There is good news this week for Camas schools and the families who have flocked to this area so their children might attend one of the best school districts in the region — with about 20 percent of ballots still left to count, Camas School District voters are passing two replacement levies that represent nearly 20 percent of the school district’s budget.
The Feb. 9 Special Election preliminary results published Tuesday night showed both levies passing by somewhat comfortable margins.
The Educational Programs and Operations (EP&O) levy, which reduce Camas class sizes, funds sports programs and extracurricular activities, and pays for things like school nurses, transportation and food services, library staff and special education programs, was passing on election night by a 6-point margin: 53 to 47 percent.
The Technology, Health and Safety capital levy, which funds technology for staff and students and pays for school building needs, including roofs, boilers and fire protection, was passing by a wider, 12-point margin, 56 to 44 percent.
The bad news? The percentage of voters supporting these levies, which school boosters in Camas say are critical to the district’s continued success, has dramatically withered since February 2017.