September 9, 2025

Proposal for $115 Million School Facilities Bond Measure

The official document

What the district published

This is the source material — exactly as released by RUSD. The plain English translation below is this site's version, written for community members who shouldn't need a budget degree to understand where their school dollars go.

Original PDF coming soon — check reedschools.org for the source document.

The translation

In plain English

What this document actually says

This September 2025 presentation asks the school board to approve parameters for a community survey about a potential bond measure. The district proposes testing a $115 million bond authorization with a maximum tax rate of $30 per $100,000 of assessed value. The bonds would fund capital projects over six years, with an estimated end date of 2061. Reed currently has two existing bonds (Measure C from 2001 and Measure A from 2005) with a combined 2024-25 tax rate of $22.90. The district's property tax base has grown an average of 5.35% annually since 2003 to approximately $12.8 billion. Recent neighboring district bonds passed with similar tax rates between $18-$30 per $100,000.

What this means for your family

If approved by voters, this bond would increase property taxes to fund school facility improvements and repairs. For a home assessed at the district median of $2.14 million, the maximum tax would be about $643 annually. The bond would allow the district to make capital improvements to school buildings and facilities over the next six years.

Summaries are AI-assisted and based on the original district document shown above. Nothing has been editorialized — interpretations are clearly labeled. This site is maintained by Lina Godfrey's campaign as a community resource.