Adams 12 leaders are celebrating the passage of a $39 million mill levy override that will mean the school district can pay teachers more, add career and technical education classes and bolster safety measure instead of needing to make cuts for a second year.

Ballot Issue 5B passed with 53% voting “yes” and 46% voting “no,” based on unofficial results from Adams and Broomfield counties. Voters defeated a similar measure in 2024, 57 percent to to 43 percent. For the current school year, the district cut 150 jobs amid a $27.5 million shortfall.

The last mill levy override passed by voters in Adams 12 was in 2018.

The current measure allows the district to collect additional money from property taxes for ongoing expenses by increasing the mill levy up to 8.795 mills. The increase is expect

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