Rock Island Schools Benefit From Sales Tax, Spend More Than $64 Mil On Upgrades

Thanks to the 1% Sales Tax RIMSD#41 has been able to spend more than $64 million in facility upgrades in the last seven years! At last night’s Regular Board of Education meeting, the district’s CFO gave an update on all the projects that have been completed so far with School Facility Tax and ESSER (federal stimulus relief funds) Funds. Since 2017, the district has spent $64,767,596.90 on school facility upgrades. $45,262,455.95 was used from the 1% sales tax funds. The district has spent $19,505,140.95 in ESSER funds for HVAC upgrades. In the last seven years, the district has: Completed... Read More