FAQS

Total Construction Cost: $126,032,400

Incidental Costs*: $  27,735,600

Total Cost: $153,768,000

*May include hazardous materials testing, geotechnical testing, site surveys, storm water pollution protection design, special inspections testing, construction insurance, furniture & equipment, design fees, legal fees, construction management, etc.

Taxpayer cost will be realized over time, not right away. Here's an estimated timeline for when the costs will impact your tax bill.

School Year 2024-2025 |  2025-26
No Impact on Taxpayer

School Year 2026-27 | 2027-2028 | 2028-29 | 2029-30

• When work begins, we will need to pay contractors along the way.

• We will use a form of short-term borrowing called Bond Anticipation Notes, taken in incremental amounts as the work is done.  

• The District only pays interest on this type of loan; this would be included in the annual school budget until the project is complete. 

School Year 2030-31

• We anticipate that this would be the first year we will pay both principal and interest payments on the long-term debt for this project.

• At that point, all of the debt is consolidated into a long-term loan.

• Once the project is complete and permanent financing is in place, the cost for a homeowner with an assessed value of $400,000 would be approximately $25 a month.

• We are also anticipating about $67,300,000 in State Aid. 

View the full list of work by building, and much more, in the presentation here.

It will be a few years: we're estimating it will start in the 2030-31 school year. 

Here is a general estimate:

Smaller improvements: Summer of 2026
Phase 1 of the major work: Summer 2027
Completion: School Year 2030-31

This proposition is not based on future enrollment; it will address real-time needs in our buildings, today. The expansion of our junior high schools allows more room at the elementary level, so we can increase services and allow our 6th graders to have a true middle-school experience: more electives, tech classes, and high-school courses. 

Facilities Needs Assessment: Why We Need the Improvements
Proposed Capital Projects Presentation