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Parcel Tax
Mill Valley School District Parcel Taxes
The Mill Valley School District is a ‘basic aid’ or community-funded district due to the current enrollment and assessed property valuation.
Funding for Mill Valley Elementary Schools
For nearly 40 years, the Mill Valley School District (MVSD) has used locally controlled parcel tax funding to maintain small class sizes, attract and retain highly qualified teachers, and fund the academic programs that make Mill Valley schools among the best in California.
Local Funding set to Expire
MVSD’s parcel tax funding is set to expire soon. Unless renewed by local voters, the District will lose one quarter of its current budget, approximately $12 million a year in locally controlled funding. A funding loss of this magnitude would require additional cuts to teachers, academic programs, and services.
In recent years, MVSD has already made cuts due to declining State funding and increasing costs. Additional cuts would be required if current parcel tax funding were to expire.
Renewing Expiring Funding to Maintain Excellent Schools
To fund academic programs and high-quality teachers, the MVSD Board of Trustees is considering a June 2026 ballot measure to renew the District’s expiring parcel tax at the current rate of $1,520 and restore the District’s recently expired $234 per parcel tax.
While no final decision has been made, this potential measure could provide $14,900,000 annually for eight years, with funds used to:
- Attract and retain highly qualified teachers
- Protect core academic programs in science, technology, engineering, math, reading and writing
- Preserve outstanding academics for local elementary and middle schools
- Continue student academic support services
- Maintain small class sizes
- Reduce cuts to teachers, staff, and instruction
Fiscal Accountability and Local Control
Any potential measure would include strict fiscal safeguards to ensure transparency and accountability:
- All funds stay local — none can be taken by the State
- Independent citizens’ oversight committee and annual audits
- No money for administrators’ salaries or pensions
- Senior homeowner exemptions (age 65+) remain in place
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Mill Valley School District believes planning for the future of our schools and students is a community responsibility. Please take a few minutes to fill out our community feedback survey.
Questions? Reach out: Monica Wallace (mwallace@mvschools.org)
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Our District has taken every step to manage its budget wisely and maintains AAA credit rating—the highest rating possible—from Moody’s Investors Service and S&P Global when refinancing bonds to save taxpayers up to $1.7 million over the duration of the bond period. There are only 8 school districts in the State of California with this distinction of AAA credit rating from both agencies.
The district completed a Facilities Needs Assessment in fall of 2019. The Mill Valley Middle School currently has extensive facility needs, from structural, heating and cooling, and roofing repairs to classroom modernization needs. Then On February 10, 2022, the Board adopted Resolution No. 12-21/22 ordering a school bond election and authorizing the necessary actions to place a bond measure on the June 2022 ballot (“Measure G”). Measure G was placed on the ballot for the June 7, 2022, primary election. Based on the total number of votes cast, over two-thirds of the votes were in favor of Measure G and the District Board of Trustees passed Resolution 04-22/23 declaring Measure G approved at its meeting on September 15, 2022. Also at this meeting, the Board approved Resolution 02-22/23 authorizing the establishment of a Citizens' Bond Oversight Committee (CBOC) and subsequently appointed qualified members.