Language Home Account Menu Levy Information 2021 REPLACEMENT LEVY - FEBRUARY 9, 2021 The Riverside School District is asking our community to consider a three-year Replacement Educational Programs and Operations (EP&O) Levy on the Special Election ballot on February 9, 2021. This Replacement Levy is not a new tax; it replaces our current three-year levy that will expire in 2021. The Levy pays for programs and learning experiences valued and expected by our community. As a matter of fact, the TEAM Riverside community has supported local levies for decades. Why do we need school levies? Levies provide local funding that helps us operate the learning programs and activities we value locally and that are not funded by the state and federal government. Our Levy makes up nearly 12% of our district's revenue. School levies also activate equalization dollars from the state called Local Effort Assistance (LEA). When a levy is passed, the state provides matching dollars to enhance student access to educational programs and activities. What will the Levy cost our taxpayers? If approved by our voters on February 9, 2021, the estimated levy tax rate for the Riverside School District will be $1.50 per $1,000 of assessed valuation. For a $200,000 home, that equals $300 per year or $25 per month. What does a levy fund? Our current EP&O Levy funds many different learning programs and activities outside of state-funded basic education, including but not limited to programs our community has come to expect: -Student support (nurses, counselors and mental health therapists, para-educators, interventionists) -Whole child development and social-emotional learning -Career and Technical Education and STEM classes, including welding, construction/woodshop, engineering, biomedical sciences, and a future agricultural science/FFA program -Smaller class sizes -Transportation -Elementary specialists -College in the HS and Advanced Placement (AP) classes -Performing arts, including band, choir, and drama -Athletics -Student clubs -Electives -Work based learning -Technology REPLACEMENT LEVY-FEBRUARY 9, 2021 2021 Replacement Levy Levy FAQ's Levy-Virtual Community Forums Tax Rates Levy Graphic Election Information School and Home Values Facts and Figures 5 Levy Facts Riverside School District 34515 N. NEWPORT HWY CHATTAROY, WA 99003 (509) 464-8201 (509) 464-8206 DISTRICT Staff Directory Calendar SafeSchools Tipline FOLLOW US Twitter Facebook Privacy Policy The Riverside School District No. 416 does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal, and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts of America and all other designated youth groups listed in Title 36 of the United States Code as a patriotic society. District programs will be free from sexual harassment. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Title IX Officer and Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator: John McCoy, Dir of Student & Staff Services, (509) 464-8204 john.mccoy@rsdmail.org, Section 504/ADA Coordinators: Caroline Raymond, (509)-464-8366 caroline.raymond@rsdmail.org (P-5th) & Beth Heglin (509)-464-8526 beth.heglin@rsdmail.org (6th-12th & ISP) at 34515 N. Newport Hwy., Chattaroy, WA 99003. PER RCW 9.41.270 RIVERSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS A "GUN-FREE ZONE." Login This website powered by SchoolBlocks