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Spending 

$40,768,742, a 4.26% increase over the current $39,103,143.

Tax levy

2.46% increase, from $27,687,128 to $28,368,238. This is within the district’s 2.48% tax-cap limit, so a simple majority vote is required for approval. 

Teacher pay, jobs

The proposed budget includes actual increases in teacher salaries, estimates subject to negotiation or salary freezes, but does specify which applies. There are no budgeted increases or reductions in staff or programs.

Propositions

A proposition seeks approval to spend from an existing Capital Reserve fund and state Smart Schools funding. The district did not provide further information on the spending. Approval will not affect the tax levy.

Candidates

The terms are three years. Vote for 2, elected at-large.

Marion Blane (incumbent) and Leslie Cerverizzo (incumbent) are running unopposed.

When | Where

6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the Reinhard Early Childhood Center, 2750 S. St. Marks Ave.