Technology

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10A. The School District uses technology in the classroom for instructional purposes and for communication between teachers and parents. The district currently leases computers, but budget restrictions have made it impossible for the district to pursue all phases of its technology plan. The district is considering putting bonds for technology on the April ballot. There are two possible bonds scenarios, and I’d like to know how you think you would vote on each of them.

The first possibility is to fund the district’s computer needs with one bond. The total cost of this bond would be $16.3 million, and it would purchase 13,600 computers for district schools. Passing this $16.3 million bond would result in an increase in your annual property taxes of approximately $23 for five years for every $100,000 of assessed property value. If the election was held today, and this bond was on the ballot along with the two maintenance and construction bonds we discussed earlier, would you vote for or against this bond?

	VOTE ON $16.3 MILLION TECHNOLOGY BOND
	COUNT	%
For	342	45.6%
Against	360	48.0%
Don't know	48	6.4%

10B. The second possibility is to fund computer technology through a series of bonds. In this scenario, the district would purchase about 6,000 computers in the first year and then ask the voters to fund 2,500 additional computers each year for the next three years. The total cost of this bond would be $7.3 million this year. Passing this $7.3 million bond would result in an increase in your annual property taxes of approximately $10 for five years for every $100,000 of assessed property value. If the election was held today, and this bond was on the ballot instead of the one we just discussed, would you vote for or against this bond?

	VOTE ON $7.3 MILLION TECHNOLOGY BOND
	COUNT	%
For	440	58.6%
Against	264	35.2%
Don't know	46	6.2%

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