Help sought for school levy

A committee to help the Grand Coulee Dam School District pass its Feb. 10 special maintenance and operation levy will meet at 4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, at the new school secondary library on the second floor, Chair Karen Depew said this week.

“We need volunteers to help,” Depew stated.

Depew said that she encourages local citizens to turn out and assist the district in promoting the levy.

The district is asking voters to approve a four-year levy of $1.13 million annually.

The school board accepted the recommendations of a special levy exploratory group early in December setting the amount and term.

This will be the third time the district has asked voters to approve a four-year maintenance and operation levy. The other two passed handily.

The levy, if approved by voters, will go to keep classroom sizes small, pay for pre-school, coaching salaries, basic education, school lunches, supplement driver’s education, special education and other related M&O expenses.

The district plans to send out an information letter in January to further explain the M&O levy and how it is used.