No. This past Spring staff found the uniforms and asked if they could be sold as a fundraiser for the PTO. School administrators gave the approval but the staff decided that ... [Read More]

The trophies and graduate photos at the McCune grade school were given to the McCune Osage Township Library & Museum. Trophies at the Weir grade school were given to the ... [Read More]

For the office at Southeast Elementary School to be ADA compliant the modular was moved from McCune to Weir. The move, ADA accessibility repairs including the new sidewalks ... [Read More]

No.  The district has not even discussed a bond issue to replace this gym.  American Disability Act modifications are being made as required.  These accessibility ... [Read More]

The funds are currently frozen in the Capital Outlay account. Neither USD 247 (the entity that requested the 2013-2014 tax) nor the County Clerk’s Office (the entity ... [Read More]

Even with Capital Outlay, locally raised taxes would account for less than 20% of USD 247 funding.  Like nearly every other rural school district, through state aid USD 247 ... [Read More]

It is most likely to be continuous. The Kansas State Department of Education confirmed on September 18, 2014 that the Capital Outlay State Aid was “a result of a court ... [Read More]

Yes. It was not done when it should have been done and now the district is having to pay for it.  The U.S. Office of Civil Rights visited our buildings and confirmed items ... [Read More]

These are not immediate needs but they must eventually be done like any routine preventative maintenance.  Businesses frequently resurface their parking lots – schools ... [Read More]

With the Capital Outlay how would the USD 247 mil rate compare to other area school districts in Cherokee, Crawford and Labette Counties for the 2014-2015 school year?   ... [Read More]

The Assessed Value of property owned within the USD 247 territory has increased the past three years: 2012-2013 – $27.7 million 2013-2014 – $28.3 million ... [Read More]

For teacher and administrative salaries, no. For maintenance salaries, yes. Funding for Capital Outlay frees up funding that is intended for ... [Read More]

Will my property taxes go up? No, for the third year in a row property taxes going towards education are decreasing.  Even if the authority to collect Capital Outlay is ... [Read More]

No. It will not start at 8 mils, go to 16 mils, 24 mils, etc. It will be 8, and is capped at 8 by the state of ... [Read More]

The tax is not permanent. Each year the USD 247 Board of Education will choose the tax rate ranging from 0 to 8 mils. The vote gives the BOE permission to set the rate each ... [Read More]

Included in the official question is that the expenses could be used for the following: “(3) housing and boarding pupils enrolled in an area vocational school operated ... [Read More]

Why does the USD 247 Board of Education want a Capital Outlay tax? Three reasons: 1) Continues to free up funding for educating students Every dollar taken away from the ... [Read More]

Capital Outlay is a special fund that can only be used by schools for certain large purchases allowed by law.  While the ballot question lists all of the legal uses schools ... [Read More]

Due to declining enrollment the McCune grade school had been operating at a loss for several years. The state and local funds coming in for the number of students at the ... [Read More]

When and where do I vote in the October 7 Special Election? Voters will decide in a Special Election on October 7 if USD 247 will be allowed to collect taxes for Capital ... [Read More]