Replacement Levy - Educational Programs and Operations (EP&O)
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Election Day: November 3, 2026
CVSD’s current EP&O levy expires at the end of 2027. On November 3, 2026, voters will decide whether to approve a three-year replacement levy for collection in 2028, 2029 and 2030.
The EP&O levy sustains student programs, activities and safety measures that state and federal dollars do not fully fund.
CVSD has had a voter-approved EP&O levy in place for more than 50 years. Students in every school benefit from levy-supported programs and services.
The Estimated Rate
The current EP&O levy rate is $2.50 per $1,000 of assessed property value. The replacement levy is estimated at a maximum rate of $2.50 per $1,000 for all three years.
|
Collection Year |
Estimated Maximum Rate |
Estimated Maximum Levy Amount (District-wide to be approved by voters) |
Estimated Annual Levy Amount (For a median assessed home value of $418,000) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2028 |
$2.50/thousand |
$48,900,000 |
$1,045 ($87/month) |
|
2029 |
$2.50/thousand |
$50,550,000 |
$1,045 ($87/month) |
|
2030 |
$2.50/thousand |
$52,400,000 |
$1,045 ($87/month) |
The levy rate is estimated and may be lower depending on changes in assessed property values and other factors. The district may not collect more than the voter-approved levy amount or the maximum levy rate or $2.50 per thousand of assessed value allowed by law.
Levy estimator: www.cvsd.org/levycalculator
What the Levy Funds - Bridging the Gap
Approximately 16.2% of CVSD’s annual costs fall above the state funding model. Levy dollars help cover portions of several areas of district operations, including:
- 100% of extracurricular activities and athletics - $5.8 million of $5.8 million
- 95% of substitute costs - $4.5 million of $4.8 million
- 35% of facilities, utilities and insurance - $4.5 million of $12.7 million
- 20% of support staff costs - $5.4 million of $26.4 million
- 14% of teachers, nurses and certificated staff costs - $17.0 million of $118.0 million
- 13% of special education costs - $5.8 million of $43.9 million
- 13% of transportation costs - $1.2 million of $9.3 million
- 11% of child nutrition costs - $1.0 million of $9.2 million
- 10% of materials, supplies and operating costs - $3.2 million of $32.6 million
Why is this called a replacement levy?
The proposed levy is not an additional EP&O levy. It would replace the current voter-approved levy when it expires at the end of 2027, which is currently a rate of $2.50 per $1,000 of assessed property value.
If approved, the replacement levy would continue local funding for educational programs and operations an estimated maximum rate of $2.50 per $1,000 of assessed property value for another three years: 2028, 2029 and 2030.
How is CVSD funded?
Most CVSD funding comes from state and federal sources. Local levy funding, together with state Local Effort Assistance and other local revenue, helps fill the gap between state and federal funding and the actual cost of programs and services provided by the district.
In the 2026–2027 General Fund budget, local EP&O levy revenue accounts for 16.2% of district revenue.
State Local Effort Assistance (LEA) also provides funding to qualifying school districts through the state. CVSD is conservatively projecting LEA revenue to decline from approximately:
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$5.7 million in 2026–27
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$2.7 million in 2027–28
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$1.3 million in 2028–29
Changes in state and federal funding, inflation and declining LEA funding create additional pressure on the district’s operating budget.
Voting Information - Vote.gov
- Ballots mailed: October 14-16, 2026
- Election Day: November 3, 2026
- CVSD EP&O Levy Voter Information Guide
