2009 SPLOST (Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax)

Thank You to the Citizens of Muscogee County!
57% Approved the SPLOST!

Citizens of Muscogee County approved the proposed SPLOST on Tuesday, September 15, 2009.

Election Results

Understanding the Needs

Room to Learn*

With a projection of approximately 4000 new students entering the district due to BRAC, additional classroom space is needed. Using SPLOST funds, two new elementary and one new middle school will be built, twelve new classrooms added to Richards Middle School, and twenty classrooms to Northside High School. A Fine Arts School which will serve grades 6-12 will house 700 students, freeing 700 seats in schools throughout the district.

According to our five-year facility plan, it would be more cost-efficient to rebuild Carver High School than to continue renovations and remodeling; therefore, Carver High would be demolished and a new high school built on that site. Student athletic fields will be upgraded to include a new gym at Fort Middle School which will serve the entire community for basketball and volleyball competitions; Kinnett Stadium will be upgraded; a new athletic complex will be developed near Carver High School which will include a football field, baseball and softball fields, track, and tennis courts; Upgrade of athletic fields at Kendrick, Spencer, and Jordan. Most of the current physical education facilities (gyms) will be air conditioned.

Ways to Learn*

Muscogee County Schools are being fitted with computers from monies from the 2003 SPLOST, but additional technology is needed to bring the classrooms up to 21st century standards. Interactive white boards, projectors, document cameras, ability for video-conferencing, student response systems and other modern technologies will be purchased so that students will be engaged in the learning. Also, the alternative education settings need to be improved. Adult Education courses and other alternative education programs will be moved to Daniel, across from Columbus Tech so that those students will be in close proximity to Columbus Technical College. Alternative settings throughout the district will be upgraded.

Support to Learn*

Increasing the technology in the buildings creates a need to upgrade the infrastructure to support that technology.

The transportation facility will be upgraded to include paving and additional bays for repair and maintenance of school buses.

*Pending