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2. Why Bonds Are Necessary Local taxpayers build schools through property taxes LCPS budget pays for day-to-day operations –Including salaries, utilities, insurance –Bond funds cannot be used for salaries Bonds are needed to keep up with growth Capital Improvements Levy repairs and maintains our schools 2

3. Prior Bond Issue – 2006 Tax dollars at work: 3 new schools under construction: elementary, middle and high school Roofs / Heating & Cooling School & Restroom Renovations Technology - All schools and LCPS infrastructure Lynn Middle School - renovated gym and front of school 3

4. Pro-Active Maintenance - All schools Americans With Disabilities Act improvements Drama Classroom – MHS New windows – Zia Middle School Play Courts and Grounds Improvements New Parent Drop-Off Lanes Prior Bond Issue – 2006 Tax dollars at work: 4

5. Prior Bond Issue – Projects Left Undone Picacho Middle School Music Wing Las Cruces High Classroom Wings (A,B,C) –LCHS currently under architectural review; status of building and recommended renovations to be determined by spring. 5

6. Bond Issue 2010 4-year election cycle; Next bond election - 2014 Maintain “No Tax Rate Increase” in 2010 Feb. 2 Election, two items on the ballot: –$65 million Bond –Renew the 2-mill Capital Improvements Levy All Schools Benefit 6

7. NO School Tax Rate Increase 7

8. Matching Funds:  Several projects will be eligible for additional state match (PSCOC)  LCPS to pay 1/3; state to pay for 2/3 cost Projects: Las Cruces High renovations (project is potentially among those ranked by state for PSCOC eligibility) Loma Heights Elem (new early childhood classrooms, multipurpose room) Mayfield High remodeling – nursing, counseling and administrative areas University Hills Elem (older school areas) 8

9. Bond Issue 2010:  Remodeling (matching funds) $19,500,000  New High School – final phase$12,000,000  Roofs/HVAC – 8 schools$ 8,750,000  Safety Systems, Technology$ 4,125,000 and Electrical Upgrades, Portables Connectivity  Nurse Area and Restrooms $ 2,500,000 Remodeling  Kitchens Remodeling$ 3,000,000 9

10. Bond Issue 2010:  Outdoor Improvements - $ 2,600,000 fences, drop-off lanes, paving, sewage/lift stations, sprinklers  Baseball Complex – phase 1,$ 2,725,000 Tennis Courts, Bleachers  Shade Structures and Play$ 1,800,000 Equipment  Construction Contingency $ 8,000,000 and Land Acquisition TOTAL$65,000,000 10

11. Bond Issue 2010: Also on the Ballot, v Two Mill Capital Improvements Levy - Repairs and Maintenance - Asbestos Removal - School Equipment - Classroom Furnishings - Play Equipment - and more v Passage will not increase the tax rate 11

12. How Are Citizens Helping? Early (in-person) Voting, Jan. 8-29 Displaying yard signs Add their names to advertising endorsing the election Participating in door-to-door walk, Sat., Jan. 23 PLEASE VOTE! 12