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IMPORTANT – SMFCSD Seeks Community Input on School Finances
Our local K-8 school district urgently needs your feedback on resolving their financial problems.
Category: Measure Y
IMPORTANT – SMFCSD Board Election is TODAY, 11/7/2017
Today, 11/7/2017, is the final day to go to your polling place or turn in your vote by mail ballot for the San Mateo-Foster City School District Board of Trustees Election.
The District is facing a $7 million dollar a year budget shortfall following the failure earlier this year of Measure Y in a dismally low turnout election. It is important that we elect dedicated and qualified people to the board to deal with this issue as well as the teacher salary and other problems. Please remember to vote!!!
Thanks to Colleen Sullivan for finding this link to the voter information pamphlet:
https://www.shapethefuture.org/apps/voterlookup/SampleBallot/31_6_N-P_E.pdf
Also you can find links to all of the candidates’ websites via the SMFCSD website at
http://www.smfcsd.net/en/news/archives/2017/school-board-member-candidates-2017-election.html
SMFCSD Budget and Measure Y Postmortem
“What is truth?” – Pontius Pilate
Large Turnover on SMFCSD Board in Face of Looming Cutbacks!!
Is the Board bailing when the going gets tough?
Financial Troubles in the SMFCSD
The SMFCSD is trying to resolve a salary dispute in the aftermath of the defeat of Measure Y. Important Board meeting on June 8th!
No Last Minute Miracle for Measure Y 🙁
Measure Y has failed…
UPDATE added 4/7/17 at 4:50: Last scheduled count has been posted and the percent Yes remains at 65.2%. Official certification comes 30 days after the election, but the measure is clearly dead in the water, falling short of the required two thirds majority. The article below was posted on 4/5/17 and is still of interest due to the comments that followed it.
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Measure Y revenues will NOT be replaced by the state if the measure fails to pass! Reply from SMFCSD CBO and Superintendent
If Measure Y does not pass, SMFCSD will definitely lose $7 million a year!
San Mateo / Foster City Mail-in Ballot Coming for Measure Y
$7,000,000 in current local school funding will be lost if an existing parcel tax is not renewed!! Please be sure to submit your mail-in ballot when you receive it!
