- Kuna School District
- Past Bonds & Levies
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Bonds and Levies
What is the plan for our community to support Kuna students during this period of rapid growth?In 2017, the Kuna School Board approved a 10-year plan - #KSDgrowingforward - based on priorities identified by the community, parents, and teachers.The plan is to:- Address community priorities for student learning with an annual supplemental levy (levy for learning) renewed every two years
- Create space for future new students with bonds (bonds for buildings) about every three to four years
- Harness growth to fund school growth and keep the tax rate stable and predictable
Updating the plan
Midway through the plan in 2022, the Capital Plan Task Force reviewed growth projections and updated the district's 10-year plan to provide new learning spaces and update, expand or repurpose existing schools.
The Kuna School Board is asking its voters on March 14, 2023 to consider funding Phase 1 of the plan.
For the 2023-24 School Year, the district will use one-time federal funds to replace the $2.5 million Levy for Learning.
How were past bonds & levies used?
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2021 Levy for Learning
The renewed levy provided $2.5 million for students in 2021-22 and in 2022-23. The community investment:
- Continued to support more teachers -- 15 -- to lower class sizes & to provide free full-time kindergarten
- Continued to support technology and textbooks for students and teachers
- Continued to support safety needs including: school resource officers, safety aides, behavior specialists
The levy also helped fund sports and activities programs which lost revenue because of the limits on gatherings (spectators) during the pandemic.
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2019 Levy for Learning
2019 Levy for Learning
The renewed levy provided $2.5 million for 2019-20 and in 2020-21.
The funds were used on priorities set by our community -- however, student needs for devices during the pandemic meant a delay in some instructional materials.
Add 20 teachers to:
- address areas of classroom overcrowding
- add auto body repair, diesel mechanics, and construction trade
- continue free full-time kindergarten
Purchased materials and technology equipment:
- English -- PK-5 Curriculum purchased; 6-12 Preliminary work done; full adoptions were delayed as pandemic needs required more funds to be used for Chromebooks
- Science -- Preliminary work done; full adoptions were delayed as the pandemic required more funds be used for Chromebooks
- Musical instruments
- Chromebooks
Continued focus on safety and prevention by:
- maintaining school resource officers
- increasing prevention staffing and training
- making critical building improvements
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2017 Levy for Learning
2017 Levy for Learning
Our community identified priorities for first Levy for Learning identified in the #KSDgrowingforward plan.
The levy provided $2.5 million for students in 2017-18 and in 2018-19. As promised, the two-year $5 million investment was used to:
- Provided new materials and equipment for math, social studies, and technology
- Focused on safety and prevention by:
- Secured access to schools with new fencing, swipe card entrances, doors and cameras
- Funded one additional school resource officer
- Completed school maintenance and repairs including:
- Fremont Middle School - replaced old heating and cooling system
- Kuna Middle School - added handicap accessible bathroom and painted
- Indian Creek & Ross Elementary School -- purchased desks, repaired sidewalks
- Silver Trail, Ross and Crimson Point schools -- installed swipe card safety access
- Restored fund balance needed for fiscal stability and to reduce bond interest costs
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2017 Bond for Buildings
The $40 million Bond for Buildings provided for these projects as recommended by the 2017 Committee:
2017 Bond for Buildings
Projects promised were built including:
- Multipurpose Athletic Room Kuna High School
- Addition to Kuna Middle School
- Classroom addition to Reed Elementary
- Classroom addition to Silver Trail Elementary
- Convert Teed Elementary to Fremont Middle School
- Construction of phase one of Swan Falls High School
- Critical maintenance needs
