For our Schools. For our Future.
Vote YES on 3A and 3B
Douglas County Schools have a long tradition of making the most of taxpayer dollars and receiving the lowest per pupil funding in the metro area while consistently being rated among the top performing districts in the state. Having weathered the same economic challenges faced by many families and businesses, Douglas County Schools approached the cuts that they were required to make as an opportunity to become even more efficient.
This November, Douglas County Schools will be asking voters to approve a bond and mill levy override to protect classroom funding, reinvest in our current schools, and implement a groundbreaking pay for performance program for teachers and district staff. The new pay for performance program would end the practice of automatic, seniority-based pay hikes and replace it with a rigorous new program that rewards teachers for the outcome that matters most: student results.
The mill levy override will be split between pay for performance and classroom funding while the bond will allow the district to reinvest in our existing schools to keep class size down and ensure the continued health and safety of our children. The bond will also fund the technological infrastructure needed to develop the pay for performance system, as well as providing other capital assets needed to keep up with the future growth and needs of our district.
Douglas County School District Facts:
- In an effort to minimize the impact to classroom
spending, and protect Douglas County's teachers and
reputation for academic excellence, the district has reduced
executive administration payroll by over $500,000 since fall
of 2010, and cut $2 million from the FY 2012 central
administration budget.
- The new pay for performance compensation plan aims to
ensure that Douglas County School District can compete with
neighboring school districts in retaining and attracting the
best teachers.
- In order keep Douglas County Schools moving forward, protect classroom funding, and allow the district to fully implement a pay for performance compensation plan, this coming fall, voters will be asked to vote YES on 3A and 3B which will amount to an increase of $45 per year in property taxes on an average home in Douglas County.
Mill Levy Override $20 Million (First Year)
- $10 Million: Pay for Performance
- $10 Million: Classroom funding
Bond $200 Million
- $36.5 Million: Technology
- $93 Million: Reinvest in current facilities and educational programming
- $70.5 Million: New facilities and classrooms to keep up with district growth and reduce class size
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