Todd, you got that right. As I said before, I'm tapped out. I pay $1000 a year in property taxes earmarked for school bonds and parcel taxes. The district loses over $1M on truants (if their parents can't get their butts to class, I should make up the difference?) . The CC Times recently said WCCUSD lost hundreds of thousands in grant aid to reduce class size because they didn't meet the conditons (I never saw a follow-up or response.) And don't get me started on the 15% or so of our students (probably 4000-5000 at WCCUSD) who are in this country illegally or children of those who are. Immigration is a federal issue, the anti-Prop 209 and anti-Arizona folks say, but local taxpayers share the burden. Sure, those kids should be in school, not on the street, but at whose expense? Fnally, I believe Ms. Slamon is a renter. I think only landed gentry who directly pay the property taxes should be allowed to vote. No representation without taxation!

I attended a presentation on QEIA funds at Richmond High. RHS set 6 impressive goals for use of its QEIA, and failed to meet only one, improved math achievement. As you know, WCCUSD struggles with math achievement in every middle and high school. The State is yanking funding that will direly impact RHS kids, not for egregious mismanagement, but for a systemic issue in WCCUSD math education.
Don't confuse my position with tax-me-dry progressivism. Our family is nearing 10% of annual income in property taxes, so I don't take it lightly. The era where politicians conflate dollars spent with problems solved is at an end.
I can't see any solution to the near breaking point at secondary grades without more funding. If we can identify areas for efficiency, I'm all ears. Substantial funds are needed for lower secondary class size, and taking them from current programming would be Pyrrhic..