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From Our Superintendent

The Board of Directors took official action at the regular meeting on February 11, 2013, to establish an election date for the renewal of the 5-year supplemental levy. The election date is Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The election will be conducted by Nez Perce County and the polling places will be the same as those used in the primary and general elections. Polls will be open from 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. in all locations.

What is the supplemental levy?

Students in the Lewiston School District have benefited from a voter-approved supplemental levy since 1986. Patrons have been asked for ongoing support of this supplemental levy every five (5) years. Without voter approval for the continuation of the supplemental levy, the current levy will expire at the end of the 2013-2014 school year on June 30, 2014. The current supplemental levy is fixed at a rate of 0.00439 of market value that is eligible for property tax. Voters are being asked to renew this same supplemental levy without any increase in rate (0.00439) for an additional five years.

Why do we continue to need a supplemental levy to support schools?

The supplemental levy allows the District to offer programs that are not funded by the public school budget appropriation. The continued approval of this levy allowed the District to manage revenue and expenditures over the last five (5) years. In 2008-2009, the public school support for the Lewiston School District was $20,784,916 (base support only). In 2012-2013, the public school support for the Lewiston School District is $17,339,737. Many districts in Idaho depend on supplemental levies to maintain programs for students.

Frequently asked questions about the supplemental levy renewal election appear below in this article. Additionally, log on to the District's homepage at www.lewistonschools.net and click on "Supplemental Levy" to obtain more information.

CONGRATULATIONS to the Lewiston High School Class of 2013 Valedictorians and Salutatorian listed below. The Lewiston High School graduation ceremony will be conducted on Saturday, June 1, 2013, at 3:00 p.m. at the Lewis-Clark State College Activity Center. Admittance is to ticket holders only distributed by each graduating senior.

Valedictorians:
	Tristen Beaudoin	Nicole Moeckli
	Packer Blazzard	Lindsey Osborne
	Jillienne Braucher	Erika Pepper
	Lindsey Hastings	Mikayla Scharnhorst
	Hannah Hill	Heather Spurling
	Sadie Ingram	Hannah Switzer
	Jerica Kingsbury	Nathan Wagner
	Nathan Massey	Ashley Wilson
Salutatorian:
	Sundee Lamb