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continued from page In the Pioneer School District, property owners will be assessed an estimated $1.28 for every $1,000 of . fix assessed, property value from 2024 through 2027. The owner of a home valued at $300,000 will pay about $384 per year, or about $32 per month, the district states. vi » The levy will collect $2,802,110 in 2024, $2,886,173 in 2025, $2,972,758 in 2026, and $3,061,940 in 2027. The district states that levy-dollars cover 21%_0f the overall cost of school district operations. State and federal programs fund almost all of the rest. In the Pioneer School District, which i has about 750 students in prekinder- garten through eighth grade, the levy partially or entirely pays for lower class sizes, afterschool academic tu- toring for students, athletic programs, transportation costs not covered by the state, music and art education, STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) programs, classroom paraeduca- tor support, reading and math special- ists, student field trips, outdoor school, the cemmunity garden, counSelors, and updated curriculum in reading, math, science and social science. The levy also pays for support staff ‘ not covered by the state, including paraeducators, food service, custodial, building secretaries, and business and personnel operations. The district’s budget for this school year is $14,049,646. The levy pays $2,717,133 of that, with the rest com- ing from the state ($8,718,688), the fed- eral government ($2,510,765) andoth- er revenue sources ($103,060). The district has 60 certified staff members, and 58 classified employees. Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023 Shelton-Mason County Journal Page 3 Levies: Second ballOt count was .Wednesd‘ay afternoon Scott Dakers, a math teacher at Pioneer Middle School, conducts a game with students at an eyent Jan. 13. The district’s replacement levy on Tuesday’s ballot Was passing with 54.55% on the first ballot count. Journal photo by Gordon Weeks Sixty-seven percent of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunches. The Shelton School District’s pro- posed three-year levy is $2.09 per $1,000 of assessed property value. If it ' passes, the levy will collect $7.1 million in 2024, $7.6 million in 2025 and $8.2 million in 2026. The levy money pro- vides about 11% of the district’s bud- get. If the levy passes, the district will 360.898.2481 l www.hcc.net upto‘ $250.:off First year of Gig Internet c on 8‘ & Smart WiFi Achieve yourggoals with fast Internet and strong WiFi. Discount applied as lZ'monthly credits based on service. Services must remain active to receive full discount. Some restrictions may apply. Offer subject to change withoUt notice.Cannot be combined with other offers. Offer ends 3/31/23. receive about $3 million in additional money from the state in “levy equaliza- tion” money. The district has about 4,400 stu- dents in three elementary schools, a middle school, a junior high and three high schools. This year’s budget is $78 million. The replacement levy pays for ba- sic education services and operating expenses not fully paid by the state, in- cluding regular classroom and special education teachers, instructional tech- nology, library services, swimming pool and auditorium operationand mainte- nance, classroom furniture and materi- als, support for students at risk, facili- ties repair and maintenance, campus security and school resource officers, and athletics and activities. .OMINATE SOMEONE TOAY! V‘JVVWSHELTONSCHOOLS. ORG/COMMUNITY/HA go FWFA M E