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Avon Local Schools—Lets continue the support together! |
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AVON’s Middle School Bond – Vote Yes on Issue 8 |
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Paid for by the Avon School Levy Committee, 33709 N. Fall Lake Drive, Avon OH 44011 Dave Bowen, Treasurer |
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On November 8, 2011, the district has a 2.25 mill bond issue on the ballot (Issue #8). If passed the bond will raise $32 million and be paid for over 32 years. A homeowner of a house valued at $100,000 will pay $38.29 per year or $3.19 per month. In previous debt structures, the district has built in a drop of 1 mil for 2014-15. By moving the drop up to 2012, a homeowner will only be assessed 1.25 mils instead of the 2.25. Therefore, this is a partial no new tax rate bond issue. Heritage South, North and most significantly Avon Middle School are at or nearing capacity and the district is projecting continuing growth; therefore, it is important to continue to plan for the future to adequately house the student population in terms of facilities. The District will continue to strive to provide excellence in education by continuing to improve academics, manage the growth, be fiscally responsible, and only ask for monies when needed. Thank you for your continued support! GO EAGLES! |
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Support Our Schools PLEASE READ BEFORE YOU VOTE UPDATED FACTS ABOUT AVON SCHOOLS UNQUESTIONABLE PROOF - Annual data for the 2009-10 school year released October 15, 2010 by the Ohio Department of Education shows there is no district in Northeast Ohio with the combination of UNIQUE challenges that the Avon Local School District is currently facing. Please continue to show your support for our schools. TOP 3 Districts in GROWTH Only 3 with 2007-10 growth of >20% - Olentangy 26%, Allen 24% and Avon 22%. Since 2006, enrollment increased 1057 students (approx. size of the High School). Emergency levies are for FIXED dollar amounts and do NOT ADJUST for increasing enrollment BOTTOM 3% on SPEND per Pupil - and DROPPING At $7,706/pupil, Avon Local Schools are now #595 out of 613 on spend per pupil BOTTOM 3% in the State Important - that was BEFORE the $1.2M in 2010-11 enacted cuts. Including those cuts: Estimated $7,460/pupil = #603 (bottom 2%) vs. others 2009-10 spend Through cost controls, essentially the same spend per pupil as 4 years ago 2010 - $7,706/pupil vs. 2007 - $7,702/pupil (0.05% change) Approximately 80% of districts within 50 miles of Avon spent >$8700/pupil. That is: o $1,000 more per pupil o $25,000 more per classroom, o $600,000 more per building, $3,000,000 more per district of 3000 students BOTTOM 3 in STATE FUNDING Only 2 districts in the state receive less revenue per student from the state (Avon - $1824, New Albany - $1664, Olentangy - $1453). TOP 10% in Performance - Despite these Challenges Performance Index Score of 105.7, Avon AGAIN ranked in the top 10% statewide. Rated Excellent for the past ten years.
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