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Welcome to the Bond Committee
October 25, 2012Kelloggsville Public Schools
Tonight’s work
• Purpose• Process• Questions and Answers• Where to from here
Purpose
• Building the team• What are the needs?• Recommendation to the Board• Community’s Schools = Community’s
Involvement
Process: what is a bond?
Lump sum amount that a district borrows through the sale of bond.
Payments are made through levied millage
Bonds purchase buildings and other large items. Such as. . .
Bonds = buildings
Bonds = renovation
Bonds = improving sites
Bonds = improving sites
Bonds = Technology
• Infrastructure vs. device
Bonds, General Funds purchase. . .
• Staff or salaries• Maintenance, operating, or utility costs (e.g.
the heating bill)• Training, professional development• Software (unless included in a hardware
purchase
What millage do we currently pay?
• 7.3 mills• Last levy: December, 2014• Annual yield: Approximately $2.4 million
What will schools look like?
• Schools are very different places now compared to 20 or 30 years ago.
• The change will probably continue.• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhoOG5Kf
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Questions and Answers in small group
• Introductions• What questions do you have?• What’s important to you in school facilities,
technology, athletics, etc?• Feedback on the meeting: how did this go?
Where to from here?
• Get into the facilities• Engage an architect for expertise• Brainstorm, brainstorm, brainstorm• Funnel (to a recommendation)• Other?
A quick math problem
• 7 (hours per day for students)• 180 (days per year for students)• 1,260 (hours per year for students)• 16,380 (hours per K-12 experience for
students)• Point: this work is very important!