The District's Board of Trustees has called for a bond election to be held Saturday, May 10, 2008.  The election will determine by simple majority vote whether $18,000,000 of bonds shall be sold to fund improvements to our school facilities.  Anyone who is a resident of the District on May 10, 2008, that has a valid voter registration card permitting voting in the District on or before that date may vote; property ownership in the District is not a requirement for voting.

Basic information about the election, an overview of the improvements to the facilities that our District will enjoy if a majority of District voters approve issuance of the bonds, and examples of the estimated annual costs of the bonds are detailed herein.  Should you desire additional information, please contact Superintendent Jay Winn at 903-626-1405.

Should bonds be approved and issued this summer, taxpayers that presently enjoy the 65 & Over or Disabled exemption on their present homestead property will see no changes in their homestead taxes.  For more information, please contact the Leon County Appraisal District at 903-536-2252.

A new high school facility of approximately 100,000 square feet will be constructed adjactent to the present high school.  This new building will include general learning areas for core subjects, science department and labs, food and apparel classrooms and lab, business technology and lab, fine arts studio, band suite, black box theatre, competition gymnasium, media center, full cafeteria, Campus administration and support facilities. 

The present high school will be updated and converted to a Middle School/Junior High School.  Present useable Junior High buildings will become additional classroom space for the Elementary School.

The District's last issue of bonds was in 1990 and in two more years, those bonds will be paid off.  This year our bond tax rate is 3.23 cents.  Issuance of the new bonds is expected to add an estimated 13.38 cents to that amount for a projected total bond tax rate of approximately 16.61 cents going forward.  Examples of this estimated 13.38 cents of additional tax rate in dollars for a sampling of properties are provided in the following Table.

Election Day
May 10, 2008
7:00 AM to 7:00 PM

Where to Vote
Election Precincts No. 1,5,6,&7
Marquez City Hall
128 S. Pearl Street
Marquez, Texas

Election Precincts No. 8,9,&10
Jewett City Hall
114 N. Broadway
Jewett, Texas

Early Voting
April 28, 2008 to May 6, 2008
8:00 AM to 3:00 PM (Weekdays only)
at the Superintendent's Office
12168 Highway 79W
Jewett, Texas