Manhattan Beach Unified

Unified School District

To repair/upgrade aging classrooms/labs for quality education; repair leaky roofs/ outdated electrical/deteriorating plumbing for safe drinking water; improve fire/earthquake safety; remove asbestos/lead, keep schools safe/clean; shall Manhattan Beach Unified School District’s measure be adopted authorizing $200,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, levies averaging $32 per $100,000 assessed valuation without increasing tax rates ($14,500,000 annually) while bonds are outstanding, requiring oversight/spending disclosure, all funds locally controlled?

To maintain quality education without increasing taxes, keep Manhattan Beach schools among California's best; protect quality math, science, technology, reading and writing programs; attract/ retain high quality teachers; and prepare students for college/ careers, shall Manhattan Beach Unified School District's measure be adopted renewing the expiring $225 education parcel tax at the current rate for 6 years, providing $2,500,000 annually, with senior exemptions, requiring public disclosure of spending, independent oversight and all funds staying local?

To maintain quality education, keep Manhattan Beach schools among California’s best, offset severe state funding shortfalls and provide $2,650,000 annually the state cannot take away, to: Attract and retain high-quality teachers; Maintain manageable class sizes; Protect quality math, science, reading, art/music programs, shall Manhattan Beach Unified School District levy $225 per parcel annually, expiring in six years, with senior exemptions, independent oversight/audits, no money for administrators, and all funds staying local?

To repair, update and renovate aging classrooms, construct and equip needed school facilities, repair or replace deteriorating roofs, plumbing, electrical systems, aging portable classrooms, install air conditioning, make improvements for student safety, renovate buildings for earthquake safety, and provide modern classrooms and equipment needed to support instruction in reading, math, arts, science and technology, shall Manhattan Beach Unified School District issue 114 million dollars in bonds at legal interest rates, with independent citizen oversight and audits?

To replace the 65 year old Mira Costa High School gymnasium utilized by the community and district by constructing and equipping a new gymnasium, physical education and activities center, including adding instructional space and bathrooms, air conditioning, heating, electrical and plumbing systems, shall Manhattan Beach Unified School District issue 39 million dollars in bonds at legal interest rates, with independent citizen oversight and audits?