After a dozen public forums and numerous meetings throughout Noblesville, the Noblesville Schools Board of School Trustees has voted to take a $63.6 million building project to the voters of Noblesville Township in the May 4 primary election. The project is $10 million less than presented at the first public forum in November. If approved, it will allow the school district to return fifth-grade students to the elementary schools and provide space for growth by expanding five schools and building an elementary school in the southeast quadrant of Noblesville Township. It also will allow creation of two middle schools for grades 6-8, one at the current Noblesville Middle School building and one at the current Noblesville Intermediate School, and provide for additional science labs and physical education and health space at Noblesville High School. The project includes construction of a new elementary school on Promise Road north of 146th Street. Although the school board had considered building the school on Hague Road adjacent to NIS, the Promise Road site was chosen to allow the school district to accommodate the rapid residential growth in the southeast quadrant of the township. This chart looks at both sites considered and compares the percentage of classrooms that would be located in each quadrant of the township. Click here to learn about the educational need for the project. Click here to see an overview of the project. Map of district The Goal It is the goal of the Noblesville Board of School Trustees to provide facilities that support and enhance curricular and extra-curricular programs, accommodate growth, reduce the number of transitions students make, and accomplish this task in a fiscally responsible manner. What if this doesn't pass? Noblesville Schools will have difficult decisions to make if the facilities referendum does not pass. Learn more. Questions and Answers Frequently Asked Questions Questions about specific parts of the project Property Tax Calculator Property owners can determine the impact on their taxes by using this calculator. Be sure to use the NET assessed value, not the gross assessed value. The calculator will show the annual and monthly tax impact of the Facilities Referendum (referred to as "Future Projects" on the chart) for the years 2011, 2012, and 2013. It also will show the annual and monthly tax impact on the Operating Referendum (referred to as General Fund Referendum on the chart) More information 2009 Demographic Study Forum Presentation Presentation from 1028 Hearing on December 15, 2009 Preliminary Determination Resolution adopted on January 19, 2010 Multi-Media A Message from Dr. Conner Video: Current Challenges - Looking Ahead Voting information Who can vote? Voters registered at addresses within the Noblesville Schools' district (Noblesville Township) may vote on the referendum questions. The yes-or-no questions will be at the end of the primary ballot on May 4. Dates to note: • Voter registration deadline is April 5. • Absentee and early voting begins April 5 and ends at noon, May 3. * Specific hours for absentee and early voting are: - Monday through Friday, April 5-April 30: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. - Saturday, April 24 and May 1: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. - Monday, May 3: 8 a.m.-noon. • Polls are open from 6 a.m.-6 p.m. on primary election day, May 4. More information about the primary election is available on the Hamilton County website. Forms Volunteer Form Voter Registration Form Absentee Ballot Application Stay up-to-date Invite Dr. Conner to speak to your group Send your questions/comments via e-mail Follow us on Twitter Join our Facebook fan page Contact your state legislators Senate District 20 Senator Luke Kenley E-mail: s20@in.gov Sen. Luke Kenley Phone: 773-2980 Mailing address: Indiana Statehouse 200 W. Washington Street Indianapolis, IN 46204 House District 29 Representative Kathy Kreag Richardson E-mail: h29@in.gov Rep. Kathy Kreag Richardson Phone: 773-6123 Mailing address: Indiana Statehouse 200 W. Washington Street Indianapolis, IN 46204

Forest Hill to close, Hinkle Creek to expand Two facility changes will take place regardless of the outcome of May’s referendum vote. Forest Hill Elementary will close no later than 2012 and Hinkle Creek Elementary will expand into the adjacent Tri-County Opportunity School. Most of the students from Forest Hill will attend the new Hinkle Creek. Forest Hill, the district's oldest school, is also the smallest school and the most costly to operate. Upgrading the school - without adding classroom space - would cost 80-90 percent as much as building a new school, not including the cost of site work that would be necessary. The project at Hinkle Creek will cost under 30 percent less than a new school, provide a net gain of 22 classrooms, and extend the life of the original Hinkle Creek building. The Tri-County facility, owned by the Hamilton-Boone-Madison Special Services Cooperative, is being gifted to Noblesville Schools by the other six districts that make up the co-op because the co-op no longer needs the facility. Special needs students who currently attend Tri-County are being moved to Carmel where the co-op is headquartered. The "new" Hinkle Creek will include two wings connected by a new centrally located entrance. The west wing will house grades K-2 and the east wing will house grades 3-5. Both wings will have capacity for 450 students. Construction at Hinkle Creek is the school district's highest priority because the "new" Hinkle Creek will house most of the students relocating from Forest Hill. Work is expected to begin in the fall of 2010 and be completed by the fall of 2011. The financing of the Hinkle Creek project is planned as a part of the capital projects referendum but the school district also is applying for Qualified School Construction Bonds through federal stimulus money made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.