Voting Yes on Proposition 2 replaces existing bond debt and ensures all Northshore students have safe, modern, permanent classrooms. This construction bond replaces aging buildings, expands classroom capacity, and strengthens safety and security across the district. This bond is essential to maintain our schools because the state requires local communities to fund school construction.

Northshore has relied heavily on portables to manage enrollment growth. Replacing these temporary structures with permanent classrooms improves student safety in emergencies, reduces operating costs, and provides learning environments that support long-term academic success. The bond continues the district’s shift toward durable, energy-efficient buildings that keep students warm, safe, and dry, while addressing urgent needs such as roofs, HVAC systems, and site improvements.

This bond funds the district’s highest-priority projects, ensuring investments go where needs are most urgent and benefit the greatest number of students. Building age, safety conditions, seismic needs, enrollment growth, and overall site functionality were all carefully evaluated in setting these priorities.

Our schools reflect who we are as a community and the future we want for our children. Proposition 2 invests in learning environments that keep Northshore students safe, supported, and successful. Vote Yes on Proposition 2 for a stronger Northshore community.

Statement submitted by: Holly Muenchow, https://citizensfornorthshoreschools.org/

The proposed Capital Projects Bond is a massive request. Taxpayers are being asked to cover $1.15 billion, ($698 million in principal + around $450 million in interest and fees). This is in addition to existing bond debt that continues until 2044. Bonds are loans, meaning taxpayers pay interest for decades.

NSD lists many projects (including building upgrades, safety improvements, and technology items) to justify the bond. However, some of these costs overlap with the separate Technology Levy. When similar items appear in both measures, voters risk paying twice without clear separation of funding responsibilities.

Construction and capital costs do rise over time, but inflation does not explain this bond’s size. Many of the same promises—building upgrades, inclusive playgrounds, and reducing portable classrooms—were made in prior measures. NSD has not shown clear results proving that previous funding solved these problems.

Unlike bonds, capital levies collect cash directly and don’t require interest payments. Seattle Public Schools funds major projects with short-term capital levies, avoiding hundreds of millions in interest. NSD should do the same. That would reduce costs, improve transparency, and hold the district accountable. Vote No until fiscal responsibility and clear outcomes are ensured.

Statement submitted by: Dominique France, JoAnn Tolentino, Lynda Schram, https://SchoolDataProject.com/districts.html

Proposition 2 replaces existing bond debt. The combined tax rate for all three propositions is actually lower than what voters approved in 2022. These projects are separate from classroom technology. The state requires local communities to fund school construction, maintenance, and safety upgrades. 

A “no” vote delays repairs and increases costs. Northshore has a record of consistently completing projects on-time and on-budget. Invest in safe, welcoming schools. Vote Yes on Proposition 2.

Statement submitted by: Holly Muenchow, https://citizensfornorthshoreschools.org/

This bond perpetuates a cycle of long-term debt every four years, obligating taxpayers to decades of interest payments. Bonds are loans, not replacements. This request adds to debt already extending to 2044. Other districts use capital levies to fund construction without interest, why not here?

Prior bonds promised fewer portables and modernized schools, yet those issues persist. That raises questions about fiscal judgment and follow-through. Vote No—stop compounding debt, demand responsible funding.

Statement submitted by: Dominique France, JoAnn Tolentino, Lynda Schram, https://SchoolDataProject.com/districts.html

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60% yes vote and a minimum turnout of 40% of voters casting ballots in last general election (Washington Constitution, art. VII, sec. 2(b))

For questions about this measure, contact: JoLynn Berge, Chief Financial Officer, (425) 408-7721, jberge@nsd.org