About The Measure
Our local high schools provide students at Los Altos and Mountain View High Schools with an excellent education. Both high schools rank among the top 3% in the country, according to Newsweek.
But over the next ten years, the student population at Los Altos and Mountain View High Schools will grow by at least 25%. At that rate, by 2012, both schools will be overcrowded.
Measure A would alleviate this expected overcrowding and improve education for our community’s growing student enrollment.
And best of all, Measure A will not raise current tax rates.
Voting YES on Measure A will:
- Add science labs, classrooms and equipment to prevent overcrowding and ensure our high schools are up-to-date
- Add new classrooms built to modern fire and earthquake standards, as well as upgrade safety systems in our current facilities
- Support core academic programs such as English, math and science through improved classroom technology and facilities
Measure A provides for a smart, fiscally conservative plan before our local schools become overcrowded.
Measure A will also protect the quality education at our local schools, so we can prepare for these new students and support academic programs such as English, math and science.
Financial advantages of Measure A include:
- No increase in tax rates over current levels
- Save over $400,000 per year through energy-efficiency improvements
- Allow the District to qualify to apply for millions of dollars in state matching funds and federal stimulus programs
- All funds from the bond would remain in our local high schools, they could not be taken by the state
Los Altos and Mountain View High Schools make our community proud. Please join us in voting YES on Measure A to ensure they remain among the best in the nation -without raising our tax rates.
