Ballot Measures, Save the Date & PTA Conference
Post date: Sep 6, 2019 5:02:51 PM
Jeffco PTA SUPPORTS BALLOT MEASURE 1A for Jefferson County, Colorado, which will:
•Provide for the safety of the public including maintaining adequate jail beds, staffing the District Attorney’s Office, adequate patrol personnel, and wildfire mitigation;
•Maintain roads, bridges and other new transportation improvements;
•Preserve public facilities and infrastructure including building security and maintenance; and
•Provide services traditionally offered by Jefferson County and other Colorado county governments and statutorily
Colorado PTA is supporting an issue that will be on the 2019 fall ballot: Proposition CC, Retain Revenue for Education and Transportation. This ballot question, without raising taxes, allows the state to keep and spend the revenue that comes to the state from current taxing formulas. Otherwise TABOR, a 1992 constitutional amendment, sets a revenue limit above which funds need to be returned to taxpayers. Voting to let the state keep the excess will allow extra funds for K-12 education, higher education, and transportation equally. It could be as much as $100 million for schools! Ballots will be mailed in October for a November 5 election deadline.
Save the date for April 11, 2020-Kyffin PTA will be hosting a parenting workshop called Parenting Safe Children. Many of you know how passionate I am about keeping kids safe from sexual abuse. For this reason, I want every person with children in their lives to learn the invaluable information presented in this workshop; conversations you can have with every caregiver about your children’s body safety and tools that can be quickly and easily implemented with your children like, “You are the boss of your body,” and “We don’t keep secrets, but surprises are okay.” Please email Tina Galterio with any questions: tgalterio@gmail.com
Jeffco PTA Fall Conference 2019
ALL PTA members in Jeffco are welcome to join us! Please register at the link! Get Engaged! Saturday, September 14th.
• http://www.jcpta.org/home/fall-conference-2019/
• School Safety
• Mental Health
• Support for Non-traditional learners and families
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Strategic Communications for your PTA
• Self Care for Parents
• Teen Vaping
• Reflections
• PTA Membership
• BeSmart
• Advocacy
• Jefferson County Ballot Initiative 1A Info
• Exhibitors
• Officer Training
• Keynotes by Colorado State Treasurer Dave Young and Attorney General Phil Weiser!
• We'll kick off with a Pancake breakfast and feed you lunch as well! Opportunities for exhibiting and sponsorship still available, email fallconference@jeffcopta.org