INVESTING IN A STRONGER FUTURE
If approved, the bond referendum would result in the following estimated monthly tax impacts for a home valued at $340,200:
Approximately
$15/month increase
($343M)
Approximately
$2/month increase
($17M)
Approximately
$8/month increase
($53M)
Why a Referendum Now?
MATCH
FACILITIES
WITH STUDENT
ENROLLMENT
CREATE A MORE
STABLE FUTURE
FOR STUDENTS
& COMMUNITY
REDUCE COST OF OPERATING AGING 60 YEAR OLD
BUILDINGS
IMPLEMENT OUR COMMUNITY-BASED PLAN TO REIMAGINE ROBBINSDALE
STOP SPENDING
MONEY ON
UNDERUTILIZED
SPACES
AVOID DEEPER
CUTS TO STUDENT PROGRAMMING & OPPORTUNITIES
What Happens if the Referendum does not Pass?
If the referendum fails, the Board of Education and District Administration will need to make hard decisions, including additional reductions.
Reconfigure grade levels to provide space for consolidation into one unified high school (i.e., grades 10-12, grades 7-9, and grades 5-6)
Reduction in extracurricular options
Loss of dedicated classroom space
Additional boundary changes
Reduction in non-required classes/courses educational programming
Increases to class sizes, including grade level class sizes within elementary buildings using core spaces as classrooms or having teachers on carts
Reduction of staff
Increased qualifying distance for student transportation