Campaign Leadership Co-Chairs: Gail Miller, Owner, Larry H. Miller - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Campaign Leadership

Co-Chairs: Gail Miller, Owner, Larry H. Miller Group of Companies Scott Anderson, President & CEO, Zions Bank Ron Jibson, Retired Chairman & CEO, Questar And 50 other Utah business, community, and education leaders, including:

• Lane Beattie, President & CEO, Salt Lake Chamber
• Wilford Clyde, President, Clyde Companies
• Elaine Dalton, Former General Young Women President, LDS Church
• A. Marc Harrison, Chairman & CEO, Intermountain Health Care
• Nolan Karras, Former Speaker, Utah House of Representatives
• Gay Beck, Utah Teacher of the Year, 2011

Each year, Utah schools receive $1.2 billion

less because of changes

to Utah’s tax code over the last 20 years.

Teachers are the most important factor influencing student success.

According to Education Week, Utah receives a C- for the quality of education in our state. Only 8 states received a worse grade.

Investment Improves Achievement

• $500,000 into Roy Schools increased

graduation rates by 12 percent.

• $400,000 into teacher mentoring in the Salt

Lake City School District resulted in 19 percent higher teacher retention rates.

• $400,000 into elementary school counselors

in Tooele County School District decreased disciplinary referrals by 46 percent.

State sales tax rate 4.7% to 5.2%. This generates $250 million annually when fully implemented.

Investment Sources – Sales Tax

State income tax rate 5.0% to 5.5%. This generates $450 million annually when fully implemented.

Investment Sources – Income Tax

After a three year phase in:

• $700 million each year for

teacher and student success

• Cost to median family is $35 per

month ($416/year).

Investment Sources: Phase-In

• Funding is allocated to public and higher education
• n a per-student basis:

$946 per student

• Each school will create a Teacher and Student

Success Plan within a district framework

• All funding must be invested in the classroom – not

towards construction or administration costs

• All school plans, uses of funding and school

improvement goals will be posted on school websites

Local Control of Funds

Heavy Emphasis on K-12 Funding

Money could be invested in each of the following ways:

• Teacher compensation;
• Class size reduction;
• Professional development;
• Technology or software;
• Or any other classroom purpose reasonably designed to improve

student performance and approved by the local board.

Local Control of Funds

• August 2017: Begin Gathering Signatures
• 113,143 signatures required
• Must meet thresholds in 26/29 Senate

Districts

• Must submit signatures by April 15, 2018
• November 6, 2018 – Election Day

Timeline