Ravenswood City Elementary

Elementary School District

To fund expanded preschool and early childhood education; reading, writing, and math instruction for elementary and middle school students; and teacher recruitment and retention; shall the Ravenswood City School District measure renewing and increasing an existing tax to $434 per parcel for 8 years, raising estimated revenue of $2,700,000 annually, adjusted for inflation, with an exemption for people aged 65 and older, all money staying local and subject to public oversight be adopted?

To continue improving Ravenswood schools, replace aging portables with permanent classrooms; upgrade safety, technology, and energy efficiency; and provide the local match for State facilities funds; shall Ravenswood City School District's measure authorizing $110 million in bonds, at legal rates with projected levies of $30 per $100,000 of assessed value, raising an estimated average $6.3 million annually for approximately 32 years, and requiring audits, oversight, all funds to be spent locally AND no money for salaries, be adopted?

To improve local elementary and middle school students' learning and achievement in reading, writing, math and other educational programs; invest in classroom computers and technology; increase safety; maintain reduced class sizes; and attract and retain highly qualified staff; shall the Ravenswood City School District renew an existing tax of $196 per parcel for 8 years, providing $1.2 million annually, with small annual adjustments, senior and legal exemptions, all money staying local and requiring citizen oversight?

To continue improving classrooms and facilities; repair more aging buildings; and further upgrade safety, technology, science labs, and energy efficiency; shall the Ravenswood City School District issue $70 million in bonds, at legal rates, averaging an estimated $3.95 million in taxes raised annually for approximately 32 years at projected tax rates of 3 cents per $100 of assessed valuation, and requiring audits, citizens' oversight, no money for administrators' salaries, and all funds used for Ravenswood schools?

To maintain warm, safe, and dry schools; repair aging facilities; upgrade school safety; create student-centered 21st Century classrooms; improve technology, computer and science labs; increase energy efficiency; and repair, construct, acquire, and retrofit school facilities, sites, and equipment; shall the Ravenswood City School District issue $26 million in bonds, at legal rates, requiring independent audits and a citizens' oversight committee to ensure funds are only spent on local school facilities?