Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
- What are the two (2) referendum questions about?
- What does it mean that Question 2 is “contingent” on Question 1?
- What is the difference between a bond and a levy?
- Why is ISD 728 seeking a school funding request on a November 2019 ballot?
- Who can vote on the referendum?
- I heard the District is having the election this year and not on the General Election because they do not want everyone to vote, is that true?
- If the referendum passes, will ISD 728 continue to ask voters for more money every couple years as it has in the past?
- Is it true that Zimmerman receives less funding per student to address equity and access, and for deferred maintenance costs included in Question 2?
- If the referendum passes, how would funding be used to support students in relation to mental health and Social Emotional Learning?
- What is 'social-emotional learning%22 (SEL), and where can I learn more about it?
- Is it true that ISD 728 has to pay for school nurses for some students and that the State and/or Department of Education does not reimburse for all of the expenses?
- Does ISD 728 Close Enrollment? Why or why not?
- The referendum proposal includes an inflationary index, what does that mean in terms of additional funding and possible impact on the taxpayer?
- Is enrollment at Rogers Middle School overcapacity and why hasn’t ISD 728 addressed it?
- Why did the community taskforce recommend ISD 728 build a school in Otsego instead of Rogers?
- How do the number of ISD 728 students attending other school districts compare to the number of students from other school districts attending ISD 728?
- Can’t the district make cuts instead of raising revenue?
- How does ISD 728’s budget compare to other school districts?
- Will the 2019 Referendum Allow the District to Reduce Class Sizes?
- What will happen if voters do not approve the 2019 referendum?
- What is %22unreserved fund balance%22 and why can't the District use some of that money to lower class size?
- Didn’t we recently approve a referendum?
- The Referendum Presentation talks about the Strategic Plan, a Survey, and the input of many residents. Where can I find that information?
- Why is Elk River High School getting another sheet of ice/arena?
- What about the ISD 728 District Office? Was that part of the last referendum?
- How can the District afford to do things like tennis courts in Rogers and Elk River if it needs money?
- Would the additional dollars help with inflationary costs over time?
- If the referendum passes, what specifically will be done with CTE?
- If the referendum passes, what specifically will be done to increase support for struggling students?
- If the referendum passes, what specifically will be done to increase mental health support for students?
- If the referendum passes, will students have access to updated resources?
- If the referendum passes, how much revenue will be allocated to reduce or maintain class sizes?
- Will referendum dollars be used to separate sixth and twelfth-grade students at Zimmerman MS/HS?
- Would Zimmerman get a Field House if the referendum passes?
- Where do the school district’s increasing costs come from?
- What can you tell me about budget planning in ISD 728?
- What does it mean to consolidate the operating levies?
- What is the recent history of state funding in MN?
- Where do the school district’s increasing costs come from?
- If both questions of the referendum pass, how will the District manage growth at Prairie View Elementary until the new space is available?
- If the referendum passes, when would the funds be available?
- I need more information. How can I learn more about the 2019 Referendum?
What are the two (2) referendum questions about?
What does it mean that Question 2 is “contingent” on Question 1?
What is the difference between a bond and a levy?
Why is ISD 728 seeking a school funding request on a November 2019 ballot?
Who can vote on the referendum?
I heard the District is having the election this year and not on the General Election because they do not want everyone to vote, is that true?
If the referendum passes, will ISD 728 continue to ask voters for more money every couple years as it has in the past?
Is it true that Zimmerman receives less funding per student to address equity and access, and for deferred maintenance costs included in Question 2?
If the referendum passes, how would funding be used to support students in relation to mental health and Social Emotional Learning?
What is 'social-emotional learning%22 (SEL), and where can I learn more about it?
Is it true that ISD 728 has to pay for school nurses for some students and that the State and/or Department of Education does not reimburse for all of the expenses?
Does ISD 728 Close Enrollment? Why or why not?
The referendum proposal includes an inflationary index, what does that mean in terms of additional funding and possible impact on the taxpayer?
Is enrollment at Rogers Middle School overcapacity and why hasn’t ISD 728 addressed it?
Why did the community taskforce recommend ISD 728 build a school in Otsego instead of Rogers?
How do the number of ISD 728 students attending other school districts compare to the number of students from other school districts attending ISD 728?
Can’t the district make cuts instead of raising revenue?
How does ISD 728’s budget compare to other school districts?
Will the 2019 Referendum Allow the District to Reduce Class Sizes?
What will happen if voters do not approve the 2019 referendum?
What is %22unreserved fund balance%22 and why can't the District use some of that money to lower class size?
Didn’t we recently approve a referendum?
The Referendum Presentation talks about the Strategic Plan, a Survey, and the input of many residents. Where can I find that information?
Why is Elk River High School getting another sheet of ice/arena?
What about the ISD 728 District Office? Was that part of the last referendum?
How can the District afford to do things like tennis courts in Rogers and Elk River if it needs money?
Would the additional dollars help with inflationary costs over time?
If the referendum passes, what specifically will be done with CTE?
If the referendum passes, what specifically will be done to increase support for struggling students?
If the referendum passes, what specifically will be done to increase mental health support for students?
If the referendum passes, will students have access to updated resources?
If the referendum passes, how much revenue will be allocated to reduce or maintain class sizes?
Will referendum dollars be used to separate sixth and twelfth-grade students at Zimmerman MS/HS?
Would Zimmerman get a Field House if the referendum passes?
Where do the school district’s increasing costs come from?
What can you tell me about budget planning in ISD 728?
What does it mean to consolidate the operating levies?
What is the recent history of state funding in MN?
Where do the school district’s increasing costs come from?
If both questions of the referendum pass, how will the District manage growth at Prairie View Elementary until the new space is available?
If the referendum passes, when would the funds be available?
I need more information. How can I learn more about the 2019 Referendum?
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