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Debt‑free mill levy oversight committee convened; district outlines $49 million program and allocations for salaries, small‑school stabilization and curriculum
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District staff updated the board June 10 on spending plans for the 2024 debt‑free mill levy, including a $15 million infusion to salary schedules, $4 million for small‑school stabilization and $2.5 million annually for instructional materials; the newly formed 20‑member oversight committee will meet twice yearly.
Poudre School District staff briefed the Board of Education June 10 on the 2024 debt‑free mill levy implementation and the newly convened Debt‑Free Mill Levy Oversight Committee.
Chief of staff Dr. Lauren Hooton outlined how the ballot measure funds are being allocated. The district reported an infusion of $15 million into salary schedules for employee groups for the 2025–26 school year (in addition to 1‑time payments made earlier in the year), and said it is executing more than 20 facilities projects this summer funded by the mill levy. The district also allocated $4 million for stabilization of small neighborhood schools (schools with fewer than 200 students or that need additional financial support) and $2.5 million annually for instructional materials and replacement cycles — of which $1.5 million is earmarked for curriculum adoption cycles and $1 million for equipment purchases (CTE equipment, visual arts, physical education and musical instruments).
Dr. Hooton said the Debt‑Free Mill Levy Oversight Committee was convened in the spring and consists of 20 members serving two‑year terms; the group met in March for orientation with a charter that frames it as an oversight (not decision‑making) committee to monitor and provide input on mill levy expenditures. Jeff Lindquist, the lottery‑selected committee co‑chair, described the first meeting as an orientation where members reviewed the charter, asked questions about the project list and discussed transparency and verification steps. The committee will meet twice a year and provide input; the district intends to post regular updates on the mill levy webpage.
Committee membership includes nine appointed representatives (including employee association representatives) and 11 lottery‑selected community members. District staff noted that the oversight committee’s next meeting will be in the fall and that the committee will receive updates as specific projects and budgets are finalized.
Board members thanked staff and the volunteer committee for the oversight role and asked about intersections with the district’s comprehensive planning work; staff said coordination is expected but specifics will evolve as both processes proceed.
No formal board action was required during the briefing; staff said they would bring periodic updates to the board and maintain a public record of committee meeting minutes and project status on the district website.
