VOTE YES FOR S-W SCHOOLS!

02/13/2026

Have a sign that needs picked up? Let us know if our sign volunteers missed your address. We don’t want to lose these valuable commodities (we try to reuse them each election to save money). If you had a sign and it disappeared in the past few days, please know that we have been tracking them down and picking them up to follow the election rules!

And, most of all, THANK YOU for saying yes when asked to have a sign on your property! 💙🤍🐻

We are cautiously awaiting the certification on February 20. For now, we want to say thank you to everyone who supported our schools, our children and their future.

02/10/2026

Today is the day. What we've worked on as a group of parents and community members who care deeply about our students. We're hoping to send a strong message to the anti-public school group that a lot more people in our community still care about the success of our students.

02/09/2026

Tomorrow is Election Day. It's the day we hope our community comes through in a BIG way. We need the followers of this page to help.

1. PLEASE, remind your friends and neighbors to turn in their YES ballots to the local ballot drop boxes. There's one in Sedro-Woolley by the post office and another in Clear Lake. At this point, please don't mail them because they may not be postmarked in time to count.

2. If someone you know has ballots they have not filled out, please remind them to do so. Offer to drop off their completed ballots at the drop boxes. We think this election is going to be highly contested. We need every single YES vote turned in TODAY.

These levies pay for the everyday things our state funding doesn’t cover. If they don’t pass, our schools will be in serious trouble: teachers and support staff (counselors, paras, custodians, coaches) will be laid off, programs and student supports cut or reduced, routine repairs and maintenance delayed costing us more in the long run, and class sizes increased. That means less help for our kids and buildings that deteriorate over time.

02/07/2026

Great communities like ours support schools. Why? Because we understand that future generations are going to be the ones who are our caregivers. Our teachers. Our mechanics.

These students are the ones who need our support to fulfill their potential.

We believe in our community.

We believe in our students.

If you haven’t turned in your ballots with your YES votes, skip on down to the official ballot drop box on your way shopping 🛒 for the Super Bowl. Or plan it for tomorrow when you’re on the way to your friend’s house to cheer on our Seahawks.

02/04/2026

Honk and wave at our amazing friends holding signs this week! And turn in those ballots! Every single vote makes a difference.

02/04/2026

So. Many. Waves. And honks. And thumbs ups. Thank you so much for supporting our schools.

Wow. 🤯 Our hearts are full. You have no idea.

Now we just need all our supporters to VOTE YES! Make a plan on how you are going to get your ballots to the drop box ASAP!

02/03/2026

🗳️ Today’s the day to make your voice heard! Turn in your ballot and support the replacement levies that fund teachers, programs, and safety in our schools.

02/02/2026

📬 Ballots out! Have you returned yours for the February 10 election? Your vote helps keep critical funding for Sedro-Woolley schools operating strong. 🗳️

01/31/2026

01/28/2026

Ballot sitting on your kitchen counter? Fill it out and turn it in asap! Drop it off in the ballot box near Sedro-Woolley's Post Office or put it in the mailbox as soon as possible to make sure it counts with the new postmark rules!

11/17/2024

Supporters are welcome to attend a meeting tomorrow (Monday, November 18) at the public library at 5 p.m. We are starting to think about the 2026 renewal levies and how to get the word out!

The EPO levy is what helps pay for things the state doesn’t pay for through their prototypical funding model. A capital levy would help continue to pay for building maintenance and safety upgrades/meaures, such as a school resource officer.

Both measures will need to be renewed in February 2026.

03/02/2023

Tax rates for schools are actually down!

TAX STATEMENT MISSING 2022 INFORMATION

A line item from the 2022 Skagit County tax assessment was missed, making it appear as though there was a significant increase from year to year.

“We are getting a lot of calls about the 2023 tax statement,” said Brett Greenwood, Sedro-Woolley School District Executive Director of Business, Operations and Student Support.

According to a press release from the Skagit County Treasurer’s Office, the mistake was due to a software glitch.

“The comparison for residents’ tax distribution from 2022 to 2023 does not include a second line item for local school districts,” according to the release. “The line items for school districts were combined in 2023 giving the appearance of a larger increase than the actual increase.”

The missing line item has resulted in a large number of residents contacting their local districts with concerns.

“This makes it appear that our tax collection went through the roof,” Greenwood said. “In reality, our tax rates actually decreased year over year.”

Sedro-Woolley's rate per $1,000 assessed value was $3.32 in 2022. In 2023, the district's rate drops to $2.82 per $1,000.

School districts depend on local taxes to fill the gap between state and federal funding for facilities, programs, and services from voter-approved bonds and levies.

The county included a separate piece of paper explaining the missing line item, but it’s apparent from the phone calls and emails the district is receiving that the correction hasn’t been viewed.

Washington State law provides two tax benefit programs for senior citizens and individuals who are disabled: property tax exemptions and property tax deferrals. Call the Skagit County Assessor’s Office at 360-416-1780 for more information.

For more information, please visit www.skagitcounty.net/treasurer. You may also contact the Treasurer’s Office via email at [email protected] or call (360) 416-1750.