Please renew this essential Seattle Public Schools Educational Programs and Operations Levy. Its passage is vital to providing a quality education to the nearly 50,000 students currently enrolled.
A great city must have great public schools. This levy benefits every school in every part of Seattle. It replaces our current levy and provides needed funding to pay for critical educational support such as STEM education, Career and Technical Education, school security staff, counselors, custodians, child nutrition programs, instructional materials and new curriculum, and Special Education services. If the Operations Levy is not renewed, the district will have to make deep cuts. Teachers and instructional assistants will be laid off, and valuable programs that support students will be cut back or eliminated.
“Here’s something positive we can All support to make our schools better, particularly helping fund our STEM and Career and Technical Education curriculums. Please vote to renew this levy! Without these resources it is hard to imagine how teachers can do their jobs. Thank you.” – Susie Clark, 6th grade Aki Kurose teacher.
This levy is not a new tax. It replaces the expiring Operations Levy. Please vote Yes to renew our commitment to Seattle’s children.
Submitted by: Jorge L. Barón, Susie Clark, www.seattleschoolsfirst.org