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HARVEY LOWRY
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Spring Attendance Awareness Property Tax Hurts Seniors
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By LANCASTER SCHOOL DISTRICT
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Hobalong@adelphia.net By LARRY HOBSON
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Lancaster School District is launching our Spring Atten- Seniors reaching 70 tears old shouldn’t have to pay
Publisher & Editor-in-Chief dance Awareness Campaign beginning April 2nd. any more property taxes at all. Ever.
Larry Hobson We know that attendance is one of the most critical build- Here is my suggestion on the way a bill should be writ-
661.618.3301 ing blocks for school success for all students, but it is ten. Legislation ought to be titled, The Senior Valuation
Publisher Assistant especially important for our littlest learners, children ages Protection Option.
Amanda Hobson 3 through 8. It would freeze the property valuation of residential
Office Manager Did You Know (adapted from AttendanceWorks.org): homeowners who are 65 years of age or older. If you
Ashleigh Hobson Starting in kindergarten, too many absences can cause are older than 65, your property value would be that of
children to fall behind in school. when you turned 65 years old. If the property tax at any
Managing Editor & Copy Editor Students can still fall behind if they miss just one or two time drops below that of what it was at the age of 65,
Thomas Fitzgerald days of school every few weeks. then that will become the new valuation to be taxed for.
S t a f f Wr i t e r Studies found that students who missed 18 days of school Who would qualify? To qualify, you must meet the
Thomas Fitzgerald or more in kindergarten and first grade were far less like- following criteria: Property owner must be 65 years of
Advertising ly to read proficiently at the end of 3rd grade or be held age or older. Property must be the primary residence
661.618.3301 back. and the owner(s) must have resided at the residence for
The negative impact when students miss that much school at least 10 years.
Layout & Design is the same whether the absence is excused or unexcused. Property owner(s) annual income must be under
Thomas Fitzgerald When students improve their attendance rates, they im- $40,000 per year unless you still have kids living at
Distribution Manager prove their academic prospects and chances for graduat- home, then this amount should be raised and the home
Kelsey Hobson ing. must be worth less than one million dollars.
Tackling poor attendance is not impossible but we can’t
Palmdale Blvd is a First Amendment Free Press. do it alone. We are asking families and community mem-
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State Senator Responds to Property Tax Proposal
In compliance with federal Civil Rights legislation,
Speaking with your child about the importance of “Show- Thank you for contacting my office with your request
we do not discriminate on the basis of race, creed,
ing Up” to school is a great first step in teaching them for legislation regarding seniors and property taxes.
color, national origin, ancestry, religion or lack of,
good attendance habits. Unfortunately, the deadline to draft bills for introduc-
sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orienta-
Setting regularly scheduled bedtimes and ensuring that tion in this legislative session has already passed. In the
tion(s) or veteran status in our employment.
they get enough rest makes it easier for your child to be meantime, we will research your idea.
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Schedule appointments for after the school day whenever this subject area as they come through committees and to
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We know that together we can reduce the problem of I will keep your thoughts in mind as I approach any
Palmdale Blvd is a free newspaper published
chronic absenteeism and truancy. Developing good at- legislation germane to the topic.
monthly and is distributed to Palmdale residents ,
tendance habits and understanding the importance of be- I am very optimistic for the rest of the legislative session
businesses and public school district staff.
ing on time is not only a school skill but an important and will strive to help make California better day by day.
life skill that often serves as an indicator for success in Thank you for being proactive about addressing Cali-
come a doctor after he had a, “moment of clarity.” Lowry said his interest in directing was a, “natural evo-
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“I realized if I stuck with it, my entire existence would lution,” and something he didn’t just, “jump into.”
His foray into directing followed his producing nearly a
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