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Riverdale school district brings operating referendum to local voter MUSCODA - Empowering and engaging students to succeed in today’s ever changing world is what the Riverdale School District is all about. However, in order to meet its mission, the district is asking residents for help. Voters approved a non-recurring 5-year, $600,000 operating referendum in 2017, which expires with the December 2021 tax bills. On the April 6, 2021 ballot, Riverdale Board of Education is asking for voter approval to continue the funding through an operating referendum. If approved, it would go into effect with the December 2022 tax bill. Riverdale Superintendent Jonathan Schmidt said the money is needed to maintain educational programming, add new learning spaces, and complete improvements and repairs at the Riverdale Junior/Senior High School. ....
Riverdale board plans details of operating referendum update MUSCODA - District Administrator Jon Schmidt reported that the district received a $350.00 donation from Compeer Financial out of Viroqua that is to be donated to the food service program to help families that need assistance with paying for school lunch. Schmidt showed a promotional video that has been developed in conjunction with a Grant County project promoting the county for prospective residents. The video can be found on Grant County’s website http://www.co.grant.wi.gov/ underneath the education tab. Schmidt went over the timeline of the referendum communication plan for renewing the current $600,000 operating referendum to $700,000 in the upcoming April referendum. Part of the referendum will be used to pay debt for a remodel/building project for the JH/HS building and a portion will be used for operating expenses. Included in the timeline are community mailings, virtual meeti ....