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Shoreline School Board joins SEA, SESPA, PTA Council in opposing Initiative 1033

The Shoreline School Board has unanimously approved a resolution opposing Initiative 1033, which will appear on the general election ballot on Nov. 3.

Initiative 1033, if approved, would reduce state revenue by an estimated $5.9 billion by 2015, further eroding funding for K-12 education in the State of Washington.

Similar resolutions opposing Initiative 1033 have been adopted by the Shoreline Education Association, Shoreline Educational Support Professionals Association and Shoreline PTA Council, as well as the city councils of Shoreline and Lake Forest Park.

The complete text of the resolution is as follows:

Resolution No. 2009-22

OPPOSITION TO INITIATIVE 1033

A RESOLUTION of the Shoreline School District No. 412 Board of Directors, King County, Shoreline, Washington against Initiative 1033.

WHEREAS, Initiative 1033 would establish new limits on the growth in Washington State general fund revenues, of which approximately 42 percent currently supports K-12 education; and

WHEREAS, Initiative 1033 will reduce state revenue by an estimated $5.9 billion by 2015 (as estimated by the Office of Financial Management), and thereby further erode K-12 funding in the State of Washington; and

WHEREAS, Initiative 1033 is on the ballot in a year when the Washington Legislature reduced funding for K-12 public schools by $1.5 billion, cuts that have negatively impacted our local schools, staff and students; and

WHEREAS, Initiative 1033 will lock in the current budget cuts for years and likely force even further cuts to public services resulting in more job losses, more hard times for Washington families and a longer delay before our economy recovers; and

WHEREAS, Initiative 1033 will likely prevent the State from making progress towards revamping the State’s K-12 education finance system by revising the way the State defines and pays for basic education; and

WHEREAS, Initiative 1033 would clearly hurt the State’s efforts to promote student learning, achievement and school accountability, and

WHEREAS, Initiative 1033 will undoubtedly have a devastating impact on K-12 education in our local community and in the State of Washington.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Shoreline School District Board of Directors shall join with our partners in the Shoreline Education Association, Shoreline Educational Support Professionals Association, Shoreline PTA Council and others in opposing the passage of Initiative 1033.

ADOPTED by the Shoreline School District Board of Directors No. 412 at its regular meeting of October 5, 2009.

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