Teton, Moscow pass school levies

Voters in at least two Idaho school districts voted to approve supplemental school levies Tuesday night.

Here are the results:

Teton

A two-year, $6.2 million supplemental levy passed with 71 percent support. The levy is used to boost teacher salaries, hire teachers and counselors and fund full-day kindergarten and technology purchases. Teton has collected an identical levy since 2013-14.

Aberdeen

A 10-year, $2.75 million plant facilities levy fell short of the required two-thirds supermajority. The levy, proposed to cover a variety of building maintenance projects, received 59 percent support.  

Moscow

Voters increased an “indefinite term supplemental levy” by $1.9 million, bringing the levy to nearly $11.5 million a year.

The levy passed with 71 percent support.

The district says the levy helps cover a variety of programs, such as all-day kindergarten, gifted and talented offerings and electives in its secondary schools. Some money also goes toward staffing.

West Jefferson

The East Idaho district sought a two-year, $600,000 supplemental levy to augment salaries and benefits. No results were available Wednesday.

As previously reported Wednesday, a College of Western Idaho plant facilities levy narrowly failed, and Middleton voters rejected a trio of bond issues.

Kevin Richert

Kevin Richert

Senior reporter and blogger Kevin Richert specializes in education politics and education policy. He has more than 30 years of experience in Idaho journalism. He is a frequent guest on "Idaho Reports" on Idaho Public Television and "Idaho Matters" on Boise State Public Radio. Follow Kevin on Twitter: @KevinRichert. He can be reached at [email protected]

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