What will happen if the voters do or do not approve the levy increase?
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If voters approve the request, the funding would help:
- Invest more in schools and student needs at all grade levels
- Implement the District’s Strategic Plan to increase achievement for all students
- Increase mental health and social-emotional learning support for students
- Create middle schools designed to meet the academic and developmental needs of this age group and better prepare them for high school and beyond
- Limit additional budget cuts
If voters do not approve the request, SPPS will face continued multimillion-dollar budget cuts, likely resulting in:
- Cuts to programs that help students struggling with basic academic skills
- Cuts to staff and academic programs in all schools
- Cuts to the number of classroom aides, clerical, custodial, administrative and other support staff throughout the District
- Severely limiting the District’s ability to implement its new community-supported Strategic Plan
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