League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Los Angeles County, CA November 6, 2012 Election
	Measure CL School Improvement Funding Local Classrooms Funding Authority Special Tax - 2/3 Approval Required Pass: 26,631 / 70.42% Yes votes ...... 11,186 / 29.58% No votes See Also: Index of all Measures

Arguments For Measure CL

Arguments Against Measure CL

Had enough of Sacramento budget cuts devastating your local schools? Yes on CL improves education for all our students and guarantees our fair share of local funding for: Hawthorne School District Lawndale Elementary School District Lennox School District Wiseburn School District Centinela Valley Union High School District Over the last five years, California has seized a jaw-dropping $120 Million from our local neighborhood schools. We can do something about it! YES on CL raises over $11 millionlyear for schools in your neighborhood. Every penny of the money stays here, and NO MONEY CAN BE TAKEN BY SACRAMENTO. YES on CL improves the academic quality of our schools, keeping class sizes as small as possible and giving students the teachers, computers and learning technology they need for academic and career success. YES on CL: Protects academic programs in math, science, and English Helps students with physical/learning disabilities or special needs Prepares students for success in college/universities Fosters student learning in computers and technology to prepare kids for 21 st century jobs Prepares students to compete for jobs/careers Retains excellent teachers Supports school security Guarantees your community's fair share of local education funding Yes on CL also makes a Wiseburn community high school a reality! And Yes on CL benefits all our communities by strengthening local property values. Measure CL requires annual financial audits and Independent Citizens Oversight Committees from each of our five school districts to ensure funds are spent as promised. Seniors and those on disability are exempt from paying, and no money can be used for administrators' salaries. Enough is enough from Sacramento! Our local school districts have joined together to pass Measure CL, ensuring our students get the quality education they deserve. Join teachers, parents, seniors, and community leaders - vote YES on CL! Visit: http://www.yesonCLforlocalschools.com. SHEILA LACOUR Wiseburn School District Teacher of the Year RAFAEL SANTOS Member, School Site Councils, Hawthorne MS & Washington Elem. ROSA ISIAH Principal, Lucille J. Smith Elem. in Lawndale Elem. School District RAMON PULIDO Regional Commissioner, AYSO Region 21 Hawthorne MARY DAVIS Former Board Member, Lennox School District

This is a proposed new tax by an improvised new government agency formed by a coalition of school districts that with this tax they hope to accomplish what they could not before the budget problems, which is, to run excellent schools. This new agency will be led by the most failing of school districts: Centinela Valley. They claim that per student funding has decreased by more than $2,000 in the past three years when in fact it has decreased less than $500, according to their own figures. This tax would be VERY UNFAIRLY DISTRIBUTED, with the lion's share going to Wiseburn ($1,154/student) and Centinela Valley High Schools ($949/student), and the crumbs going to Lennox ($239/student), Hawthorne ($294/student), and Lawndale ($367/student). The ballot text makes unfounded claims such as this tax will allow students to get a high tech job and earn a living, and the schools will finally become so good that property values will go up. If they could not deliver excellent schools when the budget was not the problem that it is today, they will not be able to do it now. Further, they propose that if this tax is not approved, then they will reduce quality even more. It is unacceptable for them to offer this outcome, when they should be embracing cost-effective alternatives which include charter schools, supporting learning collaboratives, and home education, which are proving to provide great results. This tax is one of four proposed in this ballot to improve education, plus two more for green projects and transportation. All these taxes are eroding the affordability of the area, which will make it more difficult for graduates to find jobs and earn a living. PATRICK HOLMES Friends & Alumni of Leuzinger H.S. KEVIN PORIZEK EI Camino Village Community Watch Association SANDRA SUAREZ Former School Board Member and Parent MS. DENISE L. SMITH Homeowner, Businessowner, and Parent