Vote Yes On Prop W

By Ken Meichtry

Children must come first!!!

school construction bond

I wholeheartedly support and will actively campaign for the passage of the Palmdale School District's $25 million school construction bond which will be on the November 6 ballot. My name is Ken Meichtry (pronounced Mike-tree). I am the Superintendent of Public Works for the City of Lancaster, have lived in east Palmdale with my wife and two sons for 14 years and I am a candidate for the Palmdale School District Board of Trustees. This bond is necessary and must be approved by you the voter for the following reasons:

Our schools are overcrowded and this trend has to be reversed. This bond will turn the corner and begin us in another direction toward guaranteeing every child a classroom that adequately addresses his or her educational needs.

Secondly, crowded schools lead to campus violence. No child should be afraid to go to school because the community is unwilling to pay for a safe environment. Many of our parents work outside the city and even in the best of circumstances have child care needs. Double sessions will make it impossible for many to maintain adult supervision when their children may spend half of their day alone in the community.

One of the most popular programs of the Palmdale School District is class size reduction which has led to measurable academic achievement for our children on their STAR test scores. Unless we pass this bond and build more schools this program will be affected.

Good schools enhance property values which makes this an issue that impacts all property owners.

This bond is important for the people of Palmdale and especially for our children.

We must put our children first!!!

Again, my name is Ken Meichtry and I need your vote as a candidate for the Palmdale School District Board of Trustees and I strongly encourage you to vote for this bond on November 6.

Ken Meichtry
candidate
Palmdale School District
Board of Trustees