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Vote YES for safe, healthy schools and reliable technology by Nov. 3
Yes for Highline
Highline students can't afford to wait.
Every Highline student deserves a safe, healthy school and reliable technology that supports learning.
Propositions 1 and 2 address aging middle schools, critical building repairs, cybersecurity, dependable school technology, and systems students, families and staff rely on every day.
Failing to address these needs now leaves students without today’s safety and learning advantages, allows buildings to deteriorate, and compromises the security of student data.
Waiting to replace buildings will only get more expensive.
PROP. 1: SAFE, HEALTHY SCHOOLS
The school construction bond would:
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Replace Sylvester and Cascade middle schools
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Rebuild and improve Chinook Middle School
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Create a permanent home for CHOICE Academy and other student programs
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Fund critical repairs and safety improvements at schools across Highline
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Create hands-on learning spaces for career and trades training
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Highline has a decades-long record of delivering school construction projects on time and on budget.
WHO PLANNED THE BOND?
A thoughtful plan, built over years by a community-led advisory group.​
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The projects in Prop. 1 were determined by Highline's community-led Capital Facilities Advisory Committee.
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They spent two years studying facility conditions, priorities, costs, and construction timing before recommending their plan.
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This plan is fiscally responsible because it invests in schools now instead of waiting until buildings deteriorate further and construction costs rise.
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And it levels the playing field, giving every middle school student in Highline access to a modern school built to today’s learning and safety standards.
PROP. 2: RELIABLE TECHNOLOGY
The technology levy would resume local funding for:
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Cybersecurity and student data protection
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Reliable internet and WiFi
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Teacher training for responsible technology use
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School-to-family communication systems
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Staff and student device replacements and maintenance
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WHY DO WE NEED TECHNOLOGY?
Technology doesn't replace teachers
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The vast majority of classroom time is spent in direct, teacher-led instruction.
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Tools such as instructional software can help teachers identify where individual students need additional support.
And cybersecurity is not optional.
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Schools maintain sensitive information including medical information, and student records.
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These systems need continual security updates to protect confidential student data..
Why Now?
School construction takes years to design, permit, and build.
A YES vote now allows work to begin.
Delaying means today’s students are left behind while construction and repair costs continue to rise.
​Cybersecurity, communication systems, classroom tools, and technical support are everyday needs that are not fully funded by the state.
Facts about Highline's bond and levy
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Highline has delivered new schools on time and on budget for decades.
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School projects take time to launch, including
making sure we have an interim school site
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Bond funds can only be used for voter-approved capital purposes.
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Technology supports teachers. It does not replace teacher-led instruction.
Highline students have waited long enough.
Vote Yes on Props. 1 and 2 by Nov. 3!
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Safe Schools.
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Reliable Technology.
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Prepared Students.
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