Passage of Proposition No. 1 allows the Federal Way School District to replace an expiring levy. Due to legislative changes in K-12 funding, this levy is $20,000,000 less per year than the previous levy. The EP&O levy funds essential staff and educational programs beyond what state funding offers for basic education. The levy provides funding for instructional programs beyond the state minimum instructional offerings, staffing ratios, program components, professional learning, student and program support, and school operations.
For Federal Way schools, this essential funding continues support for teaching and para-educator staff for general, special, and transitional bilingual education; school nurses and counselors; security and technology staff; transportation; enriched learning opportunities such as AVID, International Baccalaureate, Cambridge and College Board; and athletics and extracurricular activities and more. For additional information please see www.fwps.org.
If approved, this levy will replace an expiring levy and will be collected for four years beginning in 2019 for collection in the school years of 2018-19 through 2022-23, at an approximate tax rate of $1.50 per $1,000 of assessed valuation, not to exceed $33,000,000 for collection in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022.
This levy sets a maximum dollar amount for collection (voter authority). Legal collection authority may be less depending on annual Washington State legislative actions and the actual assessed valuation.
Exemptions from taxes may be available to homeowners who are 61 or older, or disabled, and who meet certain income requirements. For more information, call the King County Department of Assessments 206.296.3920.
