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Emmett school board approves $2.3 million levy language, highlights special‑education funding shortfall
Summary
The Emmett Independent District board approved ballot language for a two‑year $2.3 million supplemental levy, directing administration to cap additional taxpayer burden at no more than $12 per $100,000 of taxable value. Trustees and staff emphasized the district’s special‑education funding gap and plans for behavioral supports and maintenance projects.
The Emmett Independent District board voted to approve ballot language for a proposed two‑year supplemental levy of $2.3 million and instructed district staff to include a limit so the tax increase would not exceed $12 per $100,000 of taxable value after state offsets.
The levy proposal presented by administration would allocate about $300,000 a year for K–5 behavioral support personnel, roughly $700,000 for custodial services and routine maintenance (the approximate cost of the ABM contract), a supplemental curriculum and supplies pool (estimated at about $500 per instructional staff position managed at the building level), funds to increase nursing from 2.5 FTE to 3.0 FTE, and roughly $1 million of maintenance items eligible under House Bill 292. The ballot must show the statutory taxable impact (about…
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