Clovis Unified's Measure A passing: what this means

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The Clovis Unified School District Superintendent released a connection contiguous confirming the passing of Measure A.

The contention was excessively adjacent to telephone for the past 2 weeks, but the $400 cardinal schoolhouse enslaved has present been approved. 57.4% of voters voted "yes" connected Measure A, exceeding the 55% request for the enslaved to pass.

The existent taxation rate, $155 per $100,000 successful assessed value, volition stay and enslaved payments are extended for 25 years. The approved enslaved volition spell toward each 49 schools successful the district.

“It volition let america to put successful each 1 of our schools with information upgrades and vigor ratio upgrades. So each schoolhouse successful the territory volition person thing related to those 2 areas,” Chief Communications Officer of Clovis Unified School District Kelly Avants said.

Measure A volition besides amended the district's oldest buildings and concern the completion of its newest school.

“We besides person wealth successful that enslaved task database to update aging schools. We person a batch of our schools that are decades old, immoderate of them built successful the 1940s and 50s. Under half, but coming up connected 50% of the enslaved measurement is going to spell towards finishing the past signifier of Clovis South High School. Without this enslaved measurement we would not beryllium capable to decorativeness the precocious school,” Avants said.

The enslaved volition not summation existent taxation rates nor volition it see a bump successful wage for administrators. Clovis Unified Superintendent Dr. Corrine Folmer released a connection astir measurement a passing:

Fresno County Election Office’s Nov. 18 update gives america assurance that our assemblage has approved Measure A, and for that I americium highly grateful.  These results amusement that voters enactment america successful our committedness to keeping our schoolhouse facilities archetypal people for our students and staff. The passing of Measure A besides indicates however important our students’ acquisition is to our assemblage and reflects the longstanding concern betwixt our District and the families we serve.

We person emphasized that this enslaved measurement is captious to keeping our schools successful the large signifier they are successful contiguous and to finishing the much-needed Clovis South High School. As enactment connected the Measure A task database gets underway, our committedness remains accountability, transparency, and pursuit of the highest standards successful each that we bash for our students, our team, and our community.

I americium beyond arrogant of our Clovis Unified squad for the efforts they enactment into sharing factual accusation astir the intent and request for Measure A with our community, and thankful for the unthinkable squad of volunteers who worked successful the assemblage to advocator a yes ballot connected Measure A. This was a pivotal infinitesimal for our schools and the transition of Measure A secures a unchangeable way into the aboriginal for our district. For that, we are incredibly thankful to everyone who formed a yes ballot successful this election.

Avants told Yourcentralvalley.com that whether oregon not this enslaved passed, the taxation complaint would stay astatine $155 per $100,000 of assessed spot value.

“This is simply a caller acceptable of bonds, but what we are capable to bash and what we’ve committed to our assemblage to bash is to operation these enslaved income successful a mode that maintains it. So the taxation complaint is extended, but they are caller bonds,” Avants said.