The survey you are about to take is intended to provide community input for our district's Board of Education.  This is not a vote, but we hope that the information will help our school district to find the best way forward.  We have to collect identifying information to ensure we don't have duplicates.  The personal information you provide will be treated with respect and care.  It will not be used for any other purpose and will be removed from results provided to the BOE.  The Board of Education has not endorsed or sponsored this survey.  A diverse selection of citizens assembled to write these questions, and they have included many of the current issues facing Warren Local School District.  

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The survey progresses with choices for type of construction, preference of location, established plans, various community issues, and requests to research three additional plans.  As you take the survey, just click on your choice.  There is a Comment area provided for feedback that might not fit the questions.

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The previous bond levy attempts were at 58% state and 42% local share.  After the bond levy failed in May, the new Spring 2011 numbers are 62% state and 38% local share.  Additionally, OSFC funding is determined in July of each year.  Regardless of whether we pass a funding levy in November of this year or Spring of 2012, funding will not become available until July 2012.

The numbers in the following plans will likely change with the fall and spring reassessments.

The Repair and Busing plan would perform needed repairs and return High School busing with a 4 mil dedicated levy for a limited number of years.  This plan would rely on its own success for renewal and the scheduling of future projects.  Unlike the bond levys, there would be no additional drain on the local economy from interest paid.  This plan features local control and the ability to keep much of the tax money in our local economy.

The New High School/Middle School segmented plan would finance 2 new buildings at the Barlow-Vincent campus with a 4.65 mil 28 year bond obligation.  Interest on those bonds would almost double the 16.1 million dollar local share.  This OSFC Segmented plan would allow more new building at a later date with the same state/local share and another 28 year bond levy.

The 3 New K-8 Grade Schools segmented plan would finance 3 new buildings with a 5.53 mil 28 year bond obligation.   Interest on those bonds would almost double the 19.5 million dollar local share.  This OSFC Segmented plan would allow more new building at a later date with the same state/local share and another 28 year bond levy.

The New Middle School and 3 K-6 Grade Schools segmented plan would finance 4 new buildings with a 5.60 mil 28 year bond obligation.   Interest on those bonds would almost double the 19.8 million dollar local share.  This OSFC Segmented plan would allow more new building at a later date with the same state/local share and another 28 year bond levy.

The New High School/Middle School and 3 K-6 Grade Schools plan would finance 5 new buildings with a 8.69 mil 28 year bond obligation.   Interest on those bonds would almost double the 31.8 million dollar local share.  This OSFC plan to replace all school buildings has already been voted on 4 times.

Three additional plans have been brought forth by the community.

Plan B would build a New High School, convert the old High School to a Middle School, and consolidate all elementary students at a single Barlow-Vincent grade school.  This single campus solution would be funded with the OSFC and a bond levy.  Cost figures have yet to be determined, but as with the other OSFC plans, interest on the bonds would almost double the local share.

Plan C would build 4 New Schools - a High School and 6-8 Middle School at Barlow-Vincent, 2 K-5 Grade Schools at the Little Hocking and Warren Elementary sites.  This multi-campus solution would be funded with the OSFC and a bond levy.  Cost figures have yet to be determined, but as with the other OSFC plans, interest on the bonds would almost double the local share.

Plan D would build 4 New Grade Schools with one between Layman and Bartlett.  This solution would be funded with the OSFC and a bond levy.  Cost figures have yet to be determined, but as with the other OSFC plans, interest on the bonds would almost double the local share.

The previous ballot issues were for an OSFC plan that would have replaced all of our school buildings.  The three partial plans presented June 6 fall under the OSFC Segmented criteria.  As such, the district could pass a funding levy for another portion at a later date, usually within 5 years.  That funding would be by bond levy and likely be an additional 28 year tax obligation.  Under these rules, local/state shares for a future plan would be locked at the numbers of our initial Segment.