
Non-charter schools in the district get about $10,000/year per student from property taxes, while the Bullis Charter School gets somewhat more than $6,000 per student, for a funding gap of $3,739 per student. Leaders with the Bullis Charter School, a public charter in the Los Altos School District, while not taking an official position in opposition to Measure E, argued that if Measure E passes, an existing funding discrepancy between the charter and non-charter schools within the district would expand. Superintendent Baier has refused to rule out school closings as a possible solution, yet he can’t, or won’t, tell us how he intends to close the gap." Bullis Charter School When was the last time that this union gave anything back? Immediately following passage of the last parcel tax, they closed a school.

How do they intend to close this gap? They won’t say! Eighty-five percent of the budget is salaries and benefits. By 2016, LASD will still have an $8 million cumulative deficit. He wrote, "The proposed tax size was chosen via polling, not by perceived need. In the official voter pamphlet, Measure E opponents argued, "Our assessed property values have increased at a rate of over 8% annually for the last 10 years while student enrollment in the school district has only grown at 1% per year." We already as citizens pay money to keep these schools running." She said, "The Los Altos School District has a vehicle for raising funds – the Los Altos Educational Foundation. Corrigan is a member of LASD Taxpayers for Reform. "LASD Taxpayers for Reform" was a group of Measure E opponents.

The $193 tax will be in addition to an existing $597 parcel tax, and will bring the total in annual parcel taxes going to the district to $790/parcel. Measure E will levy a parcel tax of $193 per parcel for six years.

A Los Altos School District parcel tax, Measure E ballot question was on the ballot for voters in the Los Altos School District in Santa Clara County, where it was approved.
