VOTE NO!

VOTE YES!
And then try to get "upnorth," with his racist remarks and fascist mindset, to crawl back under his rock.

VOTE NO! IT's good for American Taxpayers!

i have documented that the CCPS tranfers funds from Capital Funds whenever they please, under the radar of the state statutes. NOW they need voter approval. "for the teachers, for the students...". well lets see if the voters of FloriDUH will deepen the pockets of these )(^)*&)%%$(&#%^). oh, i failed to mention $$$$$$$$$$$*%(*&)9p984!!!

please vote yes!

PLEASE VOTE NO!

How does voting yes hurt the taxpayers?

CCPS is so flush with capital funds that our school is getting all new computers this summer, and the district is implementing new email software district-wide. This has got to cost a fortune, and is unnecessary. My teacher station might not be the best, but it works just fine. GroupWise seems to work well enough, too.

Let's take some of that capital money and put it in the right place. This $4 a gallon gas is sucking money out of my wallet, and food costs ...

I refuse to pay for classroom materials that are needed for my classes to perform well on their Final Exams!

Vote...NO. The system was set up to prevent this kind of spending. If passed, it is going to cost the taxpayers in the term.

Vote YES - The capital funds budget is over the top and the operating budget is in free fall. There is no reason money should sit in one account when it is needed in another.

And before you start attacking me saying "all you want is another raise" - you're wrong. I want to be able to let my students print without worrying about paper or toner. I want pencils and paper and other supplies for my classroom that I currently supply out of pocket. I could give myself a raise if I didn't have to buy so much stuff with my own money. I don't expect a raise next year (even though admin. will get theirs).

Vote YES

Please, with the out of pocket stuff already. If you are taking money out of your pocket, you choose to do so! And as Good states, everything is going up for EVERYONE! Time to cut back! This is just about getting some money to teachers and administrators, who are already some of the highest paid in the state. If this is allowed, the way spending has been in the past, our taxes will skyrocket! Now who will be getting run out of town, the people that really foot the tax bill down here, NORTHENERS! SO,JUST SAY NO!

Obvious the teachers are out here in full force and will be trying to sway the public to vote "yes" for them on this issue.

When are they going to learn to live on a tight budget like the rest of us taxpaers have to?

CUT THE BUDGET! WHY??? build more schools w/declining enrollment, now for the 6th+ year!!!!

WHY??? is this Board so afraid of the teacher's union? Why do they keep backing down & rolling over for the teacher's union? Have none of them a backbone?!?!?!

Constantly caving in to the teachers union does NOT help the education of the children! The union ONLY cares about the best interest of the union . . . . more pay and more time off for their members!

NO concern about edcuation . . . sad . . .

Collier County is a donor county! You could shift .25 mils to operating, but the state could give it to another county. In capitol outlay the state cannot touch the monies.

Remember the $52 million the state diverted from Collier operating to Broward county for the Lesansky and White wrongdoing? Ask Pat Carroll.

You think teachers aren't on a tight budget, swampy? Think again!

I'm really tired of people who probably make more than me spouting garbage like that.

Teachers, little over 60,000 a year and 3 months off, I'll take it! If teachers are worried about custodians making less in private sector, than how can people in private sector make more than teachers? Who's shoveling garbage now?

You are shoveling garbage, as usual, upnorth. With a bachelor's only on the last step does a teacher top $60k, about 23 years, Someone with a master's gets there a bit sooner, only about 17 years.

Teachers may max out at over $60,000, but a good buddy of mine started out at $60,000. He was so glad I tutored him through Calculus!

You don't have to feel sorry for me though, I was pulling down $75,000 almost 25 years ago.

Not sure what salary schedule your looking at but I come no where close to $60,000 from teaching. Just like your own budget you don't keep putting more money into a fund you don't need if the schools are shrinking we don't need to build more. We do need to keep quality people in the classroom and provide greater learning opportunities for the students. Vote the way you feel but don't do it out of spite

Hey, what a nifty way for the Superintendent to find more money to waste on bringing more cronies in from that Fabulously Wonderful School System in lovely Rockford, Illinois. Wonderful. What a terrific thing for Denny Thompson and the Dixie Chicks,

The people of Naples are so incredibly gullible. Which, of course, Denny knows, and will continue to take full advantage of.

I think if you fire Mr. Withers, the CCPS attorney that would save the Board lots of money.

Then we vote to say "YES" to pay for the $550,000 settlement to Mr. Baker. Because that is really what you are recouping here.

Please realize that we are not stupid taxpayers, and we know where the money is going to.

Fire Mr. Withers and his entourage NOW. The settlements are costing CCPS big bucks and he is clueless.

Next....fire the SUPER DUPER COSTLY...MR.Illinois SUPER who thinks that the entire state of IL can be hired here.

And you'll pay for the moving expenses of the new IL. idiots who move to Naples. With a referendum...no way!

ARE YOU KIDDING ME.....the budget is bleeding for a reason....the mismanagement of this school system.

My vote is NO!

There you go Good, you made someones life a little easier! 75,000 is not bad either! Stop complaining and enjoy your three months off.

Isn't this the bill thats fondly known as "The I'm from Rockford Don't Bother me Stupid, This Won't Pass and Besides the Administrators are making Enough, Who Cares About Peon Teachers" Bill?

i am willing to bet that CCPS could reclassify teachers as a part of the schools under Capital Expenditures as they have done Technology, Debit Service, and Maintance and have plenty of Operating Capitol for custodians. oh, i forgot they also have Facility Management in Capital expences. it's all your tax money. i hate how they manipulate the Funds to make it look like they are broke.

also, i think the legislature is asleep on this as they are doing nothing on the Class Size Reduction Act that really started this mess, voted for by the FloriDUH population. another "bullit train" amendment that should be overturned. a hard look at unfunded mandates would go at long way towards solving everything.

florida residents should be required to pass the FCAT test for 5th graders before being allowed to vote.

Of course, VOTE YES!

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Vote no. The school board is overtaxing the public by $157 million a year with a discretionary 2 mil levy and no where to spend it.

Hey, how about giving us our money back. You don't need to build schools, so stop the discretionary 2 mil levy! It will save the average homeowner $700 per year and county residents $157 million total.

Diverting this new school earmarked money to operational expenses is a back door way to raise taxes.

It is not revenue neutral! Because we are overtaxed to begin with!

Also, Dennis Thompson said on the Jeff Lytle call in show that this new operational money would not necessarily go to teacher raises. Duh. Dennis, you've shown the public enough that you are all for your horrendously ridiculous salary package and will do anything to protect yourself. My bet would be the increase money would go to admin benefits, not teacher salaries or classroom supplies.

It's time to rid this school system of the current school board, rid this community of bureaucrats, and return the power to the people. Vote NO on any bureaucrat supported measure. Vote NO for any incumbent political bureaucrat.

I have a great idea! If Donovan, Calebrese, Abbott, Curatolo and Carroll resign before the referendum is to be voted on, then we vote yes. And we need to have the word of the new Board that they will fire Thompson. No need to fire the old ladies he brought with him, as when he finds a new job he'll have to take them with him as he can't function without them. We won't have to buy out their contracts, as they will have to quit to go with him. The taxpayers will save a bundle. So resign Board and we'll give you the referedum. This way we'll know we are doing the right thing for students and employees. Oh and anyone from Rockford or Tennessee that has been hired by the Thompson gang should be let go as soon as Thompson is out.