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Measure S oversight committee: $2,875,616 parcel tax collected; expenditures consistent with ballot intent
Summary
At the Oct. 14 South Pasadena Unified board meeting, the Measure S Citizens Oversight Committee reported $2,875,616 in 2024–25 parcel tax revenue and confirmed that Measure S funds were spent as intended, supporting teachers, counselors, library and arts programs.
Megan Gardner, a member of the Measure S Citizens Oversight Committee, told the South Pasadena Unified School District Board of Education on Oct. 14 that the parcel tax generated $2,875,616 during the 2024–25 school year and that the committee concluded expenditures were consistent with the measure's stated purposes.
The committee, charged with preparing an annual report on collections and expenditures, reported that Measure S dollars supported classroom and student services including middle school art teachers (about $32,000), a high school speech and debate teacher (about $32,000), high school computer science teachers (about $62,000), elementary counselors (approximately $242,000), secondary counselors (approximately $143,000), elementary library staff (about $221,000) and a middle school library technician (about $91,000). Gardner described the figures as approximations drawn from the district's accounting reviewed by the committee.
Gardner told the board the committee confirmed that administrator salaries, school site maintenance and outside consultant costs were not paid with Measure S revenues. She thanked Assistant Superintendent Dave Luebz and district staff for preparing materials for the committee's review.
The oversight committee includes district and community members and issues its annual findings to ensure the parcel tax funds are used for the specific purposes approved by voters. Gardner concluded the report and invited questions from the board; none were recorded.
