The Kyrene Elementary School District is asking to sell $161 Million dollars in bonds in addition to a 7 year, 10% District Additional Assistance Override of $8,500,000

- If you aren't already registered to vote, the last day to register in order to be eligible to vote in this election is Tuesday, October 10th, 2023.

• Check your voter registration status at ezaz.org/vote

- Ballots will be mailed on October 11, 2023. The last day to request early ballot October 27 

- VOTED BALLOTS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 7 p.m., November 7th. MAIL ballots by October 31st.

All registered voters that reside in the Kyrene Elementary School District will receive a ballot by mail with voting instructions in the envelope.

- Kyrene School Board publicly opposes preventing boys from using girls restrooms, locker rooms and play in sports. [This is a K-8 Grade School District] - SOURCE 

- The K-8 School District is being sued by the State of Arizona for allowing a boy to play in girls sports. The courts have put a stop to the case, but the state could push further up the court system. - SOURCE 

- Has an entire policy dedicated to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion [DEI]. - SOURCE 

- Equity teaches people and children that there is systemic racism, they are entitled to reparations and more because of the color of their skin. - SOURCE 

- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion teaches students and people that white people are oppressors. - SOURCE 

- History of not Responding to Discrimination Complaints in Timely Manner - SOURCE - SOURCE

- 53% of students are proficient or highly proficient at English Language Arts 

- 44% of students are proficient or highly proficient at Math

Kyrene Elementary pays an average annual salary of $58,592 to teachers. 

The average annual salary in Guadelupe is $62,000; Chandler - $60,000; Tempe - $58,000

Voters will be asked to say yes or no on two measures: 

- The sale of $161 million in new bonds 

- A $8.5 million Budget Override

- The estimated average annual tax rate for the proposed Bond authorization is $0.27 per $100 of net assessed valuation 

- The estimated first year tax rate for the proposed District Additional Assistance Budget Override is $0.32 per $100 of net assessed valuation 

- Shows up on your tax bill as secondary property tax. 

- Property taxes combined add up to thousands of dollars! 

- To view your current property tax liability, visit https://treasurer.maricopa.gov/Parcel/ParcelSearch.aspx

Kyrene Elementary spends $12,576 per student per year.

- Without passage of the override, the district will have to reduce the operational budget. 

- Once any outstanding Bonds and Overrides are repaid, you won't have to continue paying Secondary property taxes related to the bond. 

Comparing to the 2018-2019 School Year Performance to the 2021-2022 School Year Performance 

- Drop Out Rate Skyrocketed by over 38 Times from 0.06% to 2.29% 

- Drop in Enrollment of 2,016 Students [Nearly 12% Drop] 

- 14% Drop in Math Proficiency 

- 7% Drop in English Proficiency 

- Total Students with Chronic Absenteeism Decreased from 3,973 to 2,525 

- Reported Instances of Violence Skyrocketed from 237 to 685 [Nearly 4 Instances per Day Based on a 180 Day Arizonan School Year] 

- Total Students Reported as Harassed or Bullied Remained at 0

- Once any outstanding Bonds and Overrides are repaid, you won't have to continue paying Secondary property taxes related to the bond. 

- If the measures pass, the current Secondary tax rates will remain the same; however; 

- If the measures pass, the total amount of taxes paid will likely go higher if there is continued inflation related to property values.

- Kyrene Elementary is legally allowed to call the override a continuation even though we will vote to approve it as if it is new. 

- The $161 million in bonds is NOT a continuation and is a separate item on the property tax statement. 

- Both items will be separate items on the ballot.

Bond:

- Maintain Schools 

- Structural repairs 

- Critical maintenance projects 

- Cooling systems 

- Playgrounds 

- Felds 

- Classroom furniture 

- Safety & Security 

- Upgraded security cameras 

- Building access improvements and perimeter fencing 

- Transportation 

- Supports ongoing replacement of bus fleet to ensure the safe transportation of students Override 

- Future Ready Schools 

- Technology for classroom instruction 

- Alternative learning options and innovative programs 

- Safety & Security 

- 2-way radios 

- Safety management software and visitor systems 

- Technology & Equipment 

- Instructional and operational software systems and licenses and district-wide network infrastructure

- If the override and bond measures are defeated, your landlord’s taxes will go down and could mitigate future rent increases. 

- Irrespective of being a property owner, we all want to see the kids receive a quality education. 

- To view your current property tax liability, visit https://treasurer.maricopa.gov/Parcel/ParcelSearch.aspx