MEF Board of Directors Has Voted To Endorse Measure T
Consistent with our mission to support students and ensure they have access to a top education, the MEF Board of Directors voted unanimously on March 7, 2025, to endorse the Acalanes Union High School District’s Measure T. The MEF Board of Directors encourages its board members, volunteers, partners, and the community at large to support and advocate for the passage and successful implementation of Measure T.
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Below is the full text of the resolution adopted by the MEF Board of Directors:
RESOLUTION OF THE THE MORAGA EDUCATION FOUNDATION IN SUPPORT OF ACALANES UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT’S MEASURE T PARCEL TAX ELECTION OCCURRING ON MAY 6, 2025
WHEREAS, the Acalanes Union High School District is among the highest performing high school districts in the State of California based on student test scores; and
WHEREAS, The Moraga Education Foundation’s mission is to support students and ensure they have access to a top education; and
WHEREAS, the District, with Acalanes High School, Campolindo High School, Las Lomas High School, Miramonte High School, and the Acalanes Center for Independent Study (ACIS), is one of the top-ranked high school districts in the State, and has been able to offer its students an outstanding educational opportunity for many years; and
WHEREAS, the Acalanes Union High School District upholds a tradition of academic excellence, contributing to the quality of life and property values in Lafayette, Walnut Creek, Moraga, and Orinda.
WHEREAS, one of the keys to developing and maintaining such an outstanding educational environment within the District has been the financial support provided by property-owners in the District; and
WHEREAS, the State of California only funds a basic education and does not allocate enough money to the District to sustain the teachers, course offerings and programs needed for a quality education; and
WHEREAS, since 1991 local voters have repeatedly supported parcel taxes to provide locally controlled funding to protect the quality of education at local high schools; and
WHEREAS, such funding is used to provide advanced courses in math, science, technology, engineering, foreign languages and the arts, attract and retain highly-qualified teachers and staff, and maintain manageable class sizes; and
WHEREAS, recognizing that local parcel tax funding has not increased in 15 years even though the costs of providing a high quality education increase every year; and
WHEREAS, the Governing Board of the Acalanes Union High School District has concluded that the District needs to enhance local parcel tax funding that the State cannot take away; and
WHEREAS, the proposed measure to enhance local parcel tax funding requires strict taxpayer protections, including an independent oversight committee and mandatory audits to ensure funds are spent as promised; and
WHEREAS, under no circumstances shall any of the proceeds of the education parcel tax be used for District office administrators’ salaries and benefits;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that The Moraga Education Foundation hereby expresses its strong support and endorsement of the Acalanes School District Parcel Tax Measure, known as Measure T
Be It Further Resolved, that The Moraga Education Foundation encourages its board members, volunteers, partners, and the community at large to support and advocate for the passage and successful implementation of Measure T.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the The Moraga Education Foundation March 7, 2025.
