A public presentation will cover information about the levy (Proposition 10) and give voters a chance to ask questions
Voters will have an opportunity to hear information about Battle Ground Public Schools’ replacement educational programs and operations levy on the ballot for Feb. 10. A public presentation will cover information about the levy (Proposition 10) and give voters a chance to ask questions.
Presentation details
When: Wednesday, Jan. 14, at 6 p.m.
Where: Battle Ground High School media center (300 W Main St., Battle Ground, WA)
Childcare will be available.
Ballots will be mailed by Jan. 23 for the Feb. 10 election.
If approved, the levy would support programs that help give students skills and knowledge for today’s economy so that they leave school prepared for a wide range of options, including joining the workforce or military, getting a technical certification or going to college. Levy dollars would help maintain the current level of career and technical education classes and programs, as well as classes that help students prepare if they are going to college. Levy funds also would be used to provide curricula that are up to date and address the knowledge and skills that students need to enter the workforce. In addition, a replacement levy would fund student safety, smaller class sizes, special education, teachers, nursing, mental health support and sports/extracurricular activities.
Battle Ground is now the only school district in Southwest Washington without an educational programs and operations levy. If a replacement is approved, tax collection would begin in 2027 and continue through 2030. All registered voters who live in the district are eligible to cast a ballot.
More information is available on the district website.
Information provided by the Battle Ground School District.
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When you click on the “what will this cost me?” part of the school website… Actual rate: To be determined based on any area growth.
With the history of poorly spent funds by this district, resulting in worsening educational results, why would we keep throwing our hard earned money into a deepening hole?
Many of the staff have heard the leadership talk to them about the levy. Some of the more “militant” voices have openly stated that if the levy fails in February, that they want “the public to feel the pain”. Everything will be on the table to be cut (high school athletics, bus service, etc.). There will be a push at the end of the month in the voting precincts that have been pro-levy to get out the vote and “Citizens for Better Schools” will be leading this.
You need to ask yourself if you are happy with graduation rates, reading and math scores, the condition of the schools, quality of education, etc., and do what your conscious tells you to do. Until things change in OUR SCHOOLS, BGSD and other districts need to hear NO from the people.