North Thurston Public Schools' Proposition 2 proposes a capital levy to fund safety, technology, and facilities improvements for the school district.

The board of directors of North Thurston Public Schools deemed it necessary to fund needed improvements in the district and adopted Resolution 6 for a four-year capital levy on excess property tax. The levy would generate $18.1 million in annual funding for the next four years through an approximate rate of between $0.71 and $0.77 per $1,000 of assessed value. For the owner of a median $500,000 home, this comes out to about $355 in the first year. 

Now, it is up to voters to authorize the levy to cover improvement needs in areas of safety, health, infrastructure and building maintenance, educational technology, and preschool capacity. Specifically, funding in these areas would allow critical improvements such as fire alarm upgrades, student computer replacements, classroom educational technology updates, roof replacements, food and nutrition improvements, new preschool construction, parking upgrades, and cafeteria utility upgrades.

We know that providing well-resourced learning environments brings the best out of our students and teachers. Vote Yes on North Thurston Public Schools Proposition 2 to invest in the potential of all of our North Thurston students and bring our schools up to date with critical improvements.