To maintain excellent local schools, shall Portola Valley School District protect enhanced science, math, reading/writing instruction, retain qualified/experienced teachers, support music and arts programs, limit class size increases, and maintain foreign language classes by renewing the current $581 per parcel tax, with 3% annual increases, raising at least $1,200,000 annually, for 8 years, with senior exemptions, annual audits, independent citizen oversight, no money for administrator salaries, no funds for Sacramento, and all funds supporting Portola Valley School District students?
3, San Mateo County • 2020 • Measure
Failed
Result: 64.5% yes, 35.5% no (3,536 votes cast)
AI-generated plain-language summary
This ballot measure would have renewed a $581 annual parcel tax for the Portola Valley School District with 3% yearly increases for 8 years, generating at least $1.2 million annually to fund educational programs and services. The measure included exemptions for seniors and prohibited use of funds for administrator salaries.