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Thank You!

April 2, 2025

Dear Belleville Community, 

On behalf of the School District of Belleville, we would like to extend our gratitude for our community’s commitment to providing high-quality education for our students and for its trust and investment in our schools. The unofficial results indicate that the operational referendum passed.

With the approval of the operational referendum, we can now move forward with critical funding that will directly impact our students, staff, and families. These funds will be used to improve our safety and security, provide necessary staffing levels, and deliver competitive programming for families and compensation for staff. This will ensure that our schools remain safe, innovative, and prepared to meet the needs of each student.

We recognize that this was a significant decision for our community, and we appreciate the thoughtful discussions, engagement, and participation throughout this process. We invite you to stay engaged and informed as we work together to implement the referendum plan. Together, we are building a stronger future for our students and our community.

Sincerely,
Jim Schmitt, District Administrator
Katie Woehrle, President, Board of Education
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2 de abril de 2025 

Querida comunidad de Belleville,

En nombre del Distrito Escolar de Belleville, nos gustaría extender nuestro agradecimiento por el compromiso de nuestra comunidad de brindar educación de alta calidad a nuestros estudiantes y por su confianza e inversión en nuestras escuelas. Los resultados no oficiales indican que el referéndum operativo fue aprobado.

Con la aprobación del referéndum operativo, ahora podemos avanzar con fondos críticos que afectarán directamente a nuestros estudiantes, personal y familias. Estos fondos se utilizarán para mejorar nuestra seguridad, proporcionar los niveles de personal necesarios y ofrecer programación competitiva para las familias y compensación para el personal. Esto garantizará que nuestras escuelas sigan siendo seguras, innovadoras y preparadas
para satisfacer las necesidades de cada estudiante.

Reconocemos que esta fue una decisión importante para nuestra comunidad y apreciamos las discusiones reflexivas, el compromiso y la participación a lo largo de este proceso. Lo invitamos a mantenerse comprometido e informado mientras trabajamos juntos para implementar el plan del referéndum. Juntos, estamos construyendo un futuro más sólido para nuestros estudiantes y nuestra comunidad.

Atentamente,
Jim Schmitt, administrador del distrito
Katie Woehrle, presidenta, Junta de Educación

April 1, 2025 - Operational Referendum

On January 13, 2025, the Board of Education for the School District of Belleville passed resolutions to place a referendum question on the April 1, 2025 ballot.  The referendum question is a 3-year, non-recurring referendum, to exceed the revenue limit by $2,850,000 per year for the 2025-2026 school year and the 2026-2027 school year, and by $3,100,000 for the 2027-2028 school year, for ongoing operational and maintenance expenses, including for educational programming, salaries, benefits, and safety and security.

Information regarding the referendum may be found on this page and the side bar.  If you have any questions regarding this page’s contents or if you have any requests for additional information to be added to the site, please submit your ideas in this form.

The School District will be presenting information on the referendum in a variety of settings over the next several weeks.  These include presenting at school events, to community groups, and with a variety of public and private organizations.  The schedule of events is posted below and will be updated frequently.  If you would like to have a referendum presentation scheduled for a group with whom you are associated, please contact District Administrator Jim Schmitt at schmittj@belleville.k12.wi.us or 608-835-6120, ext. 3440.