Superintendent Susan Bunting speaks about upcoming current e

upcoming current expense referendum. citizens will have a chance to vote on the referendum — which could increase the current tax rate by forty-nine cents per one hundred dollars of the assessed value of each property. if passed, the school district says the new money will be used towards school safety, technology, textbooks, and student programs. the indian river school district has over 10-thousand students and more than 800 hundred teachers. bunting says the district is eligible to add thirty-six more teachers to this year– but the current tax system doesn’t cover the additional payroll, which stalled the hiring process. bunting says the new teachers that are being hired would educate students with special needs. voting for the referendum will take place november 22nd and — if passed – would take effect during the next school year for polling locations and information, head over to our website at 47 abc dot com. yesterday governor markell issued an