3A is a $9.9 million mill levy override that will:
- Guard against rising class sizes
- Prevent the loss of dozens of teachers and support staff
- Provide 21st Century tools to prepare kids for jobs of the future
Vote YES on 3A for an A+ Economy!
- Yes on 3A prevents the loss of 165 jobs, preserving an $8 million a year benefit to the local economy for just 93 cents a week on $100,000 home value.
- Our neighborhoods save $200,000 in intervention services for every student who graduates high school.
Ballot Language for 3A
SHALL ADAMS 12 FIVE STAR SCHOOLS TAXES BE INCREASED BY $9.9 MILLION ANNUALLY AS NEEDED TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO CONTINUE TO DELIVER A HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION TO DISTRICT STUDENTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:
- RETAIN HIGH QUALITY TEACHERS
- CONTINUE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN READING, WRITING, MATH AND SCIENCE
- MAINTAIN THE DISTRICT'S RIGOROUS GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
- MEET THE NEEDS OF SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNERS
- OFFSET THE INCREASED COST OF UTILITIES, FUEL AND HEALTH CARE
- LIMIT CLASS SIZE INCREASES, MAINTAIN INDIVIDUALIZED TEACHER SUPPORT FOR STRUGGLING STUDENTS, CONTINUE CURRENT BUS TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, AND PROVIDE UP-TO-DATE TEXTBOOKS AND EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY FOR STUDENTS
- EXPAND THE CURRENT SENIOR CITIZEN TAX WORK-OFF PROGRAM TO MORE SENIOR CITIZENS FOR A MINIMUM OF THREE YEARS
BY AN ADDITIONAL PROPERTY TAX LEVY AT A RATE SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE THE AMOUNT SPECIFIED ABOVE, WHICH TAXES SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE GENERAL FUND OF THE DISTRICT AND SHALL BE IN ADDITION TO THE PROPERTY TAXES THAT OTHERWISE WOULD BE LEVIED FOR THE GENERAL FUND; AND SHALL ANY EARNINGS FROM THE INVESTMENT OF SUCH TAXES BE A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE THAT THE DISTRICT MAY COLLECT, RETAIN AND EXPEND WITHOUT LIMITATION UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION (TABOR) OR ANY OTHER LAW?
