To ensure quality education and protect $6,000,000 in annual school funding that cannot be taken by the State, shall Novato Unified School District’s measure be adopted to attract/retain qualified teachers; protect quality math, science, reading, writing instruction; and expand counseling, by renewing the current $251 annual parcel tax and adding $125/parcel, for eight years with inflation adjustments, senior exemptions, independent oversight, no money for administrators and all funds staying local?
3, Marin County • 2020 • Measure
Failed
Result: 55.4% yes, 44.6% no (24,414 votes cast)
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This measure would have renewed Novato Unified School District's existing $251 annual parcel tax and added an additional $125 per parcel for eight years, with inflation adjustments and senior exemptions, to fund teacher retention, core academic instruction, and expanded counseling services. The measure failed despite receiving 55.4% support, likely requiring a two-thirds supermajority for passage.