The Green Bay Area Public School District is outlining what comes next after voters approved its referendum in the Nov. 3 election.
Voters approved $158 million in operational funding over four years, with the money intended to support operations through 2031. District leaders said the funding is meant to maintain what the district already offers, rather than create new programs.
Superintendent Mike Hernandez said the money will support current programming, ranging from co-curricular and extracurricular activities to AVID and fine arts, with most of the funding going toward personnel. He said keeping staff in place helps prevent further cuts and supports smaller class sizes.
The district has reduced staff and closed six buildings in recent years. Hernandez pointed to inflation, a gap in state funding and declining enrollment as the main reasons the district went to referendum.
The district said the approved referendum will have no new tax impact for taxpayers, although individual property tax bills can still change with rising property values. Statewide, more than half of the school referendums on the Nov. 3 ballot passed, according to the report.
