b'COMMUNITYLet you Tell it"For the Lord gives wisdom; from his AFTER SCHOOL INSTITUTE mouthcomeknowledgeandunder-Your Child is welcome at our K-12 Learningstanding.Proverbs 2:6 (NIV)Environment & After School Care.Program / transportation. For info call:By Maya Wheeler, Community Advocate303.399.8180 t\'sthattimeagainwhenyouor I someoneyouknowwillbebuying school supplies for their children.Well like many of you, I recently had to buy schoolsuppliesformydaughter.It got me to thinking after I saw what the school was requiring me to buy.On the required school supply list, I saw thingslike3reamsofcopy/printer paper, 4 Dry Erase Markers, 6 Boxes of Kleenex, and 5 Clorox wipes/sani-tizing wipes.I started thinking is this stuff really formydaughterortheschool?IMaya Wheelerunderstandparentshavetopayfor suppliesfortheirkids,butwhatI don\'t understand is why am I subsi-Transportation:One-thirdofthe dizingtheschoolsmaintenanceandrevenuewillgototheHighway administrative budgets. Users Tax Fund. Of this revenue, Some of you may think I am being60 percent will be allocated to the petty, but am I really.If you where tostate highway fund, 22 percent will go to Walmart and buy these items, yougo to counties, and 18 percent will wouldbespending$50ormorejustgotocitiesandunincorporated ontheseitems.Inadditionaroundtowns. Of the money going to the 41%ofthekidsthatattendpublicstatehighwayfund,atleast15 schools in Colorado are eligible for freepercentmustgotowardtransit and reduced lunch according to Kidsandtransit-relatedimprovements Count.So paying additional $50 may(The Bell Policy Center, 2019).not be realistic for all families. Then I thought about all the schoolIhavebeenthinkinghowgoodis board meetings, I have not attended.PropCCinregardstoK-12Public Themarijuanamoneythatwassup- Education,ifthemoneywillonlygo posed to help schools, and Propositionto capital improvements (i.e. building CCanddebrucingwhichwewillbeimprovements).voting on this November 5th.PropCCwillaskvoterstodecideI believe teachers and students need whether the state should permanentlymoneygoingtoclassroomstohelp debrucebyeliminatingtherevenuewith buying supplies such as the ones captoretainandspendallrevenuethat I was asked to purchase. Plus, I that comes into Colorado. The moneybelieve we should be using the excess inexcessofthecapwillgotoK-12money to pay teachers a livable wage, publiceducation,highereducation,buy books and other supplies for class-and transportation. rooms for students.The legislature also passed a bill thatTheBellPolicyCentersaysthere willgointoeffect,ifvotersapprovemaybebettersolutionthanPropCC PropositionCC.HB19-1258,Allocatesuch as a graduated income tax.What Voter-Approved Revenue for Educationdo you think?You will get an opportu-andTransportation,isveryspecificnity to voice your opinion on this mat-about how the money is to be spent,ter on November 5th.withanevenamountgoingtoeachTo learn more about proposition CC priority. and debrucing visit bellpolicy.org.K-12 Public Education: One-thirdTolearnmoreaboutAuroraCity of revenue over the cap will go toCouncilMembercandidatesthatwill publiceducationonaper-pupilbeontheballotforNovember5th basis. It can only be used for non- plantoattendupcomingmayoral recurrent expensesthink capi- andcitycouncilcandidatesforums tal improvementsand cannot beonSeptember18thattheAurora part of the district reserve. MunicipalCenterlocatedat14999 EAlamedaPkwy,Aurora,COfromHigher Education: One-third of the5:30pm8pm and September 26th at revenue will go to higher educationthe Dayton Opportunity Center located on a per-pupil basis with the sameat 1445 Dayton St, Aurora, CO from restrictions as the K-12 education5:30pm8pm.revenue. Light refreshments will be served at botheventsstartingat5:30pm.For moreinformationonthecandidate forums visit aaicd.org.I started thinking isThe community corner is an oppor-tunity for community members to dis-this stuff really forcuss what is on their minds.Everyone isinvitedandencouragedtoshare my daughter or thetheirthoughts,viewsandcomments on issues that impact our communi-school?ties and neighborhoods.Please submit your input by the 15th of each month to mayaw.boc@gmail.comor via twit-ter @MayaWheelerCO.10 SEPTEMBER 2019 BOCNEWS.com'