YES ON 3A/3B!
WE ALL LOVE LIVING IN
JEFFERSON COUNTY.
ONE OF THE KEY FACTORS FOR A GREAT
COMMUNITY …
An effective, efficient public education system we
make available to our children.
• Jeffco Schools is the 2nd largest school district in the
state.
• Each year, about 86,000 kids come through Jeffco’s
doors seeking an excellent education and promising
opportunities.
JEFFCO SCHOOLS, A GREAT RETURN ON INVESTMENT!
Jeffco graduates for the Class of 2016 received scholarship
offers totaling over $80 million. (In 2012 that number was
$54M.)
JEFFCO STUDENTS OUTPERFORM THE STATE:
FOR 2016, JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS
 STUDENTS’ AVERAGE ACT SCORES REACHED THEIR
HIGHEST LEVEL IN THE FIVE-YEAR TREND REPORTS.
 ACT PERFORMANCE
EXCEEDS STATE PERFORMANCE
ACROSS ALL INDICATORS.
 STUDENTS OUTPERFORMED THE STATE ACROSS ALL
SUBJECTS ON THE 2016 PSAT 10
 2016 CMAS RESULTS SHOW OUTPERFORMING THE
STATE
SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS COLORADO
CONTINUE TO SUFFER FROM
INSUFFICIENT FUNDING FROM THE
STATE
AND THE NEGATIVE FACTOR REMAINS CLOSE TO A BILLION DOLLARS (DOLLARS
PER AMENDMENT 23 THAT OUR SCHOOLS ARE NOT RECEIVING).
•
WITH THE NEGATIVE FACTOR:
o COLORADO SPENT $ -2,053 LESS THAN THE U.S. AVERAGE, RANKING
40TH.
•
WITH NO NEGATIVE FACTOR:
o COLORADO WOULD RANK 28TH, SPENDING $ -816 LESS THAN THE U.S.
AVERAGE.
IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS, JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAS RECEIVED 481
MILLION DOLLARS LESS FROM THE STATE OF COLORADO THAN WAS
SUPPOSED TO BE BUDGETED. AND THERE ARE MORE BUDGET CUTS ON THE WAY.
WHAT ABOUT THE
MARIJUANA MONEY?
“BY LAW, THE
FIRST $40 MILLION OF THE STATE EXCISE TAX
COLLECTIONS GOES TO FUND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR
SCHOOLS IN RURAL AREAS, WHERE IT’S MUCH HARDER TO
RAISE MONEY TO FIX ROOFS, REPLACE AIR CONDITIONING
SYSTEMS OR BUILD AN ANNEX.
…NONE OF THE MONEY COLLECTED ON MARIJUANA
GOES FOR OPERATING COSTS IN SCHOOL
DISTRICTS…
THE REMAINING POT TAX REVENUE THAT DOESN’T GO TO FIX
RURAL SCHOOLS GOES TO MARIJUANA EDUCATION, TREATMENT,
REGULATION AND ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS.
WHAT ABOUT THE MARIJUANA
MONEY?
THE POT REVENUE HASN’T OFFSET BIG CUTS IN K-12 FUNDING
THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN RECENT YEARS AS A RESULT OF THE
SO-CALLED “NEGATIVE FACTOR” THAT HAS REDUCED SCHOOL
FUNDING BY $800 MILLION BELOW THE LEVEL OF WHERE IT WAS
BEFORE THE CUTS. COLORADO HAS DROPPED FROM 23RD IN PER
PUPIL FUNDING IN 1993 TO 40TH NOW, AND OUR PER PUPIL
FUNDING IS NOW $2,000 BELOW THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.”
CHRIS STIFFLER IS AN ECONOMIST FOR THE COLORADO FISCAL INSTITUTE.
DENVER POST - AUGUST 12, 2016
WE CANNOT DEPEND ON THE STATE FOR
INCREASED FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS
• WE KNOW FUNDS GENERATED BY 3A AND 3B WILL STAY IN JEFFCO
AND BENEFIT OUR STUDENTS.
• ALL FUNDS GENERATED BY 3A AND 3B WILL BE OVERSEEN BY
CITIZENS’ FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND CAPITAL ASSET
COMMITTEES TO ENSURE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
A GREAT VALUE FOR JEFFCO
SCHOOLS AND JEFFCO
CITIZENS!
3A AND 3B WILL COST JEFFCO HOMEOWNERS $4.12
PER MONTH PER $100,000 OF HOME VALUE.
YOU CAN BUY A COFFEE AT STARBUCKS FOR $6.51 AND IT
ONLY LASTS ABOUT 45 MINUTES.
FOR ONLY $4.12 A MONTH, YOU CAN JOIN IN TAKING CARE
OF MORE THAN 86,000 STUDENTS AND HELP TO BUILD BRIGHT
FUTURES FOR THEM.
ABOUT OUR SCHOOL
BUILDINGS…
THE AVERAGE SCHOOL BUILDING IN JEFFCO IS MORE THAN
45 YEARS OLD.
• 2004 WAS THE LAST TIME THIS DISTRICT HAD ANY MAJOR CAPITAL
PROJECTS - THAT WAS 12 YEARS AGO!
• OUR BOND IN 2012 ($99 M) WAS A BAND-AID (WARM, SAFE, & DRY)
STATE CUTS HAVE CAUSED A GROWING REPAIR BACKLOG
JEFFCO SCHOOLS HAS 12 MILLION SQUARE FOOT OF SCHOOLS AND
SUPPORT BUILDINGS, VALUED AT NEARLY $2.5 BILLION ON 3,700 ACRES OF
LAND, AND $99 MILLION JUST DOESN’T GO VERY FAR.
ABOUT OUR SCHOOL
BUILDINGS…
115,000 PEOPLE USE JEFFCO SCHOOLS FACILITIES
EVERY DAY (176 TOTAL BUILDINGS)
JEFFCO SCHOOLS ARE A PUBLIC ENTITY INTENDED FOR USE BY
THE COMMUNITY. THIS MEANS OUR BUILDINGS ENDURE MORE
THAN JUST STUDENT AND STAFF TRAFFIC, BUT VARIOUS
COMMUNITY GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS USE OUR FACILITIES
FOR SOCIAL AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES, AS WELL - YEAR ROUND.
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN AT MY SCHOOL?
CHECK OUT THE INFORMATION ON THE JEFFCO SCHOOLS WEBPAGE!
HTTP://WWW.JEFFCOPUBLICSCHOOLS.ORG/FMP/2016_BOND_MILL.HTML
WHAT IS 3A?
3A IS A MILL LEVY OVERRIDE THAT WILL PROVIDE $33
MILLION IN OPERATING EXPENSES SPECIFICALLY TO BE
USED FOR
CONTINUING JEFFCO’S COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION
EXCELLENCE
• BY ATTRACTING AND RETAINING HIGH-QUALITY
TEACHERS AND SUPPORT STAFF
• EXPANSION OF “STEM” PROGRAMS (SCIENCE,
TECHNOLOGY, MATH, AND ENGINEERING)
• INCREASING SCHOOL SECURITY RESOURCES
WHAT IS 3B?
3B IS A BOND FOR CAPITAL FUNDING THAT WILL PROVIDE $535 MILLION
FOR LONG-TERM COSTS INCLUDING:
PROVIDING SAFETY AND SECURITY UPGRADES IN
SCHOOL BUILDINGS
• 110 ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL BUILDINGS WILL
RECEIVE REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS LONG OVERDUE
• EQUIPPING OUR SCHOOLS WITH UPDATED TECHNOLOGY
• IMPROVING AND REPAIRING OUTDOOR LAB
BETTER UTILIZATION OF DISTRICT RESOURCES BY EXPANDING AND EQUIPPING
OLD AND NEW SCHOOL BUILDINGS, INCREASING CLASSROOM SPACE AND
LEARNING LABS, AND EQUIPPING AND FURNISHING THEM.
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