Category Archives: VIS Information for Presidents

Information sent to Presidents and VIS Reps during bond or levy campaigns.

February 15, 2016

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THANK YOU for helping VIS get the word out to our Community about the bond. Thank you for  sharing last Monday’s message points! Even though it is Mid-Winter Break (hope you will enjoy this week!) attached you will find this week’s Messaging Points, JPG images, and a few PDF documents for your to use in your Enews blasts, newsletters, PTA Facebook pages, etc. We are continuing to try and make this as easy as possible for you to copy and paste or import into your documents…please share this info with your communications team.

As promised, every Monday VIS sends an email with a new Bond Facts and a JPG Image (or two) which you can post on your website, send out in your Enews, and/or put in your Newsletter. Some people asked for these facts to post on their Facebook page, so these can be used for that too.

IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER:

All PTAs in Issaquah have endorsed the bond, which means you can advocate to “VOTE YES”. Remember, if you send that “YES” wording out – you need to use your own PTA database and your PTA needs to send out the info (can’t say VOTE YES through the School Enews or through the School Office database).
Everyone can send out Facts about the Bond through the School’s news. Just the VOTE YES part needs to be only through your PTA (schools can’t say VOTE YES, they can only present the facts.

FYI – LINKS TO INFORMATION:

Link to VIS Webpage to endorse: http://www.visvote.org/
ISD link to 2016 bond information page: http://www.issaquah.wednet.edu/2016-school-bond-feasibility
ISD link to the Capital Projects website: http://www.issaquah.wednet.edu/district/departments/CapProjects

In today’s email (see below) – you will find:

2 New Messaging Points & 2 JPG Images with those same message points in the graphic:
“What is the the 2016 Bond”
“How will the 2016 Bond impact taxes?”
PLUS:
3 PDF FIles – which are a Bond Fact Pages translated into 3 languages: Spanish, Korean, and Mandarin – please post on your websites 
 

What is in the 2016 Bond?

• The construction of four new schools: The District has grown by more than 2,000 students in the past four years and is conservatively projected to add an additional 1,500 to 2,000 students in the next five years. This continued enrollment growth requires the addition of two new elementary schools, a 6th middle school and a 4th comprehensive high school.

• Property for school sites: The District must acquire the property needed for the new schools in the 2016 bond.

• Rebuild Pine Lake Middle School: Originally built in 1974, PLMS will be completely reconstructed on site, providing a new learning environment with updated technology and energy efficient operations.
• Critical Expansion/Modernization of six existing elementary schools: In order to accommodate growing student populations and provide for State funded Full Day Kindergarten, Discovery, Endeavor, Sunset, Cougar Ridge, Maple Hills and Clark Elementary schools will all be expanded/modernized by four to eight classrooms each.

How will the 2016 Bond impact taxes?

In relation to current property taxes, if the $533.5M bond is approved, residents can expect to see NO increase if the tax rate if the bond is approved. The tax rate will remain at or below the current $4.14 per $1000 of assessed property value.

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February 08, 2016

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Thank you all SO MUCH for your help with this campaign. Your involvement will help get the word out about how important the 2016 Bond is for our community. Your help is so important and I thank you all so much!

We have gotten requests to send you some information that you can share in your Enews, Newsletters, website, etc. We are trying to make this as easy as possible for you to copy and paste or put into your documents…please share this info with your communications team.
 (Please let me know if you have any other ideas for what I can send you to make this easy for you and your PTA to help us.)

Every Monday VIS will be sending you an email with a couple of Bond Facts and a JPG Image (or two) which you can post on your website, send out in your Enews, and/or put in your Newsletter. Some people asked for these facts to post on their Facebook page, so these can be used for that too.

Also Attached is the Volunteers for Issaquah Schools Bus Logo with the April 26th vote by date on it 🙂

Since schools usually have a link to our PTA webpages we need to put this logo 1 click off the main page – on your VIS or Advocacy Page.
 

Please remind your school community to vote early – Spring Break is right in the middle of the ballot return time, so a friendly reminder to possibly “Vote Early!” or “Vote before the break” may be helpful in getting ballots in! 

IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER:
For those of you who have already Endorsed the Bond (THANK YOU SO MUCH!) You can advocate for the bond – you can say “PLEASE VOTE YES” or “VOTE YES”. But remember, if you send that “YES” wording out – you need to use your own PTA database and your PTA needs to send out the info (can’t say VOTE YES through the School Enews or through the School Office database).
Everyone can send out Facts about the Bond through the School’s news. Just the VOTE YES part needs to be only through your PTA (schools can’t say VOTE YES, they can only present the facts…) Hope that is not too confusing. Just want to make sure that we follow these rules – it is very important…
 

LINKS TO INFORMATION:
Link to VIS Webpage to endorse: http://www.visvote.org/
ISD link to 2016 bond information page: http://www.issaquah.wednet.edu/2016-school-bond-feasibility
ISD link to the Capital Projects website: http://www.issaquah.wednet.edu/district/departments/CapProjects

Here ARE this week’s facts to share, post, etc. (and thank you again for your help!) (there are 2 facts, paired with a graphic image below for each fact)

What is a School Bond?

The State of Washington does not fund the regular building or maintenance of public schools. Instead, local voters must approve school bonds for this purpose. Similar to a mortgage, bonds may be paid for over 20 years, helping to keep annual costs lower for taxpayers. Issaquah School District’s current bonds are, on average, paid off in nine years. The shorter duration saves taxpayers’ money. For more information, visit our 2016 school bond information page on the ISD website. For information on current and past school construction, visit the Capital Projects website!

 

Issaquah School Bond – Growth and Building

Our District has grown by nearly 5,000 students in the last ten years and is projected to grow an additional 1,500 to 2,000 students in the next five years. This chart shows how the ratio of students to school buildings has increased. More facilities are needed to meet the demand for classroom space. For more information, visit our 2016 school bond information page on the ISD website. For information on current and past school construction, visit the Capital Projects website!

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