League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Los Angeles County, CA November 6, 2012 Election
	Measure WP Education Funding Westside Union Elementary School District Parcel Tax - 2/3 Approval Required Fail: 13,987 / 54.34% Yes votes ...... 11,753 / 45.66% No votes See Also: Index of all Measures

Arguments For Measure WP

Westside Union School District's elementary and middle schools are our community's most important asset and number one priority. From higher achieving students to greater community safety to improved housing values, quality schools make a difference. Today, without your help, this valuable community resource faces serious financial cutbacks, including the risk of slashing the number of school days and the further elimination of many essential academic programs. Measure WP will provide our schools with a guaranteed source of critical local dollars for academic programs that, by law, must be spent on our local schools and CANNOT BE TAKEN BY THE STATE and spent elsewhere. Measure WP will improve our children's classrooms and schools by: Maintaining and protecting academic programs including science, technology, reading, writing, and math. Supporting our high levels of student achievement. Helping to prevent further increases in class sizes. Increasing student access to technology and computers in the classroom. Retaining highly qualified teachers and support staff. Measure WP comes with strong TAXPAYER PROTECTIONS including: Iron-clad restrictions that no funds can be used for administrator salaries, benefits or pensions. Annual review by an independent citizens' oversight committee of all expenditures. Legally required annual audits of all spending. Legal guarantees that all funds be spent locally and cannot be taken by the State and used elsewhere. Measure WP allows us to take the first step towards creating a local solution to maintain and protect the quality of education in Westside schools. Having strong schools helps protect housing values, creates a stronger local economy and leads to safer neighborhoods. Remember, these are our COMMUNITY'S schools. They benefit all citizens and are a resource that we must protect. Please join us in voting YES on Measure WP! JOAN SODERGREN Board of Trustees, Vice President JAMES P. BIDDLE Past President of the Quartz Hill Town Council JEFFREY KNITTEL Deputy Sheriff, Los Angeles County KATHY OWEN Parent Volunteer ANUSHA PARAMESVARAN Realtor (No arguments against Measure WP were submitted)