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Board begins planning for February levy renewals, highlights budget drivers and outreach needs
Summary
District staff reviewed the expiring educational program & operations (EP&O) and technology levies, telling the board the two levies together fund about 21% of general fund expenditures and outlining cost pressures such as rising teacher compensation and substitute costs tied to state PFML.
Snoqualmie Valley School District staff briefed the board on levy renewals scheduled for February, reviewing what the current levies fund, how those costs changed since the last levy and options for messaging to voters.
Staff framed two separate renewals: the educational program and operations (EP&O) levy, which the presentation said accounts for about 17% of district revenues, and the technology levy (a capital levy that reimburses some general fund recurring costs). Together, staff told the board, the two levies fund roughly 21% of the district’s general fund expenditures.
Why it matters: staff said the levies support programs the state does not fully fund — electives and enrichment, some instructional coaching, competitive compensation and student supports such as nurses, counselors and food…
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