Riverdale School District - Referendum 2021

Please Vote on April 6, 2021

In 2017, voters approved a non-recurring 5 year, $600,000 operating referendum which expires in December 2021. This April, the Board of Education is asking for voter approval to continue this funding through an operational referendum on the April 6, 2021 ballot. If approved, this would go into effect with the December 2022 tax bill. The operational referendum asks voters to approve the following:

2022-2026 - A total of $700,000 is requested for the first 5 years:
2027-2040 - After five years, the amount requested drops to $315,000 per year for the remaining 14 years, to pay debt only.

The Board of Education hopes to continue to modernize programming to provide more hands-on and collaborative learning opportunities. The operational referendum will be used to address budget shortfalls, sustain educational opportunities for students and improve learning environments.

All voting residents of the Riverdale School District may vote on the referendum question, which will appear on the April 6, 2021 ballot. For information on how to vote in the April 6, 2021 election, please visit My Vote Wisconsin at https://myvote.wi.gov/en-us/

If Approved, Your Tax Dollars Will Support:

Educational Programming

New Learning Spaces

Improvements & Repairs

For additional information, please see below.

Referendum Mailer (February 2021)

Proposed Renovation Plan

Renovations Include:

Provide a 4-classroom addition with lockers and (2) toilet rooms.
Provide an Agriculture classroom addition with (2) toilet rooms.
Provide a new secure entry with added clearstory above original library space.
Renovate a portion of the library to create a MS common space.
Renovate original Agriculture classroom to become a new Art room.
Widen main hallway by removing current lockers.
Renovate the original Admin area and provide (2) new toilet rooms accessible to the public.
Provide site work associated with the addition scope.
Install new ventilation in current Agriculture classroom
Renovation and ADA code compliance for (2) existing restrooms

Please join us at one of the Community Information Meetings below as we talk more about the proposed Operational Referendum and how it will impact the District.

Thursday, February 25 at 6:00 pm at Riverdale High School

Monday, March 1 at 7:00 pm. This is a Virtual Meeting.

Please use this Zoom link to attend the meeting virtually: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83101967663

Virtual Meeting Call-In Phone Number:

1-312-626-6799

Meeting ID: 831 0196 7663

Please Make An Informed Decision

You asked, we listened. We’ve compiled a list of frequently asked questions and answers to allow you to make an informed decision before you go to the polls in April.

Frequently Asked Questions

April 6, 2021: Voting Information

All eligible school district voters are asked to please vote on this issue at their regular polling place on Tuesday, April 6. For more information on how to register, polling locations, absentee voting, and general voting information, please visit myvote.wi.gov.