Your Levy Dollars at Work
The Nampa School District relies on our community to provide programs and opportunities not paid for by state general fund dollars. Supplemental levies allow the district to augment student activities such as music and athletics, update curriculum, improve school facilities, and support teachers.
2020-2021 Supplemental Levy
In March 2020, taxpayers approved a two-year, $12,895,000 per year supplemental levy. Although this levy provides additional dollars for school facility upgrades, the new rate for the combined bond, tort levy and supplemental levy was set to decrease by 65 cents per every $1,000 in a home’s taxable value. Fast forward to fall, and the news gets better. Thanks to increases in the number of new homes and property values across the district, the tax rate is actually 98 cents lower than in 2019. The rate dropped from $3.99 per $1,000 to just $3.01 per $1,000.
This means the district will actually collect $4 million less in taxes from our patrons this year than last year, while still being able to meet the growing needs of our students, teachers and aging facilities.
Over the life of the levy, funds will be allocated annually as follows:
- Teachers, Staff and Current Programs: $3,930,000
- Curriculum and Technology: $3,810,000
- School Facility Upgrades: $3,520,000
- Activities, Athletics, Music and Performing Arts: $485,000
- Playground Upgrades: $400,000
- Transportation: $350,000
- Building Security: $300,000
- Early Childhood Education: $100,000
As of Sept. 1, 2020, funds from this levy had been used to replace worn playgrounds at Central and Sherman elementary schools.
2019-2020 Supplemental Levy
In 2017, voters approved a two-year, $9.375 million-per-year supplemental levy. Below is a snapshot of supplemental levy expenditures for 2019-2020:
Continued programs (35 teachers, 14 day furlough) 3,930,000
Curriculum
Newsela - Digital Content Provider 71,500
Secondary Social Studies Curriculum 659,141
Science 58,418
Reading Intervention 67,855
Materials Coordinator 35,904
Other 34,998
927,815
Nampa Personalized Learning
NPL Coaches 394,290
NPL Vision Professional Development 13,371
Device Lease Payment 1,542,225
Iboss Web Filter 124,566
Subscription Costs 39,312
IT Support Payroll 362,527
2,476,291
Elementary Activities (PE Supplies, Rewards, Field Trips) 19,880
High School Performing Arts
Nampa - Stage Lighting 13,952
Nampa - Production license 1,525
Nampa - Wireless mics 1,189
Skyview - Auditorium lights 15,190
Columbia - Sound System 12,588
Columbia - Production License 1,213
Columbia - Production costumes 4,187
49,844
Secondary Band
West - Misc. instruments and supplies 2,500
South - Music 80
East Valley - Instrument Cases and Cart 1,787
West - Instruments 3,121
Nampa - Instruments 9,130
Skyview - Instruments 52,173
Columbia - Instruments and music 10,130
78,921
Secondary Orchestra
West - Music, Repairs and Supplies 2,624
South- Device repairs 344
East Valley - Music, repairs & supplies 2,144
Nampa- Orchestra chairs and instruments 10,081
Skyview - Music 2,236
Columbia - Instruments 2,721
20,150
Secondary Choir
West - Piano repairs, music, uniforms 4,499
South - Music 2,052
Lone Star - Choir chairs and music 2,500
Nampa - Music and uniforms 4,329
Skyview - Music 1,216
Columbia - Music and uniforms 2,391
16,986
Secondary Athletics
West - Volleyball Uniforms, officials, other misc. 10,649
South - Helmet reconditioning, volleyball uniform, Kawasaki
Mule, other misc. 14,368
East Valley - wrestling singlets, wrestling mat, football
scoreboard, new football helmets, helmet reconditioning,
other misc. 26,920
Lone Star - Football pads, pants and jerseys, helmet
reconditioning, wrestling mat 25,513
Nampa - Football & Volleyball game gear, football pants,
stadium banners, cheerleader safety helmet, wrestling
singlets, soccer scoreboard 19,276
Skyview - Weight room equipment, Girls basketball uniforms,
wrestling warmups, helmet reconditioning, softball uniforms 19,326
Columbia - New and reconditioning football helmets, boys
basketball jerseys, Dance team tickets, cheer mats 21,309
Iowa 149,647
Park Ridge 150,000
Snake River 150,353
Greenhurst repairs 21,187
West flooring 58,604
South remodel 324,866
Other playground maintenance 4,068
Sports activities 69,837
Skyview used small bus 19,249
Preschool busing 50,000
New Horizons busing 160,346