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James Shepard urges Mill Valley parents to fill survey and prepare to defend parcel tax as cuts loom
Summary
Parent and facilitator James Shepard urged Mill Valley families to complete a short district survey and attend a community conversation with Superintendent Dr. Kaufman on April 17, warning that a parcel tax that funds nearly a quarter of the district budget will expire in a few years and could trigger deeper cuts.
James Shepard, an executive coach and parent in the Mill Valley School District, urged fellow parents to take part in community planning and to prepare to support renewal of a local parcel tax that he says funds nearly a quarter of the district's budget. "We can't afford to take world-class education in Mill Valley for granted anymore," Shepard said, and he invited residents to an in-person conversation with Superintendent Dr. Kaufman on April 17.
Shepard said the district has recently weathered deficits, layoffs and the near loss of transitional kindergarten…
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