On February 9, 2010, voters within Seattle School District will be voting with an all mail-in ballot to replace two expiring levies that continue funding for schools. The first is a three-year operations levy. This Seattle school levy funds 23% of the Seattle Public schools operating budget for teachers, librarians, counselors, textbooks, and bilingual & special education specialists. The second levy, the six-year school levy, provides safety health and maintenance improvements and academic and technology updates to Seattle schools and grounds.

The Eckstein School PTA Board has endorsed the renewal of the levies and has reserved Wednesday, January 27 from 7-9pm for an Eckstein phone bank on behalf of the upcoming School Levies vote.  The phone bank will be held at the Schools First headquarters at 524 Dexter Avenue N.

Please contact Patrick O’Kelley (pwokelley2@gmail.com) to sign up to attend the phone bank.