupil cap (presented in…
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