Levy information for U.P. Schools upcoming Levy Election - February 9, 2010

1. University Place School District Four-year Replacement Maintenance & Operations Levy

2. Levy dollars bridge the gap between state funding and the cost of our current educational program. 21.08% of operational funding comes from local taxes (18.90%) and state equalization (2.18%) * $1.2 million in state equalization can only be collected if the Replacement Levy passes.

3. 2009-10 Total BEA & I-728 Budget Reductions $ 1,979,118 Actual Cuts Made 527,160 Class size reduction -I-728 231,743 I-728 Specialist -Intermediate 2.5 100,626 Certificated Support Staff - 1.5 FTE 286,864 Building Budgets 37,000 Extra-curricular - 7th grade sports 53,190 Clerical Support 176,580 Library para educators 67,893 Maintenance/Grounds/Custodians/Security 50,442 Administrative Intern Release Time 447,620 $ Administrative Reductions

4. University Place School District 2008 – 2009 Expenditures by Type