The ballots are here – Vote YES by mail today!
Why vote YES on both B & E?
Measure B
- California underfunds schools – we rank 46th in the nation on spending per pupil.
- Piedmont’s response for the last 24 years has been to invest locally controlled funds from a School parcel Tax that gets has been renewed every four since 1985.
- Measure B is a consolidation and simple renewal of existing taxes – Measure B will NOT increase your taxes
Measure E
- Due the current California State budget crisis school funding has been cut even more.
- These cuts will &ct the classroom.
- Measure E is a temporary (3 year) measure designed to only partially offset the latest cuts.
- Measure E will add less than $20/month to the average household’s tax bill.
Did you realize that even if B & E pass, there will be cuts?
Assuming that B&E pass and the State budget situation does not worsen, the equivalent of 55 full
time teachers and 5 full time support staff will be eliminated by:
- Increasing class sizes in grades 6-12
- cutting back on administrative staff services
- Reducing counseling time
- Reducing classroom aides and occupational therapist time
- Cutting back on ground services and facilities maintenance
If Measure E doesn’t pass, cuts will be more drastic
In addition to the above cutbacks, the equivalent of 3.5 full time teachers and 6 MI time support
staff members will also be eliminated by reduction of:
- Classroom aides in Grades K-3
- Library services and library assistants and for K-12
- K-12 counseling services
- Positions such as high school department chairs, activities coaches, music accompanists
- PMS/PHS administrative support
- Custodial staff K-12
The Challenge
- Approve Measures B & E by the required 2/3 majority of voters [66.7%), when nearly 70% of Piedmonters don’t have kids in school.
Concerned? What you can do!
- Get Out the vote -yours, every voter in your family and your neighbors -for both B & E in the June 2 election
Help combat the low expected turnout for single issue June 2 B&E election
Last day to register to vote May 18
http://www.sos.gov/elections/elections_vr.htm - Vote by mail TODAY! Ballots arrived this week
If you vote by mail, your ballot anived this week Send it in ASAP!
Otherwise, request an absentee ballot ASAP
Last day to register for absentee ballot is May 26 - Register as an Endorserhttp://www.yesonbande.org/how-you-can-help/endorse_email
- Register for a Yes on B & E Lawn Signhttp://www.yesonbande.org/how-you-can-help/lawnsign_email
