Community Engagement + Pre-Referendum Services
ENGAGEMENT TOOLBOX ISG is committed to providing your District with a creative and high-energy informational campaign. We pride ourselves in understanding and building on the culture and climate of the District and community. The messaging and branding created for the bond are designed to have an impact that lasts well beyond the referendum, utilizing engagement tools such as: • 360-Degree Photos • Advertisements • Brochures, Flyers, and Posters • Campaign Kickoff Introductory Letter
WHAT WILL THE BOND COST ME? The tables below show the tax impacts for the two bond questions on various types and values of properties. QUESTION 1
MANKATO AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS PROPOSED REFERENDUM PROJECTS
QUESTION 2 If School District Question 1 is approved, shall the board of Independent School District No. 77 (Mankato Area Public Schools), Minnesota be authorized to issue general obligation school building bonds in an amount not to exceed $15,000,000 for acquisition and betterment of school sites and facilities including, but not limited to, stadium facility improvements at Mankato East High School and Mankato West High School?
Monroe Elementary
Dakota Meadows Middle School
Shall the board of Independent School District No. 77 (Mankato Area Public Schools), Minnesota be authorized to issue general obligation school building bonds in an amount not to exceed $105,000,000 for acquisition and betterment of school sites and facilities including, but not limited to, safety and security improvements at buildings districtwide, improvements to support early childhood learning, a swimming pool addition in the west attendance area, and improvements to Mankato West High School?
Franklin Elementary
Bridges Community School
Hoover Elementary
Kennedy Elementary
Washington Elementary
Eagle Lake Elementary
Mankato West High School
Roosevelt Elementary
Mankato East HIgh School
$105 MILLION BOND
$15 MILLION BOND
Jefferson Elementary
ESTIMATED TAX IMPACT ANNUAL MONTHLY
ESTIMATED TAX IMPACT ANNUAL MONTHLY
ESTIMATED MARKET VALUE
ESTIMATED MARKET VALUE
TYPE OF PROPERTY
TYPE OF PROPERTY
Center for Learning
Residential Homestead
$100,000
$37
$3.06
Residential Homestead
$100,000
$9
$0.75
$150,000
$65
$5.39
$150,000
$16
$1.33
The updates and improvements the referendum will fund address identified needs across the District. The projects include:
$200,000
$93
$7.71
$200,000
$24
$2
$250,000
$120
$10.03
$250,000
$31
$2.58
BRIDGES COMMUNITY SCHOOL • New secure entrance • Renovate space for special education classroom WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY • Secure entrance • Renovate space for student support services (counselor, social worker, psychologist) ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY • Secure entrance • Kindergarten classroom addition • Storm shelter addition HOOVER ELEMENTARY • Secure entrance • Renovate space for special education classrooms EAGLE LAKE ELEMENTARY • Renovate space for childcare and early childhood education programs DAKOTA MEADOWS MIDDLE SCHOOL • Secure entrance • Renovate space for special education classrooms • Renovate space for student support services • Storm shelter addition • Build a competitive and community pool with spectator seating and locker rooms FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY • Secure entrance
MANKATO WEST HIGH SCHOOL • Update and expand academic classrooms and flexible learning spaces • Secure entrance • Build a 3-station gym, multi-purpose/wrestling room, locker rooms and classrooms • Renovate existing gym into fine arts suite for band, choir and orchestra • Update and expand the co-curricular stadium (Question 2) JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY • Secure entrance KENNEDY ELEMENTARY • Secure entrance • Renovate space for special education classrooms MONROE ELEMENTARY • Secure entrance CENTER FOR LEARNING • Renovate space for preschool classrooms, special education classrooms and before/after school childcare • Create a prep kitchen to serve multiple schools • Renovate space for print services and maintenance • Create physical education and recreation spaces for school and community use MANKATO EAST HIGH SCHOOL • Update and expand the co-curricular stadium (Question 2)
$300,000
$148
$12.36
$300,000
$38
$3.17
$400,000
$204
$17.01
$400,000
$52
$4.33
$500,000
$256
$21.32
$500,000
$65
$5.42
Commercial/ Industrial
$250,000
$217
$18.12
Commercial/ Industrial
$250,000
$55
$4.58
$500,000
$473
$39.45
$500,000
$120
$10
$750,000
$729
$60.77
$750,000
$186
$15.50
$1,000,000
$985
$82.10
$1,000,000
$251
$20.92
Agricultural Homestead* Average value per acre of land and buildings Agricultural Non-Homestead Average value per acre of land and buildings
$5,000
$0.38
$0.03
Agricultural Homestead* Average value per acre of land and buildings Agricultural Non-Homestead Average value per acre of land and buildings
$5,000
$0.10
$0.01
$7,000
$0.54
$0.04
$7,000
$0.14
$0.01
$9,000
$0.69
$0.06
$9,000
$0.18
$0.02
$5,000
$0.77
$0.06
$5,000
$0.20
$0.02
$7,000
$1.07
$0.09
$7,000
$0.27
$0.02
$9,000
$1.38
$0.12
$9,000
$0.35
$0.03
*For all agricultural property, estimated tax impacts include a 70% reduction due to the School Building Bond Agricultural Credit. Under current law, the School Building Agricultural Credit will remain at this level. Average value per acre is the total estimated market value of all land and buildings divided by total acres. If the property includes a home, then the tax impact on the house, garage and one acre of land will be calculated in addition to the taxes per acre, on the same basis as a residential homestead or non-homestead property. If the same property owner owns more than approximately $2.15 million of agricultural homestead land and buildings, a portion of the property will be taxed at the higher non-homestead rate.
Visit the referendum tax calculator to determine your tax change: tinyurl.com/2bxe8mwj
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FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT: WWW.ISD77.ORG/VOTE2023
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For more information, visit: www.springgrove.k12.mn.us
WHERE DO I VOTE?
NOVEMBER 7, 2023 7 A.M.–7 P.M. Colman-Egan School District Library 200 South Loban Avenue Colman, SD 57017
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The Colman-Egan School District has spent the last year developing a plan to address the District’s facility needs. The District conducted a facility assessment and analysis of enrollment and curriculum needs. This data resulted in the identification of projects that are needed to support student learning and the District’s growing enrollment.
ABSENTEE AND EARLY VOTING
• Virtual Walk-Thru • Visual Animations
ON NOVEMBER 7, COLMAN-EGAN SCHOOL DISTRICT RESIDENTS WILL BE ASKED TO SUPPORT A $6.3 MILLION BOND THAT WILL:
AVAILABLE FROM OCT. 23–NOV. 6, 2023 WEEKDAYS 8 A.M.–4 P.M.
Colman-Egan School District Main Office 200 South Loban Avenue Colman, SD 57017
ADD CLASSROOMS + SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION SPACE The District has experienced a steady increase in enrollment over the past five years. As enrollment grows, additional classroom space will be needed as grade levels will need to be split into additional sections. Space is also needed for small group instruction and individual lessons for students who need additional learning support. ADD FLEXIBLE LEARNING SPACE Today’s students learn best by doing. There is a need for flexible learning space for hands-on, project-based learning that can be shared across grade levels. BUILD A WEIGHT ROOM The school’s weight room was previously located on the second floor. Due to safety concerns, it was moved to a temporary location on the first floor. A new, first-floor weight room could be built to serve the District’s physical education classes and athletic teams. The room can be built with direct exterior access, allowing for use outside of school hours and community members use during designated hours. RETURN SPACE BACK TO THE CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION CENTER (SHOP) A portion of the school’s “shop” that is used for woods, metals, and agricultural science has been used as a weight room recently due to a lack of dedicated weight room space. The building addition would include a new dedicated weight room, which would allow the space to be returned to the CTE classroom and shop.
COMMUNITY INFORMATION MEETINGS MONDAY,
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OCTOBER 16 | 6–7 P.M. Colman-Egan School District 200 South Loban Avenue Colman, SD 57017 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18 | 12–1 P.M. Colman-Egan School District 200 South Loban Avenue Colman, SD 57017 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26 | 6–7 P.M. Egan Methodist Church 210 East 3rd Street Egan, SD 57024
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT WWW.COLMAN-EGAN.K12.SD.US
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