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March 14, 2023 Bond

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GROWING FORWARD: NEARLY DOUBLING IN 10 YEARS

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GROWING FORWARD 10-YEAR PLAN

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Capital Plan Task Force

  • Spent a year updating our 10-year plan
  • Prioritized into 3 phases at about $110 million each
  • Identified projects in each phase for elementary, middle & high schools

Phase 1: $111.4 million bond on March 14 Ballot

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GROWING FORWARD 10-YEAR PLAN

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High Schools - Phase 1

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  • Ease overcrowding, add learning spaces
    • Complete second phase of Swan Falls High School
      • 28 classroom addition
      • Add physical education gyms
      • Expand parking lot
      • Add physical education, practice fields
    • Convert Swan Falls into stand alone school
      • New attendance zones
      • Share performing arts, competition fields & gyms until Phase 2

MARCH 14, 2023 BOND

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GROWING FORWARD 10-YEAR PLAN

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Middle Schools - Phase 1

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  • Ease overcrowding, expand learning spaces, address inequities
    • Fremont Middle School
      • Add six classrooms
      • Add competition gym
      • Add tennis courts

    • Kuna Middle School
      • Add auxiliary gym
      • Convert woodshop for classroom, lab, office use
      • Expand cafeteria

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MARCH 14, 2023 BOND

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GROWING FORWARD 10-YEAR PLAN

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Elementary Schools - Phase 1

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  • Ease overcrowding, add new learning spaces
    • Add new 600+ student elementary school
    • Location to be determined on land the district owns
    • Rezone to ease overcrowding at all schools

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MARCH 14, 2023 BOND

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GROWING FORWARD 10-YEAR PLAN

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Maintenance & Transportation - Phase 1

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  • Address backlog of facilities needs at every school
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  • Address traffic congestion and improve route pick up drop
    • Create first phase of bus annex

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MARCH 14, 2023 BOND

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GROWING FORWARD 10-YEAR PLAN: PREPARING TO DOUBLE

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Coming in Phases 2 & 3

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  • Expand Ross Elementary School into K-5
  • Repurpose Hubbard & Indian Creek for other uses
  • Add elementary schools
  • Finish equity projects at middle schools
  • Finish Swan Falls High School
    • Performing Arts facility
    • Athletic competition facility
  • Complete equity projects at KHS
  • Add another middle school
  • Finish transportation facility

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FUTURE BONDS

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10-YEAR PLAN: BOND FOR BUILDINGS - PHASE 1

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MARCH 14, 2023 BOND

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10-YEAR PLAN: BOND FOR BUILDINGS

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MARCH 14, 2023 BOND

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EVERY. VOTE. MATTERS.

Feb. 17: Last day to pre-register

March 3: Last day to request a mail-in ballot

Feb. 27- March 10: Early voting - TBD

March 14: Election Day: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m

Visit https://voteidaho.gov/ or scan QR code to register, request ballot

10-YEAR GROWING FORWARD PLAN

MARCH 14, 2023 BOND

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Next Steps: Share the facts

  • Employees can inform:
    • Answer questions about the bond
    • Provide district materials, website links, etc.
  • Employees cannot by law advocate a “yes” or “no”
    • During their work time
    • Use public resources i.e. email, copier, etc.
  • Employees can advocate “yes” or “no” outside of work on personal time
  • Employees who live in KSD can vote

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Long-Range Planning Goals

  • Maintain $5.00 tax rate per $1,000 of taxable value (0.50%)

Rate is now at 2.05

  • Maintain flexibility to add or adjust other levies

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  • Meet the needs of the long-term capital plan without raising the tax rate
  • Use tax base growth to accelerate debt repayment and reduce interest costs and increase fund balance to 9% to meet recommendation from Moody’s

Consistency

Flexibility

Stability

Savings

The Kuna School Board has kept ALL of the promises made to the community in 2016.