School Bond Issue

Vote, April 7, 2026.
The School Board has placed a $40 million school bond issue on the ballot for the April 7, 2026, election for the purpose of providing funds for significant updates to Matthews Elementary, the addition of middle school outdoor athletic facilities, a smaller addition and renovations at Sni-A-Bar Elementary, and improved security to school entrances district-wide. The district has other maintenance and upkeep needs that will be addressed with the passage of this bond issue. 

If this bond issue is approved, the adjusted debt service levy of the School District is estimated to remain unchanged at $1.300 per one hundred dollars of assessed valuation of real and personal property, a rate which was lowered from $1.700 in 2024.

2026 Bond Issue Priorities: 

  1. Substantial addition and renovations at Matthews Elementary 
  2. Middle school outdoor athletic facility 
  3. Addition and renovations at Sni-A-Bar Elementary 
  4. Safety improvements at school entrances 

Important Dates: 

  • February 24, 2026: First Day of Absentee Voting 
  • March 11, 2026: Last Day to Register to Vote in Jackson County 
  • March 24, 2026: First Day of No Excuse Absentee Voting 

Ballot Language: 

Shall the Board of Education of the Grain Valley R-V School District, Missouri, without an estimated increase in the current debt service property tax levy, borrow money in the amount of Forty Million Dollars ($40,000,000) for the purpose of providing funds to make construction and renovation improvements to Matthews Elementary, including but not limited to, new entrance(s), additional classrooms, gymnasium, restrooms, parking, and improved traffic flow; to construct Middle School outdoor athletic facilities; to provide District-wide security upgrades; to construct, equip, and furnish additional classrooms (standard and/or high-needs special education) at other elementary school(s); to pay off a lease financing for land purchase; to the extent funds are available, complete other repairs and improvements to existing facilities of the District; and issue general obligation bonds for the payment thereof? If this proposition is approved, the adjusted debt service levy of the School District is estimated to remain unchanged at $1.3000 per one hundred dollars of assessed valuation of real and personal property.

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