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MEASURE NO. 20-90 MEASURE NO. 20-90 ARGUMENT IN SUPPORT OF ARGUMENT IN SUPPORT OF BALLOT MEASURE 20-90 BALLOT MEASURE 20-90 RENEW FiVE YEAR LOCAL OPTION LEVY FOR SCHOOL EUGENE SCHOOL DISTRICT 4J OPERATIONS LOCAL OPTION LEVY 20~90 This measure ~s about more than schools and students. It's about the future As business people, we strongly support the Eugene School D~strict 4J local of Eugene, and what that future holds for us. It isn't just a saying that educationoption levy renewal and encourage others to jo~n us by voting in favor of it. is the most important thing we can do to preserve our commumty. It's a fact. The local option renewal, and its positive effect on the operations of the An educated student becomes a productive part of the community Eugene distnct, is important not only because a successful district adds tothe general public school students become the workers, professionals, and business quality of life which we all enjoy, but also because businesses in our owners that keep our economy moving The quality of Eugene's graduates community depend on the district to develop a well educated work force, has been acknowledged as a major factor by several businesses in the which, in turn, is critical to business retention and recruitment. dec~sion to locate here. By now we all know the cost of falling to educate our children: increased dropout rates, increased cnme, increased drug use, and District staff and the 4J School Board have been working dihgently to run the increased demand on social and welfare services district in a financially responsible manner w~thout compromising the quality of education provided to the k~ds for whom the school d~strict is responsible. The relationship between the City of Eugene and School Bistnct 4J has Given, among other things, the unfunded mandates issued by the state and grown strong and productive. We share resources, plan cooperatively, and federal 9ovemments which the school d~strict has to deal with, the appropriate take on joint projects that neither of us could do on our own. Together we but very high expectations of our community, the school dlstnct's firm and provide uniformed officers in Eugene's high schools. We are providing parks, unwavering commitment to provide every child in this district (regardless of recreation facilities, and athletic fields where none existed before Reading whatever limiting factors they may face) with the chance to meet their fullest read,ness and dosing the achievement are top agenda items for'the mayor potential through education and the substantial f~nanc~at constraints under and the superintendent of schools, which the school distnct operates (including variable and unstable state support for schools), the district faces substantial challenges. If the local Funding of public education has stopped being a local issue about kids and option levy is not renewed, those challenges will become much, much more become a politlca~ issue. As mayors, we have watched Eugene's public difficult, and our kids, our community and our economy will suffer. schools take hit after hit in budget cuts from the state legislature. Class sizes have increased. The voters of the school district, with the support and endorsement of, among others, many business leaders, passed the current local option levy in 2000. We have children and grandcMdren in Eugene schools. VVe ws~t schools to Please do the right thing for our kids, for our community and for the businesses read to children. We are committed to the effort to have every child reading, upon which we all depend and vote "Yes" ~n support of the local option levy renewal. Ballot measure 20-90 is the renewal of the local option levy that we passed in May of 2000 allowing Eugeneans to spend local dollars on local teachers Endorsed By: and classrooms. At 73 cents per thousand it's a whole lot cheaper investment Randy Pap6, Jack Robeds, Rod Miles, Ruby Brockett, than paying for the jails to hold the children we fail to educate. The renewal Bob Mylenek, Bill Martin, Marvin Re'voal, Janice Eberiy of this ballot measure ~s now needed more than ever Paid For By: Endorsed By: Yes for Schools Eugene Mayor Jim Torrey John Watkinson - Treasurer Former Mayors Jeff Miller, Brian Obie and Ruth Bascom Paid For By: Yes for Schools John Watk~nson - Treasurer (This information furnished by Joan Oble. Yes for Schools) (This information fumlshed by Craig A. Smith, Yes for Schools) (This space purchased for $300 ~n accordance with EC 2 996(2) ) (This space purchased for $300 in accordance with EC 2 996(2) ) The pnntmg of th~s argument does not consbtute an endorsement by the The printing of th~s argument does not constitute an endorsement by the City of Eugene. nor does the City of Eugene warrant the accuracy or truth of C~ty of Eugene, nor does the C~ty of Eugene warrant the accuracy or truth of any statements made any statements made 18