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The Manor House, Lynnwood Center
Fort Ward Hall, 9705 NE Evergreen Ave.
Please join us for our monthly meeting to learn about the current status of our school system. We are pleased to announce that Mark Emerson,...
Fort Ward Hall, 9705 NE Evergreen Ave.
Fort Ward Hall, 9705 NE Evergreen Ave.
CANCELLED, SEE YOU AT OUR SEPTEMBER MEETING
Fort Ward Hall, 9705 NE Evergreen Ave.
The Manor House at Pleasant Beach
Please join us for our annual fundraiser gala: An Evening in Paris. This an event not to be missed! This year's speaker is Glenn Morgan of...
The Manor House at Pleasant Beach
Fort Ward Hall, 9705 NE Evergreen Ave, Fort Ward on Bainbridge Island
Please join us for our monthly meeting and learn more about Washington State's new "excise" tax. What will it mean for you? Is it a slippery...
Fort Ward Hall, 9705 NE Evergreen Ave, Fort Ward on Bainbridge Island
Fort Ward Hall, 9705 NE Evergreen Ave, Fort Ward on Bainbridge Island
Please join us for our monthly meeting and learn more about Ranked Choice Voting! It may be coming to Washington State and this is your chan...
Fort Ward Hall, 9705 NE Evergreen Ave, Fort Ward on Bainbridge Island
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Bainbridge Island, Washington, United States
321 High School Road, Set D3-220 Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 Follow us on Facebook! Email us at: bainbridgeislandrw@gmail.com
School District Levy Votes:Why Voting Every Time MattersThis past February, the Central Kitsap School District (CKSD) sponsored a special election to put in place a new levy to replace its rolling two-year temporary levy, which expires this year. This levy costs taxpayers around $20 million per year and is described by CKSD as funding student enrichment: primarily arts, athletics, and clubs (outside the school day). These funds are not used to support the school district’s basic education mission, which is fully funded, mostly by local property taxes and an allocation of state funding.
In the February election, the measure failed with 7,727 votes against versus 7,297 votes for, with only 33.2% of registered voters returning their ballots. Irrespective of the outcome in this special election, or in other special elections sponsored by Kitsap school districts or any of the 40 other taxing districts within the county, they share one prominent feature: low voter participation.
Low voter participation in off-cycle elections is one of the more common critiques of special elections. Voter/taxpayer interest in these off-cycle elections is routinely far below even-year November elections, with turnout in those elections ranging from 60% to 85%. For this reason, off-cycle elections are perceived by some as special interest elections -- with voter turnout as low as 30%, the outcomes are often weighted in favor of the political entity expected to benefit from the additional taxes that levy lid lifts deliver. Despite this, the CKSD school enrichment levy failed to pass in February for the first time in 20 years. The response from the CK School Board is to re-vote on the levy later this month: there is no change in the language or purpose of the levy from February, and the CK School Board has offered no reason for re-running the election.
Whether you live within CKSD or another school district, please consider the importance of returning your ballot in every election, even off-cycle special interest elections. Your vote always matters, and when more voters are paying attention and participating in every election, we’re more likely to get public services and local government that truly represents the will of the people. That CKSD has chosen to re-run this election in order to obtain a different result speaks volumes for their opinion of voters and the election process. While permitted under state law, the message is clear: they are willing to spend additional taxpayer resources to re-run an election because they do not accept the original outcome; they do not accept that “no” means “no.” Disrespecting the will of the voters is not good government.
If you don’t reside in CKSD but know others who do, please pass this important message along to them.
Additional information related to the CKSD special election re-run this April: Voter information pamphlet: https://www.kitsapgov.com/auditor/Documents/LVP.pdf Percent of CKSD students meeting standards for the 2021-2022 school year:
(In terms of letter grades, 60-69% = D and below 60% = F) https://washingtonstatereportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us/ReportCard/ViewSchoolOrDistrict/100038 2021 base salary for the CKSD Superintendent, Erin Prince: $242,237 (excludes taxpayer funded health insurance and pension benefits and represents a 10.1% pay raise over her 2020 salary of $220,000): https://govsalaries.com/prince-erin-133691058 Community voices: https://www.votenolevyck.org/ Sexual orientation programming in CKSD elementary schools: https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/2021/12/09/central-kitsap-school-district-reverses-stance-book-poster-removal/6448666001/ Campaign contributions to market the April special election re-run: https://www.pdc.wa.gov/browse/campaign-explorer/committee?filer_id=EDUCC--037&election_year=2022 From the Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) link above, the top cash contributor promoting the CKSD special levy is a major beneficiary of school district funds: Bassetti Architects of Seattle. Bassetti received design contracts for at least two Kitsap County School construction projects: 1. Klahowya Secondary School in Silverdalehttps://www.bassettiarch.com/portfoliodetails/klahowya 2. South Kitsap High Schoolhttps://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/local/2020/05/15/south-kitsap-school-board-picks-architect-5-m-pool-revamp/3112149001/ The other campaign contributors are primarily current or retired CKSD school administrators and other CKSD employees. The source of their campaign contributions to impose a new $20 million per year levy on CKSD residents are the taxes paid by CKSD residents: They’re using your money to market and re-run an election to get more of your money…for after school clubs and athletics...despite failing grades in their core education mission from the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Critical race theory is a quasi-Marxist ideology that holds that racism is ingrained in the United States. Among other concepts, it labels people with white skin, including children, as oppressors who hold an inherent advantage over other races and should feel guilt due to their “privilege. CRT usually comes dressed up as "equity", "anti-racist", or "culturally responsive"initiatives. Some governors have banned critical race theory in their states. Please read Christopher Rufo's article for the American Mind at the Claremont Institute for a better understanding. https://americanmind.org/salvo/standing-against-critical-race-theory/
Governor Jay Inslee just signed legislation mandating training in CRT for all instructors and teachers in public schools (including medical and vocational) across Washington!
Bainbridge Island School District is in the process of designing and implementing their own CRT . Superintendent Bang-Knudson is submitting his new Policy on “Equity, Anti-Racism, Inclusion, Diversity & Justice” today, 5/13/21. CRT has arrived in the Bainbridge School District! Please see for yourself: https://www.bisd303.org/Page/16212
We need to find out how teachers and residents of BI feel about having Critical Race Theory (CRT) taught in BI schools. As described by a black mother on the national news: Any time you hear the words "equity”, “culturally responsive practices”, “culture competence” and “white privilidge", you can be assured they’re talking about Critical Race Theory initiatives. Some governors have banned critical race theory in their states.
So what can we do? There are three parts to a successful strategy to defeat the forces of critical race theory: government action, grassroots mobilization, and an appeal to principle. EMPOWER - Knowledge is power. Learn the facts, get organized and know your rights. EXPOSE - Investigate and expose the truth inside your school. ENGAGE - Parents and grandparents across the country are joining the fight. There is an organization called PARENTS DEFENDING EDUCATION that is doing that right now!
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