Referendum Commitments
In November 2024, the community voted to approve the Ignite Student Learning Referendum. This webpage is dedicated to providing the community with updates on how these dollars are being spent.
Commitment | 2024 Estimate | 2025-2026 Proposed Budget |
Create a new position to coordinate and expand career and technical education programs | $121,000 | $88,116 |
CTECH career and technical education programming | $1,347,085 | $1,388,593 |
Industrial technology and other career and technical education classes | $2,971,848 | $3,293,020 |
Strategic plan initiative to ensure all students have strong plans for postsecondary education and a career planning and the knowledge and skills to implement their plans | $221,000 | $218,353 |
The PTECH partnership with RCTC, IBM, and Mayo Clinic | $783,427 | $707,169 |
Create a new position to coordinate submission of grants to state and federal governments and private foundations | $121,000 | $95,941 |
Create a new position to seek and coordinate donations from individuals and businesses to support athletics, arts, and other activities and initiatives | $121,000 | $0 |
Media specialists at elementary schools | $1,310,770 | $1,326,581 |
Project SEARCH at Mayo Clinic | $258,862 | $277,292 |
Reading specialists and curriculum to support implementation of the science of reading from early childhood through high school | $516,235 | $189,245 |
Sustain the driver’s education program for low-income students | $88,317 | $50,000 |
The CAPE parent education and empowerment program | $185,760 | $205,564 |
The Launching Emerging Adults Program (LEAP) | $455,822 | $377,025 |
Advanced learning positions and services (formerly gifted and talented) | $1,479,770 | $1,601,585 |
Funding for integrating deeper learning into all academic subjects | $1,200,000 | $1,156,002 |
Middle school music positions and support | $664,173 | $1,333,687 |
Project Lead the Way at the middle school level | $970,704 | $817,507 |
RPS staff and programming at Quarry Hill Nature Center | $253,567 | $289,823 |
Support operation of the Planetarium at Mayo High School | $90,315 | $107,874 |
Community Schools coordinator positions and programming to provide students and families with assistance with housing, food, clothing, and other sources of support | $808,920 | $592,810 |
Implement mental health screening at all schools to identify students who need support | $27,000 | $27,000 |
School counselor positions | $5,404,522 | $5,672,481 |
Total | $19,401,097 | $19,815,668 |