We are never going to be able to take advantage of the incredible combination of: lowest interest rates in history, 64% reimbursement by the state, and an extremely competitive construction market all coming together at once. Remember, if we obtain a low interest rate now, that low interest rate will be LOCKED IN over the [...]

For those that missed the Final Referendum Board Presentation on March 27, here is the powerpoint (converted to PDF). This is a comprehensive plan that allows the district to reach, directly and indirectly, every single building in our district. Please take the time to look over this information in order to make a decision at [...]

The School District of Beloit has had to keep up with constant increases in operating costs due to inflation, and has faced cuts in State funding. Rather than continually raise local taxes to counteract this problem, the District has been mindful of the average taxpayer, choosing to cut taxes 17 of the last 20 years [...]

To start, we want to quickly address why Royce and Wright were scheduled to close this year, but reopened for a K4 Center (Royce) and Even Start Program (Wright). The reason Royce and Wright were closed as elementary schools was due to the primary / 4-5 reconfiguration (necessary due to state funding cuts to education), [...]

Yes, the School District has posted some of the best gains in the state per WCER (Wisconsin Center for Educational Research at UW-Madison), is being recognized statewide and nationally for instructional programs and academic results, being copied for our community partnerships, and boasts highly recognized fine arts programs. The question being asked now: why change? [...]

Polling wards and locations have changed, but the good news is that the City of Beloit Clerk’s office has developed materials to make it easy to find out where to vote. We have attached the following links to: Map of Wards (down to street detail!), Polling Locations (note that your ward may be voting in [...]

When a School District borrows referendum money, the funds are not spent all at once. The reimbursement from the State (64%) is given back after the year referendum money is spent, after being verified. That’s right, every referendum dollar spent has to be verified by the State. That money cannot go to salaries, materials or [...]

The School District of Beloit referendum is designed to boost student achievement by changing the middle school model (failing nationwide) to a well-researched intermediate school climate (resources available at the bottom of the Beloit School District referendum page), fixing buildings while expanding classroom space for instruction/ interventions and music/art, and building in savings through remodeling [...]

The School District of Beloit is proud to once again partner with Beloit Health Systems, this time on the referendum. The new site of the Southeast intermediate school will be on land on the southeast corner of Lee Lane and Milwaukee Road, giving the District and City a prime location to showcase our schools to [...]

Today’s fact addresses the question out there: how will we know that the State will continue funding the referendum at 64%?