PMPK – The Promises Made Promises Kept Committee was formed to ensure that the promises made by the Board of Education prior to the vote on the 1% sales tax increase were kept by the School District. The Committee completes this task quarterly by evaluating the expenditures made with sales tax proceeds. The original promises made by the Board of Education were as follows:
- Pay off existing construction debt
- Add a strand to and extensively remodel Garden Hills Elementary School
- Build a new Booker T. Washington Elementary School
- Build a new school in Savoy
- Acquire land for the new Central High School
- Pay off Garden Hills and Centennial performance contracts
- Pay off QZAB loans for the Champaign Early Childhood Center
- Remodeling and Expansion projects at Westview Elementary School, Bottenfield Elementary School, Kenwood Elementary School, and Robeson Elementary School
The District began utilizing sales tax dollars to abate property taxes during the 2009-2010 school year. This allowed taxes on a $150,000 home to fall by about $30. In addition, smaller deferred maintenance items listed in the District’s Capital Improvement Plan will also be completed with the sales tax dollars.
At its September 9, 2010 meeting, the Promises Made Promises Kept Committee unanimously passed the following motion: “The Promises Made Promises Kept Committee hereby passes a motion that all construction projects and associated expenditures undertaken by the School District through June 30, 1010 are in accordance with the promises made by the Board of Education”. Superintendent Culver responded by stating “I am delighted that the Committee agrees that we are fulfilling our promises to the community and being good stewards of their tax dollars”
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