Legislative priorities

The Centennial School Board and Superintendent Paul Stremick have established legislative priorities for 2011:

Make Public Education the top funding priority for the state.
      No reduction to E-12 Education Funding.

The local tax effort necessary to generate local tax revenue must be made more uniform.
      The general education levy must be re-established to provide greater funding stability and equity.
      Improvements must be made to the debt service and referendum equalization programs.
      No additional levy authority can be authorized unless it is fully equalized.
      Levies that are currently unequalized must be equalized.

Reduce mandates to give districts flexibility and save money.

Develop and implement comprehensive funding reform to provide adequate, equitable and stable funding linked to student outcomes.