LeAnne
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Here they talked all the tax payors into a new gym, and a theater, 22 million dollars worth. They pulled it off as we won't have to raise taxes, we can use bond money. Now they are crying, because we need classrooms, but we spent all our money, so a few kids could do plays and bubba can dribble a basketball. Totally back asswords, classrooms should have been first.
So next year they will want a tax increase to pay for the new classrooms, and to pay for new teachers.
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matilda
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Reged: 11/11/04
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Given the economy right now, I think that the school district would have a hard time getting something passed to increase taxes.
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matilda
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My school district in California has much lower priced lunches than those posted on this board. Our full pay lunch is $1.60 and reduced is 40 cents. My school is in the high socio economic section of town and about 50% of the students received free lunch. There are other schools in the area where 80-90% of the kids receive free lunch.
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ssmom79
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BM pays lunch money. I smile at the thought of an increase.
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LeAnne
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Loc: missouri
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They are already starting the game. We have way to many kids in the classrooms, we need a new science lab, your kids can't learn anything because they are so cramped, blah, blah. Well I say you better get some plywood and section off that new gym, to make classrooms. Did I mention the whole NEW highschool is only 9 years old. So we didn't need a new gym already.
Funny thing is, you are only required 1 credit of gym and theater is an extra, not even required to graduate.
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LeAnne
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Is that why California is going broke? Just heard old Arnie talking about how broke the state of California is last week.
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matilda
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Actually I believe it is the federal government that pays for free lunches. I think one big waste in CA is the amount spent on prisoners. The state is charged about $40k a year PER prisoner that don't require maximum security. I've read that death row inmates can cost the state $100K a year. The prison guard union is very strong, so when Arnold tried to send prisoners out of state to alleviate overcrowding they had a hissy fit. We can send prisoners out of state for about half the cost of keeping them here due to the unions. When Gray Davis was governor, he asked for large campaigns sum from the prison and teacher union. The prison union paid him, and the teacher union refused. Ironically it was the prison union that received large increases shortly thereafter.
I think another problem is that we have a lot of poor immigrants who use public services and pay little or no income taxes. Think about it; If you have 4 kids that cost about $8K each to educate plus free meals that is about $34K annually, add to that food stamps, reduced housing, reduced medical because you don't have insurance and the cost of services could easily reach $50K. Now if the adults work under the table they are paying $0 in taxes, but receiving $50K in benefits.
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Redlegg
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Most SD have to spend ALL of the money in each funded account or they loose that money the next year.
Why do they lose it the next year? Here in NY, they vote on the budget every year. What they don't use this year is still there. I do know in a lot of organizations, especially the government, the mentality is that if its not used, it must not be needed, so we won't include it in the forecast and hence the use it or lose it. God forbid there should be some incentive to sanme money.
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preemiemom
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[quote]Given the economy right now, I think that the school district would have a hard time getting something passed to increase taxes. [/quote]
----------->> I think the school district I own property in passed their budget. Tax increase of $500 per homeowner, roughly.
It's been passed, and raised, every year I've owned the house. Sucks.... and I don't even HAVE a kid in the school system, nor will I EVER have a kid in the school system (b/c the school system sucks.. like 5th worst on Long Island). But I'm paying a buttload of school tax. Love it.
I know people I work with have kids in private school. They are granted an abatement of school tax for having their kids NOT in the school system (and they're in a GOOD school system.. one of the highest rated).
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jil_stevens
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The school district we live in has the huge, multi-million dollar homes and many upscale businesses, a 5 star hotel (where the President recently stayed, LOl)etc. We live at the other end of the district, in a standard sized house, but we lucked out. We couldn't afford to buy this house for what we pay in rent, because the owners have owned since built. If you took our house out of this neighborhood and put it in any other neighborhood with the same type of house, the value would drop over $100,000. So, our schools have a TON of money, and are excellent schools. One reason, we want to stay in this district. Not to mention...it is a small district. Small classes and not lacking, though some of the schools are more than 50 years old, they keep them in good repair.
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