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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - In November, Fresno voters volition spot a $500 cardinal schoolhouse enslaved connected the ballot.
The schoolhouse territory has breached down the enslaved into 7 segments: the largest 1 amounts to astir $170 million, which is allocated to the Frenso Teacher Association.
"Educators get to person a dependable successful however that wealth is spent," said Manual Bonilla, President of the Fresno Teacher Association, "In this case, truly prioritizing spaces to little people sizes."
The FTA has a 33% input, and they would besides similar to spot further abstraction for societal workers and simple art.
"So that mode it conscionable doesn't spell to maintaining oregon upgrading," Bonilla said.
However, $80 cardinal is allotted to attraction and superior projects.
"We truly absorption connected continuing to amended our information azygous points of entry, bureau space, things similar that, to marque definite that our students and unit are safe," said Nikki Henry, FUSD Chief Communications Officer.
Another $80 cardinal volition spell to what the territory calls "Pocket Stadiums" for the precocious schools that don't presently person shot stadiums, including schools similar Fresno High, Bullard, Hoover, Edison, and Roosevelt.
"That would bring bleachers and bring a much imperishable abstraction for our kids to beryllium capable to person that home-field advantage," Henry said.
There's besides $101 cardinal that has not been assigned to immoderate circumstantial projects.
The schoolhouse committee volition conscionable connected Aug. 28 to sermon however the wealth should beryllium spent.
"This allows them to decide, are we going to put successful aboriginal learning?" Henry said. "Are we going to put in, you know, a CTE gathering here, determination is $2.5 cardinal of request and $500 cardinal enactment aside."
The measurement requires 55% of elector support to beryllium enacted.
If the enslaved passes successful November, spot taxes volition summation by $20 to $30 for each $100,000 of assessed spot value.
The district expects the backing of Measure M, passed successful March 2020, to tally retired successful the adjacent 2 years.
