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Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Districts’ Board of Education Votes to Place Two Parcel Tax Resolutions on the November 4 Election Ballot

At a special meeting on June 27, 2008, the Santa Barbara School Districts’ Board of Education passed the following parcel tax resolutions:

• Santa Barbara High School District’s Resolution 07/08-42, “Resolution of the Board of Education of the Santa Barbara High School District Calling an Election for Voter Approval of an Education Parcel Tax, Establishing Specifications of the Election Order, and Requesting to Consolidate this Election with the Presidential General Election Held on November 4, 2008.”

If passed by voters on November 4, 2008, $23 per parcel per year for four years would be used in the secondary district to supplement math, science, and technology education; supplement music, arts and theater programs; supplement foreign language at the secondary level; and restore ninth-grade math class sizes.

• Santa Barbara Elementary School District’s Resolution 07/08-43, “Resolution of the Board of Education of the Santa Barbara Elementary School District Calling an Election for Voter Approval of an Education Parcel Tax, Establishing Specifications of the Election Order, and Requesting to Consolidate this Election with the Presidential General Election Held on November 4, 2008.”

If passed by voters on November 4, 2008, $27 per parcel per year for four years would be used in the elementary district to supplement math, science, and technology education as well as offer classroom music programs.

The resolutions were submitted to the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors for inclusion on the November 4, 2008 election ballot. Passage requires approval of a two-thirds vote of the electorate.