Ballot Issue 5B: Prairie School District RE-11J

The ballot question

SHALL PRAIRIE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE-11J TAXES BE INCREASED BY $1,192,406 FOR COLLECTION YEAR 2027, AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER BY AN AMOUNT THAT, WHEN COMBINED WITH TAXES PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY DISTRICT VOTERS AS A MILL LEVY OVERRIDE, EQUALS THIRTY-SEVEN PERCENT OF THE DISTRICT'S TOTAL PROGRAM AS PERMITTED BY STATE LAW FOR ADDITIONAL LOCAL REVENUE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF: ATTRACTING, TRAINING, AND RETAINING HIGH-QUALITY TEACHERS; MAINTAINING COMPETITIVE SALARIES AND WAGES FOR DISTRICT TEACHERS, TEACHER'S AIDES, BUS DRIVERS, CUSTODIANS, AND OTHER SUPPORT STAFF; AND PROPERLY FUNDING THE ONGOING MAINTENANCE OF SCHOOL FACILITIES TO EXTEND THEIR USEFUL LIFE; THROUGH THE LEVY OF PROPERTY TAXES FOR THE DISTRICT'S GENERAL FUND AT A RATE THAT WILL PRODUCE AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THIRTY-SEVEN PERCENT OF THE DISTRICT'S TOTAL PROGRAM (AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN STATE LAW OR ANY SIMILAR TERM IN A SUCCESSOR PROVISION)?