NOTHING FOR THE KIDS

None of the funds from this Bond Proposal will go to students, curriculum or teacher supplies & salaries.  

All funds will be directed to facilities--construction, remodeling, furnishing/refurnishing, equipment, erecting a "school support building".  It is also earmarked for athletic fields, driveways/parking lots and various changes to school sites.

There is no specific list of critical (vs. desired) improvements and their projected costs for taxpayers to review.

It's not about denying kids resources for their education--it's about ensuring our school board is truly being responsible stewards of our hard-earned, limited taxpayer money.

It's about protecting seniors on fixed incomes & lower-income families who are already living paycheck-to-paycheck.  WE have to live within our means  & make trade-offs...the school system should learn to live with what they have.  If they need more, they can start by cutting some of their overhead/administrative staff & stop paying for stealth elections!

Students are struggling in our schools to acquire the needed literacy, math & science skills needed to successfully move into adulthood & the workforce.

Out of our 4 township elementary & middle schools, only 1 (Hemmeter) appears to be performing well.

White Pine received a "C" grade and Arrowwood & Weiss both received a "D" grade.  [Data was compiled by adjusting standardized test scores with student socioeconomic status--resulting in a "Context & Performance (CAP)" rating.]   https://www.mackinac.org/depts/epi/performance.aspx?report=3

STCS Schools Enrollment Sample

2005 5,245 students

2010 5,273 students

2015 4,932 students

2020 4,694 students

2024 4, 492 students

Student enrollment has dropped 18.2% since the high point (2007) of 5,494 students.

Saginaw Township Schools' website noted that their budget is over $63,000,000.00 (since taken down).  For 2022-2023 their budget was $58,442,574.

What puts this in perspective is that the total enrollment is around 4,600 students (per their website).

That is about $13,600 to educate each student!