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Board weighs modest levy increase to shore up staffing, MTSS and tech; 10¢ seen as defensible
Summary
District staff outlined options for the EP&O and tech levies, showing a 10¢ levy increase would raise about $1.7M and a 20¢ increase would reach the statutory cap; board members favored a modest increase to fund MTSS, safety and preschool expansions while absorbing new sales-tax costs.
District finance and technology staff briefed the Snoqualmie Valley School District board on Oct. 9 as they outlined strategy for renewing and potentially increasing two local levies: the operations (EP&O) levy and the technology levy.
Tech staff said the prior expiring tech levy supported a heavy device-refresh and infrastructure build and that the next cycle will emphasize sustaining connectivity, classroom audio and safety systems. "Technology does fund nearly $10,000,000 a year on stuff," a district presenter said while reviewing hardware, software,…
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