A letter from Schoolsfirst!

March 2, 2010

Chad Lupkes
46th District Democrats
PO Box 15435
Seattle, WA 98115-0435

Dear Chad:

On behalf of the Board of Directors of Schools First, I’d like to thank you again for your generous contribution to Schools First and for supporting the recent Seattle schools levy campaign.

We ran a successful campaign despite tough economic times. With your help we raised the $181,000 needed to reach the voters in Seattle who aren’t supporters like you. Your contribution helped us purchase 1,000 yard signs that raised awareness about the Special Election and send over 205,000 pieces of mail explaining why the levies must be passed. It helped feed hundreds of hard-working volunteers who made nearly 13,000 phone calls, and it helped us communicate with a wider audience through blogs, Facebook. twitter, and YouTube.

The impact of your support speaks for itself:

Proposition 1, the Capitol Capital Levy, was approved by 73.5%
Proposition 2, the Operations Levy, was approved by 74.1%

Seattle voters continue to willingly tax themselves to support the children of Seattle who attend our pubic schools and invest in their future. Your support guarantees that our kids will get the learning materials they need for a basic education, and have safe & healthy schools in which to get that education. The passage of these levies will:

• Continue investments in health and safety improvements


• Continue seismic upgrades to keep up with changing State and City building codes


• Getting to work on the acknowledged backlog of building maintenance projects


• Continues the critical 6th period day in our high schools so those students can compete with other students in this state


• Replace inefficient fossil fuel heating systems with environmentally friendly ground source heat pumps


• Pay for teachers, librarians, bi-lingual and special education specialists and textbooks


• Upgrading technology systems and equipment that improves student learning


• ...AND MORE!

In three short years Seattle voters will again be asked to support their public schools, and Schools First will again be there leading the effort to renew the levies. I hope we can count on your continued support in 2013!

I thank you and the 46,000 students in Seattle schools thank you!

Betty Hoagland,

President, Schools First