Vote FOR Midview Schools

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Jane Spinney, Treasurer
1010 Vivian Drive
Grafton, OH 44044

Countdown to Election Day:

Welcome to Funding the Future�s Levy Information website. This site has been created to provide accurate details to the Midview community about Issue 39�a 2.5 mill Permanent Improvement Levy which will be on the ballot November 4, 2008. We hope this information will help you to make an informed decision about continuing to provide the Educational Necessities Midview�s students need to succeed. If you have questions, please contact Funding the Future committee at info@midviewyes.org.

	RIDES TO THE POLLS November 4th

Grafton VFW #3341 is offering rides to the polls on November 4. Anyone wanting to vote in the general election and needs a ride should call the Post at 926-3341. The hours will be from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m.

Issue 39 Informational Video
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OSFC Funding News:

Recently, we learned the wonderful news from the OSFC that Midview has available a $22 million credit to build a new school building. One of the main questions we�ve heard since then is: �If you have all this money from the OSFC, do you still need levy money from Issue 39?�

The answer is Yes. These are two separate funding areas requiring two separate �pots� of money, and monies from each are purposed exclusively for the items listed below:

	Money from the OSFC can only be used for new construction of school buildings. Nothing else.
	Issue 39 is a Permanent Improvement levy which can only be used to purchase items with a lifespan of 5 years or more: items such as textbooks, classroom technology, and school buses.

Think of it. If Issue 39 does NOT PASS in November, the Board must make an additional $1 million in cuts. Since the district is already working bare bones budget, those cuts will have to come from things which will affect the educational program: things like teachers, tutors, and programs which are the heart of what we do.

What good is a new school building without these things???
That is why it is absolutely essential that Issue 39 pass in November.
And we need your help.

VOTE FOR ISSUE 39 TODAY!!!

Did you know that you can vote for Issue 39 right now??? Any registered voter may vote early in person by going to your local county Board of Elections office after absentee ballots are available, usually 35 days before Election Day, and request, receive, and vote your absentee ballot at the office. The last day for in person absentee voting is the day before the election.

Here�s the address:
Lorain County Board of Elections
1985 North Ridge Rd., East
Lorain, OH 44055
Ph. 440 326-5900 or Ph. 440 326-5901

Thank you for your support!

Tues., November 4: Vote FOR Midview Schools

While our students are accomplishing great things in and out of the classroom, our district is facing difficult struggles financially that threaten to hurt the quality of education.

The district has been fiscally responsible and has cut more than one million dollars over the past two years, and Midview has one of the lowest costs per pupil in the county.

The Midview Schools are asking voters to approve a 2.5 permanent improvement issue that will stave off difficult cuts and allow us to keep the programs, teachers and technology our kids need to succeed.

Without more funds, the district will need to cut an additional million dollars from the already bare bones budget.

What�s at stake:

	Teachers
	Programs like tutoring that help students who are struggling
	Technology
	Not replacing text books that are more than 15 years old.

Those cuts would devastate our schools and would impact our community.

We are asking for the minimum amount needed this November. The Midview Schools have made real progress and this issue keeps us from sliding backwards. We need your support on November 4th.

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