• Overview
• Budget information
• Bond information
• March 2009 bond and
  capital levy election
• Bond and levy history (pdf, 15kb)

District Financials

2010 Levy Information

On February 9, 2010, Puyallup School District voters will be asked to consider a four-year replacement levy to help support school programs and operations such as teachers, smaller class sizes, school safety, textbooks, and athletics.

Helpful links

The following are links to various types of information regarding the 2010 Levy. Click an item to see more information. Click the Back button in your Web browser to return to this page.

Election information

• See February 9 election returns
• Voter registration information
• Property tax exemptions for senior citizens and disabled persons
• Pierce County Official Local Voters' Pamphlet (pdf)
• History of Puyallup School District bonds and levies (pdf, 15kb)

2010 levy basics

• Slide show (Flash, 5MB, 5 minutes)
• February 9, 2010 Levy Election Facts (pdf, 163kb)
• Remember to Vote February 9, 2010 (pdf, 169kb) (January mailer)
• If you only remember three things (pdf, 40kb)
• Levy dollars help support athletics and other extracurricular programs (pdf, 168kb)
• Levy dollars help support music and the arts (pdf, 242kb)

2010 levy basics en español

• Si solo recuerda tres cosas (pdf, kb)
• Febrero 9, 2010 Datos de Elección (pdf, 660kb)

2010 levy details

• Levy failure impact (pdf, 16kb)
• Questions and answers
• News article: School programs and operations levy set for February 9, 2010
• Levy resolution (pdf, 233kb)

For questions or comments about the 2010 replacement levy, send e-mail to election@puyallup.k12.wa.us or call (253) 841-8703.

Basic facts

The Puyallup School District Board of Directors unanimously agreed September 28 to include the four-year school programs and operations replacement levy on the special election ballot.

The levy replaces the school programs and operations levy that was approved in 2006 and expires at the end of the 2010 calendar year.

The proposed annual tax rate is $3.40 per $1,000 of assessed value, which is three cents less than the rate approved by voters in 2006. The levy is a fixed-dollar tax on property that does not change with reassessment.

Money generated from a school district levy contributes about 21 percent of the total revenue needed to support school programs and operations in the Puyallup School District.

The state Legislature’s funding formula for basic education falls short of providing all that is required to educate students at current levels of staffing and services. To make up the difference, this district, like most others in the state, submits levies to voters to support acceptable levels of staffing and essential educational programs.

The replacement levy supports:

• Teachers and support staff
• Smaller class sizes
• School safety and security
• Programs for students with special needs
• Instructional materials including textbooks
• Music and the arts
• Transportation
• Athletics and other extracurricular programs

Download the Levy Election Facts flier (pdf, 163kb).

Updated 2/10/10