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If the levv referendum is approved how many Years will these mills be levied? <br />It would appear that the additional mills will be needed for a number of years. To <br />set a time limit would undoubtedly involve expense and time in re -voting the same funds <br />several years hence which the School Board wishes to avoid. The referendum only sets <br />the maximum mills that can be levied and the School Board asks for your continued <br />confidence in them not to levy unnecessary funds. <br />Does school quality affect property values? <br />Yes. Failure of the referendum would not only affect students but may affect property <br />values as well. Our administr.tinn receives many inquiries about the schools from <br />families considering the purchase of homes in our district. The quality of s <br />community's educational system is frequently the first question that a prospective <br />home buyer investigates. (Ye are proud that many real estate ads now note "Orono <br />Schools" in describing property advantages.) <br />How do our teachers' salaries comuate? <br />A sixteen district study of representative metro districts completed by the admini- <br />stration during 1983-84 shoved that our teachers' salaries are average at most <br />training lanes. The settlement for the 1983-85 period was at the metropolitan average. <br />:Tile teacheta' Salaries do comprise a large part of the General Find budget, the <br />Board feels that Orono's salary schedule is reasonable. The training and experience <br />of our staff continues to Improve, however, which does have a direct bearing on <br />salary costa as well as on educatinnal quality. <br />How mar, districts have held referenda? <br />Almost all districts Sr. the seven -county metro area have gone to the voters for a <br />referendum, several more than once. Miru+etonka, for example, has passed three <br />referenda for a cumulative total of 16.9 mills. All Hennepin County districts have <br />request-d vx-er refetenda and have paxa.d that: with far- e."ptinrs. <br />When and where will the voting take place' <br />Polls will be open Tuesday, October 9, 1984 between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. <br />Paper ballots will be used as Orono has sold its voting machines. <br />There are three precincts and citizens may vote at any one of them: <br />- Maple Plain City Hell• <br />- Middle School- (Kindergarten activity room at northeast end of building - park <br />in Schumann Elementary parking lot or driveway and use doors at northeast end) <br />- Orono City Hall in Crystal Bay <br />*accessible to handicapped <br />Board Statement <br />By their rn an4mou5 vote, your School Board has Indicated that the additional funds <br />provided b. the referendum are essential to a continued sound educational program <br />for our childten. <br />THE ORONO SCHOOL <br />0 •1� d HcArnn, [iai man - 479-1962 <br />Re\u an <br />NPl a~Imlellft\V iicc )e Chairman - 471-0137 <br />Kitty Crosby, Clerk - 478-6037 <br />BOAAD <br />f�{1Do AAndeeerson, 7 •surer - 479-1810 <br />-..�bill L., ing, D1 r - 473-59tl <br />�J! <br />T <br />Jim Franklin, Director - 479-3130 <br />District Office - 473-7313 <br />