Proposed Bond Rates 2020 – 2038
The High School bond will be paid off in 2026. After 2026, the proposed bond would include the remaining Apple Valley Elementary and Summitview Elementary bonds (after $7.5 million is returned to homeowners) and the new bond of $1.42/$1,000 value of your home, for the improvements outlined in the District Long-Range Facilities Planning Committee Consensus Recommendations. The graph below illustrates the previous bond rates and the proposed maximum levy assessment.

The actual levy rate varies each year based on property assessments and other factors. In 2022, voters approved up to $1.50/$1,000 home value, but the actual levy assessment was often lower than $1.50. WVSD is asking voters to REPLACE the levy that was approved in 2022 for the same rate. The graph below illustrates the previous levy rates and the proposed maximum levy assessment.

Proposed Levy Rates 2020 – 2030

Following a 2024 Study and Survey of all WVSD facilities funded through a grant from OSPI, Superintendent Dr. Peter Finch resumed the Long-Range Facilities Planning Committee, comprised of residents, parents, and staff supported by District planning, design, and construction consultants. The Committee held six work sessions over eight months. They developed the following goals:
 

1. Keep the bond rate at or below the current rate
2. Keep community assets at the Junior High (gym, auditorium, and District Central Kitchen)
3. Create space for Grades 6-8 to be housed in one building
4. Update the facilities with the highest needs
5. Address district-wide needs as much as possible (security, parking, playing fields)

The Priority Improvements that the committee recommended to put forward for a bond issue include:

• Renovating Ahtanum Valley Elementary School - $44,014,675
• Expanding the Middle School to accommodate Grades 6-8 - $81,917,879
• Updating Mountainview Elementary school - $2,371,275
• Implementing District-wide improvements - $8,082,607
  • Upgrading and installing updated security cameras across the District
  • Upgrading the intercom system, flooring, gym floor, and parking lot, and adding HVAC to Wide Hollow Elementary School
  • Remodeling the Jr. High for community use and District offices; refurbishing the gym floor
  • Resurfacing the tennis courts
  • Converting the existing admin offices to parking
     

Total Improvement Cost - $136,386,436

State Matching Funds - $43,886,436

Total Bond Issue - $92,500,000
 

2026: District-wide Improvements 

• February 10 - Levy/Bond Elections 
• Projects at multiple Sites
• Infrastructure upgrades to Jr. High
• Expansion at Middle School

2027 – 2028: Mid-level Campus 

• All 6-8 Grade Students moved to the Middle School Building

2028 – 2030: Ahtanum Valley 

• Students housed at Jr. High during construction

2030 – 2031: Junior High Repurposed 

• Maintain the auditorium and gym for community use
• Maintain meeting space and music/drama rehearsal space for community use
• Move District Offices to the Junior High building