The Liberty Elementary School District is asking to sell $97.4 Million dollars in bonds

- The last day to register to vote in order to be eligible to vote in this election is Monday, October 9, 2023. - 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 31st.

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

- Board member uses position to promote transgender issues and advocates for withholding information from parents. - SOURCE 

- Currently dedicated to teaching and implementing Equity. - 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 

- The Board wants to shift to a more traditional learning system. - SOURCE

- 38% of students are proficient or highly proficient at English Language Arts 

- 25% of students are proficient or highly proficient at Math

Liberty Elementary pays an average annual salary of $51,792 to teachers. The average annual salary in Goodyear is $56,000.

Voters will be asked to say yes or no on one measure: 

- The sale of $97.4 million in new bonds

- The estimated average annual tax rate for the proposed bond authorization is $0.9079 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

Liberty Elementary spends $14,211 per student per year.

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 

- 19% Drop in Math Proficiency 

- 3% Drop in English Proficiency 

- Nearly 5% Increase to the Drop Out Rate from 2.98% to 3.12% 

- Increase in Enrollment of 642 Students 

- Total Students with Chronic Absenteeism More than Doubled from 639 to 1,340 [This is nearly 33% of Enrolled Students] 

- Reported Instances of Violence Decreased from 101 to 97 [An Instance More than Every Other 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 measure passes, the current Secondary tax rates will remain the same; however; 

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

It is a vote by the public to allow the School District to issue more debt for projects. The $97.4 million in bonds is NOT a continuation and is a separate item on the property tax statement.

- New school construction to accommodate student growth 

- Construction and renovation of current school buildings 

- Purchasing pupil transportation vehicles 

- Districtwide safety, security, and capital upgrades for schools 

- Improving school grounds including landscape, playground and athletic surface 

- Site improvements that include parking lots, roofing, flooring, plumbing, shade structures, and fields 

- Phase II District Complex 

- Supplying school buildings with furniture, fixtures, equipment and technology upgrades

- If the bond measure is 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