HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01012000 - 2000-194 C,13
Board of Supervisors
of
Contra Costa County,State of California
IN THE MATTER OF ENDORSING THE ) RESOLUTION 110.2000/194
"REINVESTING IN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC )
SCHOOLS" INTIATIVE AND REACHING THE)
NATIONAL AVERAGE IN SCHOOL FUNDING)
WHEREAS,the Constitution of the state of California stipulates that K-12 education
shall have first priority among the expenditures of the state's public funds; and
WHEREAS,public education is the single most important public investment in our
nation's future and funding must be sufficient to meet the educational needs of our
students; and
WHEREAS,the success of the state's economic future is dependent on a highly skilled
citizenry with advanced educational competence; and
WHEREAS, California currently ranks 501h in class size, and 51"in instructional
computers per student;and
WHEREAS, California's public school funding is 40ch in the nation and more than
$1000 per student below the national average; and
WHEREAS, California has recently enacted the nation's most rigorous standards for all
students along with a new assessment and accountability system; and
WHEREAS, California has a dire shortage of teachers who are qualified to deliver the
new state standards; and
WHEREAS,the "Reinvesting in California Schools Act"ballot initiative will bring
California to the national average in per student funding for education,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,that the Board of Supervisors of Contra
Costa County supports the passage of the"Reinvesting in California Schools Act"and
encourages participation in Sacramento on May 8,2000 for Action Day for Schools rally.
Introduced by:
I hereby certify that the foregoing
is a true and correct copy of an order
entered on the Minutes of the Board
of Supervisors.
Donna Ge Witness my hand and the Seal of the
Supervisor, District iii Board of Supervisors affixed this
25�h day of April, 2000.
PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors and County
Administrator.
By"7-4. 07azr.�
Deputy Clerk
Resolution No. 2000/194