Pro-Kids

We are concerned Pleasanton parents, grandparents, citizens, and homeowners who value quality education and want the best for our families.  We are unhappy that the Pleasanton Unified School District (PUSD) is willing to put programs that directly impact our children's education at the forefront of the State's budget cuts.

Pro-Teacher

We are very concerned about the drama the District inflicts upon teachers, students, and this community by handing out unnecessary pink slips and disrupting the learning process.  It is a symptom of poor financial planning.  It is unnecessary for the PUSD to be laying off teachers in order to balance the budget.

Pro-Community

We value this community and have experienced first hand how it already generously supports our great schools.  We have devoted many volunteer hours in the schools and many dollars in support of education.  We recognize that the PUSD's budget crisis has been caused by a lack of fiscal vision which is exaggerated by historic economic conditions affecting our friends and neighbors.  The PUSD should not rush to impose a parcel tax when citizens are losing their jobs or taking salary reductions and many are struggling to stay in their homes.  A parcel tax should be a last resort after all other measures to balance the budget without teacher layoffs have been made.  The PUSD has not yet gone the extra mile.

Pro-Accountability

We want the PUSD to be accountable for how taxpayer money is spent.  We expect oversight committees to meet more than once every five years.  We expect PUSD to keep its promises even if it's beyond what the law requires.  The administration must offer and implement all measures of reduced spending before making cuts that affect the children.  The PUSD must return to a fiscally conservative budgeting approach to get the District through this and future times of economic uncertainty before reinstating raises, perks, or asking the community for another tax.  Finally, the District chose an expensive, one-item special election to ask for a parcel tax when they should have chosen the least expensive option, out of respect for the community.