The Suring School District will have additional $3.5 million to use over the next five years.
By a 787-475 margin, voters on April 7 approved a referendum proposal to exceed the state-imposed revenue limit by $700,000 for each of the next five years, beginning with the 2015-16 school year.
“I’m extremely excited,” Superintendent Kelly Casper said. “It gives me the sense education is important in the community.”
She said the funding will help the district move in the right direction, as it invests in up-to-date educational resources and technology for student use.
The district plans to purchase academic resources aligned to the state standards, the Common Core. Suring also plans to purchase iPads and Chromebooks and install the infrastructure to support the new technology.
The district used the slogan “Believe in our Future” to promote the referendum, and after last week’s outcome, the slogan posted on the district website read, “Thank you for Believing in our Future.”
The referendum funding will help reverse the trend of deficit spending in the district. Since the 2013-14 school year, the district has operated with a deficit budget, using money from its fund balance to offset this. For the current school year, the district is on course to overspend $470,000.
Property owners can expect to pay an additional $56 annually for property valued at $100,o0o, or about $4.67 per month, according to the district.
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