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Great Futures Start with a Great Education Great Ed Douglas County

Three Reasons to Care about Amendments 60, 61 and Prop 101:
Education - Our children won’t get a 21st century education if we continue to disinvest
Jobs - 73,000 jobs will be lost if these three measures pass . Companies won’t come to Colorado, creating new jobs and strengthening our economy and our kids’ futures.
Public safety, health, and transportation – These services that support our communities will be at risk.
More at www.lookingforwardcolorado.com

Great Futures Start with a Great Education . . . Is Colorado Making the Necessary Investments in our Future?

How is Colorado doing?
42nd in K-12 education per pupil funding (adjusted for cost of living)
40th in elem. level pupil to teacher ratio
41st in technology in our schools
48th in per capita spending on higher ed
46th in combined state and local taxes

In other states …

Cuts to Public Schools
Statewide
6.12 percent or $354 million (so far)
Over $400-500 per student
Result: Increased class size; school days, summer school cut; schools closed; furloughs & layoffs; transportation, activity & technology fees; art/ music/electives, mentoring & literacy staff cut.
Douglas County School District
440 DCSD Jobs Eliminated from 09/10 to 10/11
-160 were classroom teachers
Fees for buses, technology and sports
Preparing for another 6 percent cut in 2011-12

How Low Can Higher Ed Go? ** Colorado: 48th Higher Ed Funding (per capita)

Cuts to Higher Education
Higher Ed
2010-11: Funding propped up by federal stimulus dollars.
2011-12: cuts of as much as $300 million in state aid anticipated when stimulus ends.
Result: Annual 9% increases in tuition, making higher ed less accessible; larger classes, shrinking course availability, potentially closed departments, campuses.
Deeper cuts expected for the current year and the 2011-12 year. . .

When will it get better?
When will full day Kindergarten be free and Preschool more accessible?
When will our class sizes approach other states’?
When will tuition stop increasing?
When will technology be on par with the national average?
When will we be able to restore art, music, PE, and Career Tech. classes?

Never . Until we act.

In fact, it could get even worse.

AT A CROSSROADS Current Trajectory If A60, A61, or P101 pass Long Term Goal 2011-12 2010-11 2012-13 Investment ($)

Spending per student declining in Douglas County More budget cuts are expected next year even if 60, 61, and 101 fail.

Douglas County schools would be devastated by 60, 61, and 101 If 60, 61, and 101 pass spending per student plummets

Proposition 101
Reduces Government Revenues
Reduces car registration, license fees, income tax rate, phone bill taxes. Result:  $2+ billion/year (large proportion goes to schools)
Bottom line : Slashes revenues at state/local levels on the heels of $3+ billion in state cuts alone. Education cuts inevitable, resulting in larger class sizes, narrowing curriculum, higher tuition, higher fees.
DCSD estimates losing $16M over 5-yr period in Specific Ownership Tax when fully implemented

Amendment 60
Limits Property Taxes & Voids TABOR Elections
Cuts local property taxes for schools in half without means for state to replace those lost local revenues.
Overrides past local “de-Brucing” elections.
Allows citizens to put mill levy reductions on ballot by petition.
Applies property tax to many colleges and universities.
Bottom line : Reverses voters’ will in previous elections resulting in increased class size, decreased opportunities, higher tuition, closed institutions.
DCSD estimates losing $80M over 10-year period under this measure

Amendment 61
Limits Government Borrowing
Prohibits state from any use of debt to finance important projects over time. Colorado would be only state in the country with this restriction.
Would end the “Build Excellent Schools Today” program
Could result in March – November school year in some districts.
DCSD would not be able to borrow until 2014, even if voters wanted to provide space to reduce class size.
Bottom line : An end to state assistance for school construction, more expensive local school construction. District Impact: DCSD depends on interest-free loans. If passed, DCSD would lose $5.6M/yr, or $56M over 10-yr period, more than 70 teachers B.E.S.T.

Prop 101, Amendment 60 & 61 Impact
Statewide:
At least $2.7 billion loss of local and state revenue for important community services.
Loss of thousands of jobs in public and private sector, including 8,000 educators
Source: Looking Forward Colorado, www.lookingforwardcolorado.com

Douglas County School District:
If Amendments 60 and 61 and Proposition 101 pass, would reduce DCSD funding contribution by 40%, or $99M ($1,790/student) when fully implemented.
District will not be able to borrow until 2014

Douglas County Total Impact:
One-third reduction in annual revenue
47% cut to Developmental Disabilities Fund
47% cut to Road and Bridge Fund
23% cut to Law Enforcement Authority Fund
52% cut to Library funding

Great Futures Start with a Great Education, but . . .
Colorado’s funding for preschool, K-12 and higher ed is already too low and being cut further.
A60, A61 and P101 – would devastate our education system and make it impossible for our economy to recover or compete.
A60 – Guts local support for schools
A61 – Makes construction and health & safety repairs virtually impossible
Prop 101 – Cuts $2+ billion out of district, local and state budgets that are already unable to meet the needs of their citizens.
… even mediocre education will be impossible if 60, 61 or 101 pass.

What Can We Do?
Get Informed -- and inform others
Schedule a speaker for your PTO, HOA, etc.
Learn the elevator speech (use a wallet card!)
Join our facebook: Great Education Colorado, Douglas County
Volunteer!
Host or Attend a Postcard-writing Party
Pass a resolution against 60, 61, 101
Thank school board members for unanimous passage of resolution opposing 60, 61, and 101

For More Information: Contact Great Education Colorado and the Great Futures Colorado Coalition Sue Catterall, Douglas County [email_address] Casey Shea [email_address] 303-722-5901 www.greateducation.org douglas.greateducation.org

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