Quality Platte County R3 Schools

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Quality Platte County R-3 Schools

• NO TAX INCREASE
• April 8th Bond Issue
• Platte County R-3 School District

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Why is this needed?
Projections based on a 5 annual increase
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Why is this needed?

• Paxton School is at capacity
• Renovations are necessary at Barry School to
  continue to keep educational programming
  consistent in both middle schools and to update
  older parts of 30 year old building
• Vocal music room is needed at PCHS so that fine
  arts facilities match student population demands.

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Why is this needed?

• Playground renovations will allow for Americans
  with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance, safer
  surfacing, and increased usage time.
• Miscellaneous renovations needed to improve
  function of a variety of facilities
• If not approved on April 8th
• It will remain necessary to bring an issue to the
  voters for approval to build additional
  instructional space
• Costs will continue to rise
• Class sizes will continue to increase
• A study of attendance area boundaries will be
  necessary
• Facilities renovations will remain necessary and
  if not addressed will be negatively compounded by
  growth.

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Why back to back bond issues?

• School districts are only allowed by law to enter
  into bonded indebtedness at no more than 15 of
  their assessed valuation. For growing,
  prosperous school districts, this limitation
  hinders the necessary actions to keep up. PCR-3
  would like to incorporate many growth and
  facility needs into one issue, however, we are
  unable to do so by law.

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What is included in the April 8th Bond Issue?

• Construction of a 4 classroom addition at Paxton
  School (4th and 5th grade)
• Barry School renovations
• High School vocal music room
• Playground, Parking, and Asphalt Improvements
• YMCA Partnership Agreement
• Other Miscellaneous Improvements

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Paxton Addition Details

• To be added to the west end of the two story
  portion of building.
• Will allow for needed additional class sections
  due to enrollment growth
• Approx. Cost 1,269,111.00

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What will Paxton School look like with the
addition?
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Barry School Renovations

• Well equipped Science classrooms with labs and
  equipment storage
• Safety and security improvements to entrance
• State of the art library facility with computer
  research lab
• Addition of vocal music room
• Applied Technology Lab
• Improved food services area
• Master planning for eventual 6-8 middle school
• Accommodating administrative offices and student
  services center
• Total Cost4,683,795

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What will the renovations to Barry look like?
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High School Vocal Music Room

• Large classroom space
• Sound proof practice rooms
• High quality acoustical design
• Cost 1,182,499

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Playgrounds, Parking, Asphalt, and other
Improvements

• Enhance playground safety
• ADA compliant surfacing under play structures
• Increase playground usage/provide field play area
• Playground improvements will reduce annual
  maintenance costs
• Reconstruct Siegrist Parking Lot and East drive
  (improving base and making drive lanes durable)
• Bus parking lot and increased parking space on
  district campus
• Update and improve district technology
• Other district asphalt improvements

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YMCA Agreement

• Develop playground and field space for classroom
  and extra-curricular programs
• In exchange for daily use of YMCA Challenger
  fields (4) and reciprocal parking space

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ButHow much will this cost ME?

• This is a no tax increase bond issue!
• Growth in the local tax base enables the district
  to construct facilities without a tax increase.
  In fact, your school taxes have actually
  decreased each of the last four years.
• Many residential properties were reassessed by
  the Platte County Assessors office which
  resulted in high property value assessments.
• Property reassessed according to MO State Tax
  Commission (every two years) saw a decrease in
  taxes paid.
• If your property had not been assessed as
  prescribed by law, your property values increased
  and your taxes increased-even though your school
  tax rate is less.

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How do my current taxes compare to other school
districts?
Information obtained from 2007-08 Missouri
School DirectoryNorth Platte does not have a
debt service levy
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How efficient is Platte County R-3 when utilizing
taxpayer dollars?

• Accredited with Distinction in Performance
  (DESEs highest rating)
• Perfect 14/14 on Annual Performance Rating
• Compared to 12 Kansas City Area Schools
• 10th Lowest Per Pupil Expenditures (7,955)
• 10th Lowest Tax Levy (4.19)
• 3rd Highest Teacher Pay (34,000 base)

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How efficient is Platte County R-3 when utilizing
taxpayer dollars?
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How does the ballot question read?

• Shall Platte County R-3 School District of
  Platte County, Missouri issue its general
  obligation bonds in the amount of 7,950,000 for
  the purpose of constructing, improving,
  furnishing and equipping school and campus
  facilities, including classroom additions to
  Paxton School, a vocal music room at the High
  School, and renovations and improvements at the
  existing Barry School?

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Voter Approval?

• A 4/7th yes vote is required for bond passage
  (57).

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Im not registered to vote. When is the
deadline to register?

• When The deadline to be registered AND be able
  to vote on April 8th is March 12th.
• At least one person at each district facility
  can assist you with becoming a registered voter!

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What can I do to assist in the passage of the
April 8th bond issue?

• Register to vote if you are not already
  registered. Must be registered by March 12th to
  vote April 8th.
• Become a YES vote captain.
• If out of town on April 8th, cast an absentee
  ballot. Absentee ballots are available starting
  Tuesday, February 26th.
• If you have a student attending college out of
  the area, have them cast an absentee ballot. If
  home during spring break, it would be an ideal
  time to take care of that.

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Assisting the Bond Campaign Cont.

• If you have a family member on military active
  duty they too should vote by absentee ballot.
• Have a child turning 18 by April 8th? Make sure
  they register to vote by March 12th and exercise
  that right to vote on April 8th.
• Talk to your friends, neighbors and co-workers
  who are residents of the district and encourage
  them to vote.
• Place a yard sign in your yard or a car sticker
  on your car window.

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How can the approved bonds be used?

• All bond proceeds are put into a capital projects
  (construction) fund and money from this fund can
  ONLY be spent within the scope of this
  construction project as it will appear on the
  April 8th ballot. It is illegal to spend bond
  proceeds on ANY expenditure not described in the
  ballot.

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Need more information?

• Additional information meetings are scheduled
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• Wilson Auditorium March 6th _at_ 630 pm
• Barry School March 13th _at_ 630 pm

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• Questions?

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Thank You!

• On behalf of the students, staff, administration
  and Board of Education, we thank you for your
  continued support for a district recognized by
  the Missouri Department of Elementary and
  Secondary Education for Distinction in
  Performance.
• Find out more about the Platte County R-3 School
  District by visiting www.plattecountyschooldistr
  ict.com

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Vote on April 8th

• Quality
• Platte County R-3 Schools