1 - What quality of K-8 education does the community (not just the parents) want to provide?
2 - Is the District currently providing that level of education?
3 - What is the cost of providing that level of education with maximum efficiency?
4 - How much is the community willing to contribute to the cost of providing that level of education?
In my opinion a new parcel tax, question 4, will fail (even if I personally support it and I vote for it) IF the non-parent voters do not have sufficient information so that they can answer questions 1, 2 and 3.
There is little doubt that the parent taxpayers want the best possible education - particulary since they only bear a small portion of the cost of that education.
The non-parent taxpayers will approach the question from a very different perspective - just how great do they want our K-8 schools to be and are they willing to pay the price for that level of excellence?
I welcome postings that contribute to "a thoughtful gathering place for sharing community information and opinion" but please don't waste the readers' time by just attacking the messenger/questioner.
