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District urges voter support for supplemental levy, warns of staff cuts if it fails
Summary
District staff described levy outreach and warned that failure would require cutting about seven teaching positions, 12–15 classified roles, and would reduce security coverage and extracurricular transportation; early voting and community meeting dates were announced.
District leaders updated trustees on a supplemental levy outreach campaign, upcoming community meetings and the stakes if voters do not approve the measure.
Staff said the district has distributed a newsletter to district households, staffed information tables at school events, scheduled two community meetings (April 29 at Middleton High School and May 6 at Heights Elementary), and is publishing explanatory articles in local outlets. Early voting dates and the absentee request deadline were highlighted to encourage participation.
Officials warned that a levy failure would force personnel reductions: approximately seven teaching positions and 12–15 classified positions (the range reflects differences in classification pay and how vacancies are managed). Staff also said the district would lose security guards and one of its two school resource officers, and that transportation for extracurricular activities would shift to families and volunteers in many cases.
Why it matters: The supplemental levy funds personnel and services that district leaders said are essential to current programming and student safety; a failure would produce program and service reductions that directly impact students and families.
What’s next: District staff will continue outreach through scheduled meetings and media pieces. The board discussed timeline alignment with budget planning and scheduled a budget workshop for May 20 to meet statutory deadlines.
