KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — The Kanawha County school system has created a web page to share information about the excess school levy that will be before voters in the November election and would raise millions of dollars for school safety and other improvements.

On the ballot Nov. 8, the excess levy would allow the county’s schools to focus on the priority areas of staff retention and school positions, safety and security, additional HVAC/roofing needs and facility/extracurricular needs at the middle school and high school levels, the school system said.

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School officials said the excess levy funding on this year’s ballot would fund initiatives July 2024 through July 2029 and would not result in an increase to taxes. Kanawha County’s current school excess levy ends in July 2024.

Following is a breakdown of what the money would be used for:

* More than $37.7 million for professional, service and substitute wages, including specific funds for custodians, counselors and art teachers.

* Nearly $2.5 million for additional staff including seven additional counselors, five additional nurses and 14 additional special education staff.

* About $2.7 million for safety and security improvements across the district including secure entrances at every school that does not have one.

* More than $11.1 million for heating, ventilation, air conditioning and roofing improvements at 10 schools with the greatest need.

* About $7.4 million for facility and extracurricular needs across the county including tennis courts (with pickleball striping), baseball/softball turf, tracks, raises for coaches and scoreboards.

In a Facebook post, the school system said it will be hosting Local School Improvement Council meetings in each of the county’s eight feeder areas. The meetings will give community members the opportunity to meet with school administrators and board members and give input on how to improve schools.

All meetings will be conducted at 6 p.m. Following are the feeder areas, dates for the meetings and locations:

• St. Albans, Tuesday, Aug. 30, McKinley Middle School
• Capital, Tuesday, Sept. 6, Edgewood Elementary
• Herbert Hoover, Tuesday, Sept. 13, Elk Elementary Center
• Riverside, Monday, Sept. 26, Carver Career Center
• George Washington, Monday, Oct. 3, John Adams Middle
• Nitro, Tuesday, Oct. 11, Andrew Jackson Middle
• South Charleston, Tuesday, Oct. 18, Bridgeview Elementary
• Sissonville, Tuesday, Oct. 25, Sissonville Middle