Coeur d Alene levy holds lead on election night
Although the amount brought in is the same as the existing levy, the tax rate will decrease thanks in part to rising property values in the Coeur d Alene area. Author: KREM Staff Updated: 11:15 PM PST March 9, 2021
COEUR D ALENE, Idaho A levy for the Coeur d Alene School District to give local schools $40 million in property taxes over the next two years is leading late Tuesday night.
With roughly two-thirds of precincts reporting, Kootenai County results showed voters supporting the measure with 59.76 percent of the vote.
The levy funds district operations and maintenance, to the amount of $145.54 per $100,000 of assessed taxable value, per year. Although the amount brought in is the same as the existing levy, the tax rate people will pay will decrease thanks to an influx of people moving into the district and rising property values.
Supporters and opponents are trying to get their message out ahead of the March 9 special election. Author: Casey Decker Updated: 7:23 AM PST March 9, 2021
SPOKANE, Wash. On Tuesday, voters in the Coeur d Alene school district will vote on whether to approve a levy giving their local schools $40 million in property taxes over the next two years.
Although the amount brought in is the same as the existing, expiring levy, the tax rate people will pay will decrease thanks to an influx of people moving into the district, and rising property values.
The money goes towards nearly every aspect of the school system.
COEUR d’ALENE, Idaho Students at Coeur d’Alene schools will soon be walking the hallways five days a week.
Last Thursday, the Coeur d’Alene school board voted to move students at every grade level to five days of in-person learning.
Supervisor of School Health Services, Nichole Piekarski says school nurses have been critical in tracking and analyzing COVID data during this pandemic.
It’s the summaries from that data provided to the school district that help make the decision to move forward or backward in opening schools.
Coeur d’Alene students will soon be walking the halls five days a week!
Coeur d Alene Public Schools board approves April 5 return date
Schools can decide to do a soft start. The decision means students could return to classrooms after spring break. Author: KREM Staff Updated: 11:48 AM PST February 26, 2021
COEUR D ALENE, Idaho The Coeur d Alene Public Schools Board of Trustees voted on Thursday night to bring students back to in-person learning in April.
Students would return on April 5, after spring break. The board also recommended that schools in the district should decide if they want to have soft starts when students come back, as well as recommending late starts on Wednesday.
Superintendent Steven Cook had previously recommended a start date of March 3, but that was pushed back to April 5 to allow teachers and staff to have time to prepare. Masks will be required as per the Panhandle Health District s mandate, but the board said it will coordinate with the health district about if it is safe to not have m