05/08/2016
About Measure I
Alum Rock Union Elementary School District has earned a reputation for innovation and investment, both in its infrastructure and student and teacher resources. As a result, the district has transformed numerous once poorly performing schools into models of student achievement and learning. The success of this effort is exhibited in the District’s rapidly improving performance scores and its ability to narrow the achievement gap.
Six years ago, Alum Rock voters passed Measure G to preserve the quality education and small class sizes our local elementary and middle school students deserve. It expires this November. Measure I simply continues our community’s history of supporting a quality public education for our children.
Measure I Enhances Student Achievement and Boosts the Quality of Public Schools in our Neighborhoods
• Measure I will boost the quality of public schools in our neighborhoods and ensures our schools are competitive with other school districts in Silicon Valley.
• Measure I protects our neighborhood schools from budget cuts and enhances science, technology and math programs to give our children the solid academic background needed to thrive in the future.
• Measure I improves school safety. It provides enhanced student supervision and safety at all schools through appropriate staffing.
• Measure I helps maintain and modernize school kitchens to provide students with warm, healthy, nutritious meals.
• Measure I ensures Alum Rock schools will keep class sizes low. Research shows that children benefit from the individual attention they receive in small classes. Measure I helps maintain small class sizes and preserves a strong learning environment for students.
Measure I Has Strong Accountability & Taxpayer Protections
• Measure I will not increase current tax rates.
• Measure I requires annual financial reports and a citizen’s oversight committee. Absolutely no money can be used for District office administrators’ salaries.
• All money generated by Measure I will go directly to Alum Rock schools and cannot be taken by the State.
Measure I is our opportunity to ensure our children continue to receive a quality public education. Please vote YES on MEASURE I by mail or at the polls on June 7.
