Mark your calendars, Spring pictures are March 5th.  Please make sure that your students are wearing school-appropriate clothing and a smile!  Individual and class pictures are taken this day.  Unfortunately due to time constraints, retakes are not offered for Spring pictures.

Dysart Override Election March 9, 2010

Please Vote

For Western Peaks passing the override means:

·         Maintaining current class sizes

·         Continuing to provide art, music and PE classes each day

·         Guaranteeing full day kindergarten

·         Continuing band programs for our students

For Western Peaks not passing the override means:

·         Eliminating or reducing band

·         Eliminating or reducing art classes

·         Eliminating or reducing music classes and choir

·         Eliminating or reducing PE classes

·         Raising class sizes by 4 – 8 students per classroom

·         Potentially eliminating all day kindergarten

·         Eliminating Dysart’s K-3 reading program

Dysart Override Facts

·         Passing the override will not raise taxes; only continue what is in place. 

·         The average cost to an owner of a home with full cash value of $100,000 would be approximately $122 per year

·         The tax rates for residents from the Dysart District have declined for the last four years.

Dysart Override Fact Sheet

Election March 9, 2010

Failure of the Dysart override renewal last November resulted in the district losing $15.5 - $16 million to its budget, money that supports fine arts programs (art, music, band, PE), maintains smaller class sizes and impacts teacher salaries.  The November override failure means:

·         Eliminating or reducing K-12 band programs at each school

·         Eliminating or reducing art classes at each school

·         Eliminating or reducing music classes and choirs at each school

·         Eliminating or reducing PE classes at each school

·         Raising class sizes by 4 – 8 students per classroom at each school

·         Potentially eliminating all day kindergarten

·         Eliminating Dysart’s K-3 reading program

The Dysart School District, as a result of the November election, must begin to remove $15.5 – 16 million from its budget.  Due to the override failure, the programs that the override supported must be impacted.

However, the Dysart Governing Board has called for a March 9 override election.  If the March 9 override election is successful, the override cuts listed above will not occur.

·         Passing the override will not raise taxes; only continue what is in place. 

·         The average cost to an owner of a home with full cash value of $100,000 would be approximately $122 per year

·         The tax rates for residents from the Dysart District have declined for the last four years.

Click here to view the revised K-12 student dress code.

Below is the link to the Pinnacle Internet Viewer for parents to login and view their child's grades:

http://gradebook.dysart.org/Pinnacle/PIV

Should you have problems, please contact your child's teacher first.  You may also e-mail your issue to wpesgradebook@dysart.org.