TooncesAndOmar

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I just assume vote D and send a message


TBH Jamie Davis seems like a very decent man. Reminds me of southern democrats of years past.

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Agreed. Its funny because the alternate universe is not too far away from our current one where Jamie Davis keeps all his same political positions but just runs as an (R) and then becomes the runaway favorite.

I get that in Louisiana laying low is the best campaign strategy, but should we expect a candidate to work a little harder for our vote? NDAs and carbon capture kickbacks should at least be something she should address to constituents.

None of this means that you vote for a (D), but does the lack of talk about her (at least here in BR), speak more to how no one knows anything about her, how apathetic voters are on her, or that she just doesn't have much to say?

Fleming always had an uphill battle to win, but he worked incredibly hard and was very visible and outspoken on the issues he cared about.

That is what I have heard, but can someone find the quote. Admittedly, I am not going to listen to how ever many hours of recorded legislative debate if it is even there. I figured someone here would have the exact source since it is discussed so much.

No on all

Maybe after two straight years of failed amendments our legislators will finally realize the LA constitution is too big. Call a convention and rebuild it from the ground up.

The Whiskey Rebellion would then also like to have a chat with you. Lol. Funny how things change once you get power.

You and I agree about taxes. I would prefer I had full control over my tax dollars (i.e. didn't pay them), but I also know that there are many good reasons to pay taxes. That does mean there is some loss of control, and many good reasons to complain when my taxes aren't being spent wisely.

So then paying taxes is based on trust. I would trust St. George more with more details of a plan. I am advocating hard for a NO because I don't want my kids to be the experiment. St. George may have the best schools, so why not just take some more time to ease parents worries?

I want the NO vote to mean, "No, we do not trust you blindly. Listen to parents more. Then lets vote."

I hear you, but I don't think your reasoning holds when you apply it here.

Students didn't flee public schools in 1981 because a judge ruled for the schools to turn academically ineffective overnight.

Also, I fully agree with local control of taxes, but how do you define local? In any geographical group there will be those with 'more' funding services for those with 'less.' Nothing is stopping the wealthiest 25% of the current city of St. George from creating their own city in 25 years for 'local' control.

Now how those funds are used, transparency, accountability is another very legitimate discussion to have.

Chicken or the egg is correct. Nuance.

I have to rely on people much smarter than me to explain the MFP and the allocation algorithm. It factors in the size of the district because of economies of scale, etc. Especially true with special ed services. Then you add in property taxes, legacy costs…

Also, the money will follow the student but that isn’t the whole picture. Not all dollars are the same because of money already spent on services and infrastructure and teacher pay at that specific school.

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You keep talking about tax increases for both the city and any future school district without proving they happening outside of your negative & scared outlook on change.

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1. Senator Edmonds, who coauthored the StG School bill last year states in his fiscal note, "the school system may have to increase revenues through additional taxes to meet expenditure needs in the future." Central and Zachary have raised taxes (and last year rejected an additional tax raise), so yes, independent school districts increase taxes.

You can read the other effects from Edmonds' fiscal note here:LINK

2. Mayor Yates has promised a tax cut if the school district passes.

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St. George leadership can't keep their message straight.

People can dismiss my NO vote for whatever reason they want to. People can vote YES for any reason as well. But for any voter, please make an informed decision and don't rely on bad data or buzzy one-liners. This is too big of a change to rush it and not take the time to get it right from day one.

St. George deserves to have this vote and has every legal right to have a school district. But leadership needs to do a little bit more leg work than just "trust us." They want our tax money but don't even have accurate numbers for any kind of school district budget. I would think for 15 years and a whole lot of promises of fiscal responsibility they would do better.

(And this is important to state... it is not a either/or... a NO vote is also not an affirmation that EBR is doing a great job. They have many issues that I also give them hell about because it affects my kid as well. But two school districts right now is not good for either school district).

Nice strawman that you built from my post. Message me directly if you actually want to engage.

At the end of the day, my kids are happy with their EBR public school. If Amendment 2 passes, incoming kindergartners will attend for one year, be unenrolled, and forced to attend a St. George school in 2027 (yes, how the law is written). So no that is not parental school choice.

St. George has always been about the schools. One year isn’t enough time to create a district and do it well. A vote NO is a vote for “not yet”. Take your time St. George to do it better.

Everything quoted are valid concerns if Amendment 2 passes. Would be very helpful for St. George leadership to release a plan to address this. Ease a lot of anxiety.

I am not a teacher in a could be St. George school but have friends who are. TRSL is run at the state level but your retirement amount is based off your salary. If you are in a St. George school what will your salary be?

Just because the money follows the kid (good!) doesn’t mean automatically you will have the same support structures in place in a brand new school district.

Also, Central and Zachary are not great comparisons. Think of district size, distance, and demographics. These shouldn’t be used as models for St. George/EBR.

Here are the traditional public schools St. George will take control of if Amendment 2 passes on May 16th:

Jefferson Terrace Academy
Shenandoah Elementary
Woodlawn Elementary
Woodlawn Middle
Woodlawn Highschool

The St. George Community School System school year would start August of 2027.

Are your kids already enrolled in one of these schools or are you planning to switch them from private to public in 2027?