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