MASON CITY – The Mason City School Board met Monday evening and discussed funding options for the future.
Citing state mandated funding cuts, School Superintendent Anita Micich said she is “worried” about the future and how the district will “pay the bills.”
According to the discussion held Monday, state cuts will continue to lower the tax rate Mason City property owners pay, from about $15.11 per $100,000 of valuation in 2011-2012 to $13.31 in 2012-2013 and further to $11.44 next year, costing the district millions.
“Your tax reserves are starting to dwindle,” Micich stated. “That’s a very low tax rate.”
The board discussed two levy options, a Physical Plant and Equipment Levy (PPEL) and an Instructional Support Levy (ISL). A PPEL must go before the voters; an ISL can be imposed by the school board.
Special elections could be held later this year on the PPEL. The revenue generated even if both levies are approved would still be below the old tax rate of $15.11.
The board will make its decision on which levies to pursue in the near future.
Watch video of discussion:
httpv://youtu.be/sv2bsGvoiww
We must pay teachers a lot and now here’s the kicker…we must DO IT FOR THE CHILDREN. I love that.
GREED – 500 bucks a day teachers – who can afford them ????
The only way I will vote yes is if all the teachers and administrion take a pay cut. Their pay is out of control. Ive said it before do the paycuts based on pay, 1% if you make less than 10k ,5% for 50k and 10% if you make 100k and for anita 19% for her 190k easy way to figure it out, doesnt take a genious to figure it out.
Ausin and Albert Lea provides free Ipads to 2nd graders which moms love to play with at home. I can’t afford one right now but I am saving up to pay my property tax on time this year if I can.
What part of less students=less money is so hard for these people to understand. Now they want to use security as a excuse when they should have been planning that all the time. They have built or remodeled almost all of the schools in the last few year and it is real short sighted on their part not to have build secure entrances when they dd the work. Let them do like everyone else that has to cut back and cut the un-necessary overhead. NO NEW TAXES.
I agree! They have NO SHAME, using security NOW as a reason for the levies! We MUST get out and VOTE NO on any tax increase or levy for the schools!!! $40 million for the high school project, WITHOUT public input or approval…PLEASEEEE!