B & E in Brief

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

1. 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!

1. 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

2. 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
3. Register as an Endorser
   http://www.yesonbande.org/how-you-can-help/endorse_email
4. Register for a Yes on B & E Lawn Sign
   http://www.yesonbande.org/how-you-can-help/lawnsign_email

Want more info or to help?

Visit our website at www.YESonBandE.org