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Stifel Education Group

Serving K-14 schools

The country’s leading underwriter of K-12 school bonds and an experienced regional partner to K-12 schools from one sea to the other.

As the country’s leading K-12 underwriter, we understand our job goes beyond underwriting. We are here to listen and provide a tailored value-added service, gain your mutual respect and build a long term partnership. The bonds we value the most are the ones established with you.

Stifel K-12 Public Finance 2024 Year in Review

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Education Subsectors

Stifel Municipal Bond Calendar

Anticipated Pricing Date Type of Financing State Issuer Issue Anticipated Par Rating (s) Moodys, S&P, Fitch Federal Taxes State Taxes Preliminary Official Statement
07/22/2025 Education (K-12/Public) Texas Van Alstyne Independent School District Unlimited Tax School Building Bonds, Series 2025 50,000,000 A1 / - / - Exempt Exempt View
07/22/2025 Education (K-12/Public) New Mexico Albuquerque Municipal School District No. 12 General Obligation Refunding Bonds Series 2025B 46,370,000 - / AA / - Exempt Exempt View
07/22/2025 Education (K-12/Public) Kansas Sedgwick County USD 265 (Goddard) General Obligation Capital Outlay Temporary Notes, Series 2025-1 6,155,000 Aa3 / - / - Exempt Exempt View
07/24/2025 Education (K-12/Public) California San Mateo-Foster City School District Election of 2020 General Obligation Bonds, Series C 100,000,000 Aaa / - / - Exempt Exempt View
07/24/2025 Education (K-12/Public) Ohio Akron City School District General Obligation (Unlimited Tax) School Improvement Notes, Series 2025 27,500,000 - / SP-1+ / - Exempt Exempt View

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Stifel underwrites debt on behalf of municipalities throughout the nation. The bond issues below represent selected negotiated offerings in which the firm will participate in. These bonds are subject to prior sale. This offering calendar is for information purposes only, and is not intended as an offer for solicitation with respect to the purchase or sale of any securities. New issues are offered by Official Statement only, which can be found by clicking the “POS button” for each respective deal under the Preliminary Official Statement column. Stifel encourages investors to work with their personal financial advisor when making decisions about buying or selling any security. These decisions should be guided by an overall financial plan specific to individual objectives, tax considerations and risk tolerance, as well as to market environments that may affect investments. If you have any questions regarding the process for selling municipal bonds at Stifel, please consult your financial advisor.

Sample of Recent Transactions

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$ 61,230,000
General Obligation Ref. Bonds

Arapahoe CSD. No. 6

Littleton, Colorado

Public K – 12

K-12 Public Schools

Sep 2024

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$ 30,000,000
School Improvement Bonds

School District of University City

University City, Missouri

Public K – 12

K-12 Public Schools

Jul 2024

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$ 97,476,000
School Improvement Bonds

North Ridgeville CSD

North Ridgeville, Ohio

Public K – 12

K-12 Public Schools

Jun 2024

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$ 87,261,000
School Fac. Improvement Bonds

Shaker Heights CSD

Shaker Heights, Ohio

Public K – 12

K-12 Public Schools

Apr 2024

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$ 143,925,000
School Improvement Bonds

Phoenix UHSD No. 210

Phoenix, Arizona

Public 9 – 12

K-12 Public Schools

Mar 2024

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$ 85,360,000
School Improvement Bonds

Chandler USD No. 80

Chandler, Arizona

Public K – 12

K-12 Public Schools

Mar 2024

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$ 141,550,000
School Improvement Bonds

Agua Fria UHSD No. 216

Avondale, Arizona

Public 9 – 12

K-12 Public Schools

Jan 2024

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$ 108,000,000
School Improvement Bonds

Saint Louis Public Schools

St. Louis, Missouri

Public K – 12

K-12 Public Schools

Apr 2023

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$ 122,475,000
General Obligation Bonds Series

City and County of Denver SD. No. 1

Denver, Colorado

Public K – 12

K-12 Public Schools

Mar 2022

Dollar volume represents full credit to each underwriter. All transaction announcements appear as a matter of record only. Stifel collectively refers to Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated and other affiliated broker-dealer subsidiaries of Stifel Financial Corp.

Awards & Recognition

No. 1

in the Nation for Negotiated K – 12 Financings (by # of issues and par)1

No. 1

K – 12 Underwriter in the nation by number of issues since 20101 with $83.4 billion underwritten since 20141

235

Member Public Finance team located in 40 offices across 23 states1

Team

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Anne Noble

Managing Director, Chair

Saint Louis

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John Kim

Managing Director, Head of K-12 Charter Schools

Los Angeles

Team

Dev Talvadkar

Managing Director, Head of K-12 Independent Schools

Denver

Team

Brad Angst

Managing Director

Austin

Team

David Arteberry

Managing Director

Kansas City

Team

Robert Barna

Managing Director

Los Angeles

Team

Josh Benninghoff

Managing Director

Denver

Team

Lorenzo Boyd

Managing Director

Saint Louis

Team

Megan Burke

Managing Director

Phoenix

Team

Bob Casillas

Managing Director

Phoenix

Team

Reid Cavnar

Managing Director

Montgomery

Team

Toby Cortez

Managing Director

Baton Rouge

Team

Tom Crabtree

Managing Director

Saint Louis

Team

Matt Dugdale

Managing Director

Salt Lake City

Team

Jim Elizondo

Managing Director

Fort Wayne

Team

Brian Frankel

Managing Director

New York

Team

Bob Franz

Managing Director

Cleveland

Team

Ken Funderburk

Managing Director

Montgomery

Team

Guillermo Garcia

Managing Director

San Francisco

Team

Erica Gonzalez

Managing Director

San Francisco

Team

Martin Ghafoori

Managing Director

Saint Louis

Team

Grant Hamill

Managing Director

Phoenix

Team

Kevin Heid

Managing Director

Bloomington

Team

Michelle Hillstrom

Managing Director

Cleveland

Team

Bryan Huskey

Managing Director

Atlanta

Team

Bruce Kerns

Managing Director

San Francisco

Team

Patrick King

Managing Director

Columbus

Team

Whitney Laird

Managing Director

Baton Rouge

Team

Michael Lavallee

Managing Director

Phoenix

Team

Bryan Lundberg

Managing Director

Phoenix

Team

Trey Monroe

Managing Director

Atlanta

Team

John McShane

Managing Director

Pittsburgh

Team

Edward Murray

Managing Director

Conshohocken

Team

Jeremy Newtson

Managing Director

Chicago

Team

Ike Papadopoulos

Managing Director

Naples

Team

Mark Quinn

Managing Director

Philadelphia

Team

Tom Reedy

Managing Director

Chicago

Team

Brent Robertson

Managing Director

Columbia

Team

Nancy Rocha

Managing Director

Dallas

Team

Matt Schumaker

Managing Director

Indianapolis

Team

Steve Shogren

Managing Director

Wichita

Team

Charlie Sides

Managing Director

Baton Rouge

Team

Michael Short

Managing Director

Kansas City

Team

Randie Stein

Managing Director

Phoenix

Team

Andrew Tritt

Managing Director

Atlanta

Team

Dawn Vincent

Managing Director

Los Angeles

Team

Amy Canfield

Director

Denver

Team

Chad Christoff

Director

Denver

Team

Gina DiMartino

Director

Saint Louis

Team

Rebecca Esrock

Director

Saint Louis

Team

Nate Fretz

Director

Bloomington

Team

Chris Hoffert

Director

Philadelphia

Team

Robert Jarosz

Director

Okemos

Team

Matt Johansen

Director

Dallas

Team

Dane Kopinski

Director

San Antonio

Team

Bret Shogren

Director

Wichita

Team

Stan Jones

Vice President

Kansas City

News & Insights

1 Source: SDC (Full to Book Equal if Joint) K-12 transactions ranked by number of transactions and par. As of January 4, 2023.

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