What's your opinion? Geneva's appear to be evenly split on whether the mostly-vacant Coultrap building should be demolished or preserved.
The Geneva School Board wants to know what issues are important to you. Here is a link to the online survey.
There is still time to tell the Board of Education what you believe should be the district’s priorities. The Geneva School District Board of Education has posted an online form on the School District’s website through the end of May to gather feedback from stakeholders. Your input will aid the Board of Education with the setting of goals and priorities for future school years. When you click on this link to the Geneva School District comment form, you will be asked to comment on any or all of the following topics: 1. What are your priorities for Geneva School District’s facilities? 2. What do you believe should be the District’s priorities in financial management? 3. What should be or continue to be programmatic and/or educational …
Yes, you! What should the district hold as its priorities?
The Geneva School District Board of Education wants to hear from you! Yes, YOU! Every parent, student, citizen, and other interested party is encouraged to share with the Board of Education what you believe should be the district’s priorities. Your input will aid the Board of Education with the setting of goals and priorities for future school years. Your feedback matters! Join us on Saturday, April 21, to share your thoughts on curriculum, finance, facilities, and anything else that’s on your mind. The meeting will be held from 10 a.m. to noon in the cafeteria at Geneva Middle School North, 1357 Viking Drive. The meeting will be broken up into comments on the following topics: 1. What are your priorities for Geneva School District’s …
Debt, declining EAV mean property taxes will continue to rise dramatically—and there is no end in sight.
Geneva School Board and School District 304 officials did everything they felt they could to cut back on spending in 2011. They re-financed bonds, they let some part-time jobs go unfilled. They pulled back on capital expenditures. They looked hard at four options to keep the tax levy in check. They are dipping into reserves. Still, the owner of a house valued at $288,000 is expected to see a $280 increase next spring for the District 304 portion of his or her property tax bill, according to Assistant Superintendent Donna Oberg. The hard truth is that property taxes are rising, and they're not likely to ease up any time soon. We're still paying for—and will continue to pay for—school building construction we voters approved through …
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1:06 pm on Monday, January 2, 2012
Rick I'm glad that you realize that there has been "escalating contentiousness" on the part of the Geneva School Board when dealing with taxpayers that take the time out of their schedules to ask questions at public school board meetings. As written on the Geneva Patch, the FACTS group is not anti-tax.. Our name states extacly what we are; For Accountable and Controlled Tax Spending. Our group, … more ›
Steven Sheehan
5:16 pm on Thursday, April 5, 2012
Please consider the following questions for the meeting, as I am unable to attend. According to page 9 of Wm. Blair’s October 2011 Financing Update, in Levy Year 2010, the loan payment on CUSD 304 debt was $14,624,805, which includes principal and interest. In Levy year 2019, our payment will be $24,928,505. What, if any, operational efficiencies are being explored to offset the stair step … more ›