Oregon school money measures find voter favor

All seven school bond and local option levies passed in Tuesday ‘s election, continuing recent positive trends on such votes, officials said.

Passing bonds were the Reynolds School District ($125 million), Woodburn School District ($65 million), Marcola School District ($7.8 million) and St. Paul School District ($5.3 million). Blue Mountain Community College saw its $23 million bond pass.

Voters also approved five-year local option school levies in Ashland and Pendleton by significant margins.

Last November, six of nine districts passed bonds, and all six option levies were successful.

Betsy Miller-Jones, executive director of the Oregon School Boards Association, thanked local voters for investing in their schools.

“Recent results signal that schools are making an effective case about the importance of replacing and upgrading dated buildings and investing in technology,” she said. “As the economy improves, we need to continue to focus resources on our students.”

Among OSBA’s legislative priorities in the current session is finding a statewide solution to pay for school construction and renovation.

A full listing of the election results can be found at this page.