ADA-BORUP PUBLIC SCHOOLS November 4, 2014 FACILITIES & EDUCATION

ADA-BORUP PUBLIC SCHOOLS
FACILITIES & EDUCATION
IMPROVEMENT REFERENDUM
November 4, 2014
School Board Members
Nancy Merkens, Chair
Mike Burke, Vice-Chair
Gretchen Rockstad, Clerk
Linda Bergee, Treasurer
Blair Stoltman
Mick Thompson
www.ada.k12.mn.us
What is a Facilities and Education Improvement
Referendum?
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A Facilities and Education Improvement
Referendum is a public vote to make needed facility
and educational improvements as deemed necessary
by the Board of Education.
School Facilities Information
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The two buildings total 182,634 square feet
Ada-Borup Elementary was constructed in 1977
Ada-Borup High School was constructed in 1997-98
What is Being Proposed to the Voters?
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A $4,700,000 Facilities and Education Referendum
Why is the District Asking Now?
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The School District, with the help of FJJ Solutions,
developed a Strategic Plan to meet the following
goals.
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Elementary School
Maintain long-term financial stability for the district;
Increase educational opportunities for students;
Improve the quality of our school buildings, particularly
our elementary school.
Continue to bring modern technology into our classrooms
Provide local residents with high value for their investment.
After prioritizing recommended improvements, the
decision was made to address and invest in our
highest priorities now, when construction and
borrowing costs are still favorable.
School District Facts
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Scope of the Project
Employees – 92 full and part-time staff
Current K-12 Enrollment – 484
Enrollment decline is projected
2014-15 Annual Budget – $6,207,799
The District covers 345 square miles and serves
approximately 2,660 residents
Accessibility-Bathroom/ Locker/Shower Room
Improvements
$132,500
Roof Replacement 20 year 4-ply modified built up
$524,281
Entry Door Improvements
$26,320
Carpet / Flooring Replacement
$70,000
Classroom Separation Walls
$90,160
Student Locker Replacement Improvements
$72,240
Bleacher Replacement
$87,360
Misc. Elementary Improvements
Remove or Replace Vinyl Wall Fabric, Repair or
Replace Kitchen Coiling Door
Replace Existing Sidewalks - Water Issues,
Repair BB Backstop Issue, Classroom Cabinetry
and Hallway Door Replacement
$121,520
$196,000
High School Improvements
Heat Pump Replacement Improvements
$1,585,261
Roof Replacement 20 year 4-ply modified built up
$1,268,208
Auditorium Theater Lighting
Console/Lighting/Sound Improvements
Emergency Generator System (Replacement
Necessary if Dehumidification Selected)
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$17,920
$420,000
Where can you vote on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014?
Property Tax Impact
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If approved, the $4,700,000 referendum will be spread over the entire
Net Tax Capacity of the School District. All categories of property will
be impacted. The following are examples of the tax impact on four
different categories of property.
Type of Property
Pay 2015 Est Value
Residential Homestead
Ag Homestead (80 Acres)
Ag Non-Homestead
Clay County Designated Polling Places
Norman County Designated Polling Places
Estimated Increase
$75,000
$24.72
$100,000
$83.22
$416,000
$4,000 per acre
$126.78
$2.24 per acre
Commercial
The combined precincts and the polling places for this general
and special election will be as follows.
Any eligible voter residing in the school district may vote at
said election at the polling places designated above for the
precinct in which he or she resides at the designated times.
Informational Meetings
Property Tax Comparisons
School District
Tax Comparison on
($100,000 Home)
Climax-Shelly
Ulen-Hitterdal
Norman County East
Norman County West
Moorhead
State of MN Average
Fertile-Beltrami
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
694.77
640.30
577.90
537.56
395.89
356.76
347.24
304.69
Ada-Borup (current)
Ada-Borup (with proposed
$4,7000,000 Bond Approval)
$
223.22
School District
Tax Comparison on
(1-acre of Non-Homestead
$4,000 Ag Land)
PLEASE CONSIDER ATTENDING ONE OF THE
SCHEDULED INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS
School Portion of
Property Taxes
Payable in 2014 with
Preliminary Payable
2015 information
$
MEETING #1
Monday, October 20th – 7:00 PM
Ada-Borup High School Media Center
MEETING #2
Monday, October 27th – 7:00 p.m.
Ada-Borup High School Media Center
264.48
School District Ballot Question
School Portion of
Property Taxes
Payable in 2014 with
Preliminary Payable
2015 information
State of MN Average
Climax-Shelly
Ulen-Hitterdal
Norman County East
Norman County West
Moorhead
Fertile-Beltrami
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
8.40
3.08
9.22
8.35
2.44
11.69
2.13
8.55
Ada-Borup (current)
Ada-Borup (with proposed
$4,7000,000 Bond Approval)
$
2.00
$
4.24
District Contact Information
Property Tax Simulator
If you would like to see the estimated tax impact of the $4,700,000
project on any piece of property in the School District, PLEASE visit
the Ada-Borup PROPERTY TAX SIMULATOR. You can go to
the school website at www.ada.k12.mn.us and click on the logo listed
below to enter the simulator. You will need to enter the nine-digit
parcel number (digits only). The simulator uses the most recent
information available for preliminary taxes payable in 2015 for this
tax impact analysis.
Mike Kolness, Superintendent/High School Principal
Ada-Borup Public Schools
(218) 784-5312 (W)
MichaelK@ada.k12.mn.us
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Any individuals or groups who would like to have
questions about the referendum answered should contact
Supt. Mike Kolness at 218-784-5312 or check the AdaBorup School District website at www.ada.k12.mn.us
School Board Members are also listed on page one of this
sheet and can be contacted with questions as well.
If you do not know the nine-digit parcel number, access to Clay
County and Norman County information is on the simulator.
Prepared and paid for by Ada-Borup Schools #2854
This publication is for information only
Prepared and paid for by Ada-Borup Schools #2854
This publication is for information only