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Summary
Summary
The Salem School Board members understood that our community could not afford an increase in the tax levy at this time. The opportunity presented by the expiration of the 2019 Three-Year Non-Recurring Referendum was to use the information from our staff and families, develop a comprehensive facilities plan, engage with our community, and see if they could come up with a way to accomplish much of what was needed while maintaining the referendum levy amount approved by the voters in 2019.
If both ballot questions pass, our community taxpayers would see no increase in levy due to the referendum, and will likely even see a small decrease. The financial impact of the two referendum questions would essentially equal/replace the impact of the Non-Recurring Referendum passed back in 2019, expiring at the end of this year.
Historical Mill Rate
Historical Mill Rate
The Salem School Board kept the promise they made with the 2019 Referendum, which was that community taxpayers would not see a tax increase due to the referendum request successfully passing.
They also promised to decrease class size, address high need maintenance items, and provide for improvements in the curriculum by adopting a new reading program.
'21-'22 Tax Levy
'21-'22 Tax Levy
The tax levy for the 2021-2022 School Year was made up of the approved Operating Referendum from 2019 and the state-allowed revenue limit. You can see that, unlike many districts, the Salem School District had no referendum debt as part of the levy.
'22-'23 Tax Levy (if passed)
'22-'23 Tax Levy (if passed)
If both of these ballot questions pass, our community taxpayers would see no increase in levy due to the referendum, and will likely even see a small decrease. There would be two referendum revenue streams (Non-recurring Operating and Referendum Debt payments). The financial impact of the two referendum questions would essentially equal/replace the impact of the Non-Recurring Referendum passed back in 2019, expiring at the end of this year.
2022 Two Questions "Less than or = to" 2019 One Question
2022 Two Questions "Less than or = to" 2019 One Question
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