Ask anyone why they moved to Lafayette and you’ll hear the same answer: the schools.
Here’s what many families don’t know: state funding doesn’t cover all of it. Our districts are among the lower-funded in California, and the basic funding they receive falls thousands of dollars short per student of what our schools actually cost to run.
Lafayette’s education is built on three streams. State funding provides the foundation. Local parcel taxes and community giving through LPIE make up the difference — and both of those exist because this community invested in them.
Take away any one stream, and the education our kids receive changes.
Over the next three weeks, we’ll take the local pieces one at a time — what each does, what it doesn’t do, and why our schools need all of them. Two minutes each, no jargon.
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Saddle Up for the Holiday Hoedown Benefiting LPIE
Saturday, Nov. 7, 6:00-9:00pm | Balestrieri Family Farm
Dust off your boots and celebrate the season at a Holiday Hoedown! Join us for a festive night of line dancing and holiday cheer at the beautiful Balestrieri Family Farm. Gather your friends, meet some new ones, and enjoy a fun-filled evening while making a difference for our schools.
Get your tickets HERE. $100 per person gets you a night on the dance floor with a DJ and line dancing instructor, plus two drinks to toast the occasion. If you work up an appetite, dinner will be available for purchase.
Thanks to the generosity of parent sponsors, every dollar from ticket sales will go to LPIE to support our schools and students.
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