The Copper Country ISD is proposing a $45 million investment that would modernize and expand our learning environments - ensuring students, families and educators have access to the right resources for success.

This project would:

• Create future-ready and safe learning environments for:

  • Career & Technical Education: Creating opportunities to strong careers and driving regional economic growth.

  • Special Education: Empowering students and educators through high-quality support, training, and inclusive learning environments.

  • Early Childhood Education: Expanding safe, nurturing opportunities for young learners and strengthening partnerships across families, schools, and community agencies.

  • Professional Development: Ensuring educators have the tools, training, and collaboration needed to deliver excellence in every classroom.

Project Highlights

The Central Campus for CCISD Services Would Include:

• New and expanded CTE spaces for all current programs + future growth

• Safe, thoughtfully designed Special Education classrooms

• Professional Development spaces and multi-purpose areas for training/events

• New administrative offices and meeting areas

• Outdoor playground and inclusive spaces for all learners

The Future Early Childhood Center Would Include:

• Renovating of current CTE building with easy access and familiar location

• Indoor and outdoor playground areas

• Classrooms tailored for early learning

• Nurturing, secure, and developmentally appropriate environment

The Renovated Facility in Baraga County Would Include:

• Services closer to home for families in Baraga County

• CTE, Special Education, and Early Childhood programs in Baraga County

• Expanded access to quality education across the region

Benefits to Our Community

This project would provide a transformational investment to:

• Provide modern, flexible, and efficient educational facilities

• Centralize and expand accessible education services

• Create greater opportunities for students, educators, and families

• Boost regional economic growth and workforce readiness

Below is the language for the proposal:

Shall Copper Country Intermediate School District, Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed Forty-Five Million Dollars ($45,000,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therefor, in one or more series, for the purpose of:

Erecting, remodeling, including security improvements to, erecting additions to, furnishing and refurnishing, and equipping and re-equipping school buildings and facilities; and equipping, developing, and improving playgrounds and sites?

The following is for informational purposes only:

To repay the proposed bonds, voters will be considering a debt millage projecting to be levied at 1.15 mills in the first year, with an average millage over the life of the bond of 1.0 mill.

For example, if your home has an assessed value of $200,000, the estimated taxable value is $100,000 and first year annual cost would be about $115 per year; approximately $9.50 a month.