明尼通卡学区教育委员会一致投票决定，将于11月发起一项公投，请选民审议一项8500万美元的建筑债券提案。该学区上次向居民提出建筑债券公投以支持学校建设项目，已是29年前的事了。

The bond payments would be structured in a way that allows for no net tax increase for taxpayers. “As the District’s current bonds are restructured, and new bonds are added, other existing bonds will be paid off. That means residents would not experience an increase in their property tax obligation because of passage of this building bond referendum,” said David Law, Superintendent of Minnetonka Public Schools. 

What’s Included?
Approval of this referendum would allow crucial funding for the District to restructure existing bonds and to add new bonds, to accomplish the following:

• 本学区所有学校和建筑的安全措施已得到加强
• 本学区两所初中的现代化科学教室
• 两所中学内为学生和社区居民设立的灵活多用的体育馆及演出场地
• 在迪普黑文小学增建一间体育馆，使其体育馆空间与其他小学保持一致
• 本学区大多数学校的小组教学空间
• 明尼通卡高中经过重新设计的咨询中心和翻新的食堂 

Community-Led Task Force Identified Greatest Needs
The projects included in this building bond were identified by a community-led task force through a 10-month process. The Task Force was composed of District residents, business owners, parents, school administrators, teachers and staff. From mid-April 2024 through mid-October 2024, the Task Force toured and reviewed each school and district building. Its work included reviewing the history and status of each facility, analyzing survey data from key stakeholders, and discussing suggestions of changes or additions that would allow the facilities to better support students' educational needs now and in the future.

在此基础上，工作组制定了一套建议，并于2024年12月提交给校董会审议。这些建议为校董会提供了参考，以决定是否需要采取进一步行动，确保学区设施在未来多年内能够支持学生的教学项目。本次建筑债券公投正是基于这些建议制定的。了解更多关于设施工作组及其工作的信息。  

Fiscal Stewardship
By approving the building bond referendum, taxpayers would continue to pay the same tax rate as in years past for general obligation bonds.

明尼通卡学区教育委员会主席帕特里克·李-奥哈洛兰表示：“我们呼吁选民们考虑一项提案，该提案将在不增加其房产税净额的前提下，为本学区老化的设施提供必要的升级和改善。如果获得批准，社区的这一持续投资将产生深远影响，确保我们的学校能够保持强大和活力，既造福当今的学生，也惠及子孙后代。”

Minnetonka Schools’ leaders believe providing exceptional educational experiences while engaging in responsible and prudent fiscal stewardship is the best way to serve the community. Innovative financial management on the part of the Minnetonka School Board and District Administration has saved taxpayers money and ensured that more than 86% of the District’s annual general operating fund budget (as noted in the 2023-2024 Annual Report) is directed to school-level education services to maximize support for students and instruction.

“确保长期财务稳定一直是，也仍然是本学区由校董会确立的目标，”劳学监表示。“建筑债券的收入将有助于保障所有学生的学业成功与安全。新建的设施将有助于支持和强化关键项目，为学生、教师和工作人员提供更好的学习环境，并加强我们为全学区学生提供的支持。”

Learn more about the Building Bond referendum by visiting minnetonkaschools.org/building-bond-2025