We appreciate the media coverage of the HSSD Referendum and School Board Election Tuesday, April 3. Below is a summary of links to recent articles.
The Press
Green Bay Press-Gazette
Early voting begins Monday, March 19 for the HSSD referendum. Stop by the Howard or Suamico Village Hall during normal business hours – it’s quick and easy!
Learn more here or visit our referendum website.
The Press has begun an in-depth reporting series on the upcoming April 3, 2018 HSSD Referendum. Click here for part three of four installments in the series – which examines the “Salary Gap” in HSSD. Thank you to Ben Rodgers of The Press for the coverage.
The Press has begun an in-depth reporting series on the upcoming April 3, 2018 HSSD Referendum. Click here for part two of four installments in the series – which examines the “classroom squeeze” in HSSD. Thank you to Ben Rodgers of The Press for the coverage.
Voters in three Wisconsin school districts approved all five referenda on the ballots statewide February 20 in support of funding and construction for their local schools.
The Press has begun an in-depth reporting series on the upcoming April 3, 2018 HSSD Referendum. Click here for the first of four installments in the series – which examines the history of school funding in HSSD. Thank you to Ben Rodgers of The Press for the coverage.
The Howard-Suamico School District Board of Education will host six referendum community information sessions leading up to election day April 3, 2018. The hourlong meetings are open to the public and will include question-and-answer opportunities with Board members and district leaders. For more information on the HSSD referendum, visit www.hssd.k12.wi.us/referendum.
Referendum Community Information Sessions
The Howard-Suamico School District hosted a press conference Tuesday, January 9, 2018 to discuss plans for the upcoming referendum and answer questions. You can follow coverage of the event at the links below:
WBAY Channel 2 Report – Aisha Morales
The Press – Ben Rodgers
Green Bay Press-Gazette – Samantha Hernandez
Revenue limit override request is for five years, $5.85 million annually, to support reducing class sizes, employee compensation, and facility maintenance with a neutral property tax impact of $0 per $100,000 of property value.
At its regular meeting Monday, January 8, 2018, the Howard-Suamico School District Board of Education unanimously voted to approve placing an operational referendum question on the April 3, 2018 ballot. Voters will consider a request to allow the Board authority to override the state revenue limit for a period of five years in the amount of $5.85 million annually to support the District’s operations. The proposed question will have a neutral property tax impact of $0 per $100,000 of property value.
If successful, referendum funds would be directed toward three critical operational areas: 1.) Reduce class sizes in grades K-12 by adding 30 classroom teaching positions over a two-year period; 2.) Enhance employee compensation by closing a salary gap between HSSD and its neighboring districts; and 3.) Facility maintenance needs in accordance with the District’s master facilities study, following two consecutive years of deferred facilities funding.
The Board’s decision was guided and supported by the work of a volunteer Community Task Force which studied the District’s funding challenges and presented its recommendations to the Board November 13, 2017. In preparation for its recommendations to the Board, the Task Force met four times in September and October 2017 to study state education funding, HSSD budget and tax levy history, and results from two community-wide surveys following the District’s April 2017 referendum. The primary consideration from both community and Task Force feedback for the Board was placing an end date on the referendum funding request.
The complete ballot language is listed below:
“Shall the Howard-Suamico School District, Brown County, Wisconsin be authorized to exceed the revenue limit specified in Section l2l.9I, Wisconsin Statutes, for a duration of five years beginning with the 2018-2019 school year and ending with the 2022-2023 school year by an amount of $5,850,000 each year for non-recurring purposes consisting of reducing class sizes, employee compensation, and facility maintenance?”
For more information on the HSSD referendum, visit www.hssd.k12.wi.us/referendum.
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The HSSD Board of Education broadcast communication article from November features the work of the Community Task Force.
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