Special Election, Tuesday, March 2, 2021

The North Scott School District is running a special election on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. The voters of the district will be asked to approve our State Secure an Advanced Vision for Education Fund (SAVE) revenue purpose statement. SAVE is the statewide one-cent sales tax that all school districts receive for new construction, building renovations, security upgrades, and technology. 

The approval of the revenue purpose statement is not a tax increase in any way. SAVE is a sales tax and not a property tax. With this vote, the district is requesting permission to continue to spend the SAVE revenue as we have always done. 

I am proud of how we have used the SAVE revenue in the past. All of our buildings have been improved because of the SAVE. The additions at Ed White, John Glenn, Alan Shepard, Junior High, and High School were all done with the one-cent sales tax. The remodels of the High School kitchen and auditorium were completed with SAVE. The recent additions of the weight room, indoor practice facility, transportation building, and the soon to be constructed YMCA have all been made possible with this money. The SAVE revenue has been essential to everything the district has done to our facilities since the sales tax was approved in Iowa. 

The district has a number of future projects under consideration that the SAVE revenue will be needed in order to implement. 

Junior High orchestra room
Junior High woodShop
New softball field
Ag Technology Regional Center
Building trades/construction expansion
Welding lab expansion
Lancer Stadium remodel
Solar projects throughout the district

SAVE will allow the district to continue to maintain the investment our communities have made in facilities and expand opportunities for our students.

I would like to thank all of our communities for supporting the North Scott School District. It is a privilege to be the superintendent of schools. 

Joe Stutting