Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, January 20, 2015, 9:35 AM
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Parents upset over growing class sizes
Original post made on Jan 20, 2015
Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, January 20, 2015, 9:35 AM
Comments (5)
Posted by JB
a resident of North Whisman
on Jan 20, 2015 at 2:24 pm
a resident of North Whisman
on Jan 20, 2015 at 2:24 pm
This is exactly why I moved my kids to private/Catholic schools. Very near by "Catholic Academy of Sunnyvale" has small class sizes and uses blended learning/iPads in the classroom, top notch teachers and staff. Couldn't be happier with the education my kids are getting. Check them out at their open house this weekend - Sunday 1/25.
Posted by @JB
a resident of Monta Loma
on Jan 20, 2015 at 2:49 pm
a resident of Monta Loma
on Jan 20, 2015 at 2:49 pm
I'm with you JB. Any smart person that can afford it would do the same.
If parents are concerned now, just wait till they build all the new 1000s of new apartments and Condos. It will be standing room only. The counsel members don't care about our infrastructure, only how much they line their pockets with developer money.
Posted by Jean
a resident of another community
on Jan 20, 2015 at 4:38 pm
a resident of another community
on Jan 20, 2015 at 4:38 pm
Palo Alto, Los Altos elementary and others have raised their taxes to fund their schools. this district needs to have a special tax for this district. In Los Altos there was an exemption for seniors if they requested it and it takes a 66% majority to pass..
Parents get organized. All these new buildings of apartments is just going to make it worse.
Education will definitely improve with smaller class size.
Posted by steve
a resident of another community
on Jan 21, 2015 at 10:14 pm
a resident of another community
on Jan 21, 2015 at 10:14 pm
Not true that new apts will make this worse. Because of prop 13 the tax base from residences stays pretty fixed over time. New development is newly assessed and thus pays much more property tax per parcel. It is possible that new development could improve school financing even if it adds a few more students. See this article with some examples in palo alto
Web Link
Posted by Parcel Tax
a resident of another community
on Jan 22, 2015 at 1:10 pm
a resident of another community
on Jan 22, 2015 at 1:10 pm
Note that the school district does have a Parcel Tax. This provides $6 Million per year in revenue. Unlike most school parcel taxes, it is based on the size of the construction on the property, whether residential or commercial. The new construction could in some cases increase the Parcel Tax on that parcel of land. In any event, of course the valuations are increased by all the construction, and the basic property tax simply goes up, even for commercial property which adds zero new students. This move to add housing is based on balance to provide some fraction of the housing needed by the new workers in the new commercial construction. There's a lot more tax revenue being taken in, and it can more than handle the number of new students that will be created by adding a mix of housing.
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