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Facilities Maintenance Levy
 

Bellingham Public Schools’ facilities maintenance levy focuses on maintaining and preserving our school buildings. Our schools are essential spaces for our students and staff, as well as our community outside of school hours.

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This levy would fund projects that keep schools operating safely and energy-efficiently, like roofs, heaters and windows. 
 

Our community has done a great job supporting building new schools across our district. Taking care of our schools today helps avoid costly repairs down the road and shows our commitment to protecting the investments our community has made. This levy would allow the district to have reliable funding to be responsible and sustainable in its approach to taking care of these spaces. We want to extend the life of every school - old and new. 
 

Budgets are getting tighter due to reduced funds from the state and federal governments and steadily increasing costs of materials, supplies and utilities. This levy would help significantly in a time when educational funding is very uncertain. Staying on top of repairs allows educators to focus on what matters most: our students!

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Supplemental Operations Levy
 

Bellingham Public Schools’ Supplemental Operations Levy would help provide essential funding for staff, services and programs that benefit our students. 

 

Recognizing that state funding for schools falls short, the legislature is now allowing districts to ask local communities for additional funding. In spring 2025, the state lifted what is known as the “levy lid,” and this three-year supplemental levy would help the district maintain current operations and reduce the need for future cuts. 

 

Federal funding for public schools is increasingly unpredictable and unstable across the country, and Bellingham is no exception. Local levies and local support are more important than ever as school levies cover over a quarter of our district’s budget! 

 

This levy supports teaching and learning by paying for teachers, counselors, nurses and other staff. The levy also helps to reduce class size and provides arts, music, athletics and other important programs that support developing our children into well-rounded humans. It funds essential operations and programs such as safety, Special Education and multilingual learners.

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