The safety and security of our students and staff is one of our top priorities, which is why the 2024 School Modernization and Construction Bond includes safety updates to all of our schools and facility sites throughout the district.
Bonds and Levies
In the Issaquah School District, we are very grateful to voters for their ongoing support of school operation levies and bonds. The children of our community benefit every day from the resources provided by you, the voters and taxpayers.
Why are voters asked to approve levies every two to four years?
By law, operations levies can only be proposed for a period of four years or less. Typically, school districts propose levies of two, three, or four years. After the allotted number of years, the levy expires. Voters must approve a renewal of funding, or local financial support for schools ends. Generally, the levy you are voting on simply replaces one that is about to expire.
Ballot Initiatives
To learn more about different types of funding initiatives that are important parts of our funding, review the information below.
Bond and Levy Announcements
We're excited to kick off the school year on a strong note! As we welcome students back, we've also been hard at work planning for the future of Issaquah School District. We're running a School Modernization and Construction Bond in the November 5, 2024, election. This bond will fund projects across the district. Learn more about what the bond would mean for your school on our bond website.
Superintendent Heather Tow-Yick welcomes you to new school year and highlights the proposed School Construction & Modernization Bond measure that will be on the Nov. 5 ballot; and, she shares the August community update video.
The School Board met on Aug. 22 for a regular business meeting. Agenda topics included a report about works in progress from Superintendent Tow-Yick, the adoption of the 2024-25 Budget, an update about the 2024 School Modernization & Construction Bond on the Nov. 5 ballot, and other items.
At the August 8, 2024, Board Meeting, the Capital Projects team provided an overview of the voter-supported 2018 Critical Repairs Levy Projects completed or in process. Read more for a list of projects and photographs.
Recently, we shared where our funding comes from. But what does that mean for our schools, students and staff? In the Issaquah School District, the EP&O Levy provides 15.5% of our General Fund.