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Why is the school board asking voters to approve a 1-mill increase in ad valorem taxes?

What is the exact ballot language?

Where does Nassau County rank in teacher salaries?

Where does Nassau County rank in average years of experience?

How much money will the 1 mill bring into the district and for how long?

How will the money be spent?

Nassau County is already an A rated district, so why would you need more money?

Wouldn’t it be better to pay for compensation increases out of the annual operating budget?

How many other districts have proposed and passed similar measures?

Will any of this money go to pay board members or high-level district administrators?

Shouldn’t you first find ways to cut the budget, such as district administrators, before asking voters to an increase in taxes?

Why can’t you fund a quality education with existing dollars and live within your means?

Didn’t the Governor and Legislature just give teachers a big raise?

What is the impact of losing experienced teachers on students?

Why are other professions interested in hiring teachers?

How can the public be assured that the district is spending money as it should?

What is the district doing with the money being saved due to teacher shortages? Can that be used to pay existing teachers more?

What about the Lottery?

How much will it cost property owners?

How much of a raise will that mean for the average teacher?

Why do you need more money for paraprofessionals?

Why isn’t there enough money to pay out of operations budget?

What about all that money the district received from the American Recovery Act?

Where will this money go besides teacher compensation?

Isn’t this a bad time to ask for a tax increase with inflation, pandemic and rising property values already causing higher costs?

What is the difference between capital and operational money?

Doesn’t the State of Florida send school districts enough money to cover their needs?

Why are teachers leaving the profession?

Why should property owners who do not have children in Nassau County schools agree to pay more?

How is the school budget different from a family’s budget?

What does the district currently do to attract and retain teachers?