Seattle Public Schools

Capital Levies

BEX V

Building Excellence V (BEX V) Capital Levy

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Levy amount: $1.4 billion
Approved: February 2019 by 73% of the votes cast
Replaced: Building Excellence IV Capital Levy (BEX IV)
Levy collected: 2020-2025

The six-year BEX V Capital Levy continues the district’s long-range plans to upgrade and renovate aging school facilities and address enrollment growth. It pays for school construction and building improvements as well as technology investments. Projects selected went through an extensive community vetting process and followed the School Board’s Guiding Principles for BEX V.

Projects

You can download a map and list of BEX V projects as a PDF. Below are additional details about what the levy funds, school-specific project lists, and timelines for major projects. Visit our Construction Projects page for active projects.

Oversight

The  BEX/BTA Capital Programs Oversight Committee is a citizen oversight committee required by the School Board. The committee assures that the BEX and BTA programs support academic achievement in the schools, as well as program revenues, expenditures, and planning for future BEX and BTA levies or bonds.

More information about the Oversight Committee

Resources

Capital Projects and Planning Department

Construction Projects

Department of Technology Services (DoTS)