On Tuesday, voters in the St. Croix Central School District will consider two referendum questions.
If the operational referendum question is approved, it would allow the district to cover the costs of maintaining competitive staff compensation and other district operating expenses. It would enable the district to exceed its state-imposed revenue limit authority by $1,700,000 in the 2021-22 school year, and then by $350,000 each year through 2031.
If the facilities referendum question is approved, it would provide the district with an additional $22.5 million to improve district facilities, including a career and technical addition to the high school to improve programming and opportunities for students planning to pursue the trades. There would also be a four-year-old kindergarten addition to the elementary school so that all 4K students can have the same access to the many services only available to them on our elementary campus.
Additionally, the district would also make upgrades to heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) and other systems throughout our buildings.
Learn more: http://bit.ly/SCCReferendum
The School Board and district leaders have worked diligently to place the district in an outstanding financial position. This allows us flexibility as we work to find solutions to our most pressing needs.
Over the years, the board has actively worked to repay previous referendum debt in a way that reduces interest costs, locks in state aid, and improves the financial position of the district for the future.
The district is on schedule to fully retire all debts in 2035. It will also refinance and prepay debt in 2021, reducing interest costs by more than $1.9 million. Because of work done by the School Board, potential mill rate increases as a result of the referendums in 2021 would be largely offset.
Thanks to this work, the district is in a sound financial position in advance of the two referendum questions the community will consider on Tuesday, April 6.
Learn more: http://bit.ly/SCCReferendum
Tuesday, April 6th is a very important education election that will shape the future for SCC. The following educational decisions are on the ballot:
- State Superintendent of Public Instruction
- SCC Referendum
- Three SCC School Board Seats
Polls are open at your local municipality from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Why invest in our staff at SCC? Because people make the difference. The quality of our staff equals the quality of our school. Although many things determine employee engagement and satisfaction, SCC believes that competitive compensation is fundamental to attracting and retaining an outstanding workforce.
Great staff make a great school.
If both referendum questions are approved on April 6, district residents would see an estimated property tax increase of 99 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value. This would result in a tax increase of about $198 for the owner of a home worth $200,000, over the course of a year.
Learn more about the questions on the ballot, the tax impact, and other important information on the upcoming referendum: http://bit.ly/SCCReferendum
Eighth grader Aaron recently won Teaching Today WI's Dream Career Essay Contest with his essay on becoming a coroner. He was awarded a certificate and a cash prize. Congratulations, Aaron!
If the community approves the facilities referendum question on the ballot for St. Croix Central on April 6, the district would be able to expand Career and Technical Education (CTE) programming.
These programs allow students who learn critical, foundational knowledge in one set of classes to use technical skills to design and build—often with the same tools used in industry.
By expanding our CTE opportunities, we provide all students a clean, safe, and modern space that facilitates learning and allows students to gain important skills they can apply to a well-paying job after graduation. We can also meet our goal of helping ensure students gain the knowledge and skills that will serve them well in the future, while meeting local businesses’ needs for skilled employees.
Learn more: http://bit.ly/SCCReferendum
Happy World Down Syndrome Day! Are you rockin your crazy socks today?! A little message from SCC Middle School's Unified Club: a little bit different, a lot of bit the same!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_owkrg8XVw
The St. Croix Central School District would like to thank all of the candidates on the ballot for the upcoming school board election for their willingness to serve the staff, students, and community constituents of St. Croix Central School District. More information about the upcoming election can be found at the following link: https://tinyurl.com/SCCSchoolBoardElection
In case you missed last night’s community-wide informational meeting to discuss the Spring Referendum you can watch the meeting recording by visiting the SCC Referendum webpage. The final informational meeting will take place on Thursday, March 18th at 7:00 p.m. and will be held virtually on Google Meet.
Join us for a community-wide informational meeting to discuss the Spring Referendum.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tNliw-8iiGlPjQcnwQeosFiPTk9EawCV/view
Congratulations to these Middle School Students of the Month - way to go 5th graders!
Congratulations to these Middle School Students of the Month - way to go 5th graders!
Congratulations to these Middle School Students of the Month - way to go 8th graders!
Congratulations to these Middle School Students of the Month - way to go 8th graders!
Congratulations to our 2nd, 3rd and 4th grade students of the month for February!
Congrats to our kinder and first grade students of the month!
“Anyone can drive a car…but it takes someone special to drive a bus!” THANK YOU SCC School Bus drivers! You are beyond appreciated!
Our boys' basketball team will be playing Northwestern in the WIAA Sectional Final game on 2/27 at 7 pm. The game will be streamed on our district youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ3jH7LECSg_-gIMyRMHDnw
Congratulations to these 7th grade Students of the Month - all are amazing Panther leaders!
