Douglas County leaders are asking voters to pass a mill levy override to increase funding for teacher and staff salaries and school resource officers.
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. — Andy Abner has been the principal of Rock Canyon High School in Highlands Ranch for 13 years and said it’s never been harder to hire good teachers.
Abner and district leaders are trying to educate voters about a November ballot measure that would raise teacher pay to be more competitive with neighboring districts. It’s a mill levy override that would raise property taxes by around $200 for a million dollar home. So if the state sets funding per pupil at $8,000, and Douglas County raises $5,000 of that, the state then provides the remaining $3,000. If property taxes go up and the district is able to raise $6,000, the state will provide the remaining $2,000. The total amount remains the same.
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