College maintenance/vocational training initiatives in the West Valley Mission Community College District

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Due to decades of using and lack of maintenance, facility condition of the West Valley-Mission College District could no longer satisfy necessary and sufficient programs and projects for education and job training (Resolution No. 04072201, the Board of Trustees, 2004). Measure H for Santa Clara 2004 Election, also known as College Repair/Job Training Measure in the West Valley-Mission Community College District, proposed that 235 million dollars should be issued in bonds to repair and upgrade facilities in the West Valley and Mission Colleges (Smart voter). Repairing and upgrading projects would include training and transfer programs, fire safety, leaky roofs, classroom technology, libraries, and computer labs, and so forth (Smart voter). 
Argumentation for approving the above proposal was presented and illustrated by the Sheriff, Laurie Smith and other four members (Argument in Favor of Measure H, 2004). It was argued that community colleges are valuable assets for the community, because in the tough times of economic situation, community colleges are more affordable and accessible than selective and expensive universities and colleges. Therefore, a proposal for building a better community college education environment should be of great importance for improving not only education future but also economic future.
While arguments in favor of Measure H were listed, rebuttals for such argumentation were raised. “Rebuttal to Argument in Favor of Santa Clara County Measure H” (2004) raised several concerns and reasons to doubt the necessity of Measure H. They doubted that bonding proposal was merely a fake title for actual property tax, that 20% of graduates from the community colleges were not community citizens and would take jobs and benefit outsides of the community, that the West Valley-Mission Community College District should not be rewarded for irresponsibility, and that the proposal would be unfair for homeowners and would be detrimental for others’ home ownership dream. Besides that, the Chair of Libertarian Party of Santa Clara, Allen Hacker pointed out that since property tax had already funded 1.2 million dollars for upgrading the community colleges in March 2003, the proposal of Measure H for more bonds was unnecessary (Santa Clara County, Registrar of Voters, 2004). 
Despites of all doubting and against voices, Measure H that called for 235 million dollars’ bond for college facilities in West Valley Mission Community College District was approved with 60.1% supporting rate on November, 2nd, 2004, according to the State and Local Bond and Tax Ballot Measures Results of the November 2004 General Election (California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission, 2005). The approval of this Measure means an agreement on improving training programs, classroom facilities including firefighters, nurses and emergency medical technicians, improving local outdated education condition, and providing people with re-training for job skills. 
Implementation results of Measure H for 2004 November election was connected to the next bond Measure, Measure C for June 2012 election, to a certain degree. Bond Measure C, Santa Clara June 2012 election called for issuing 350 million dollars for better equipping the upgrading the current community college condition and for providing better education (no money for administrators’ salaries or employee pensions) at West Valley and Mission Colleges. Upgrading projects in Measure C went a step forward than repairing in Measure H, as it focused on more complex projects such as building constructing for earthquake safety and job training facilities.
Details of promising upgrades in Measure C could be seen from words of arguments in favor of Measure C. A California State Assembly member and college professor, Paul Fong, with other four members, argued for the approval of Measure C. In their argumentation, disciplines including Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) were highlighted for their importance for students’ career future, and therefore facilities, for an example laboratory space, for holding such courses were in need. It was also argued that West Valley and Mission Colleges are offering high quality career training programs which should deserve fund support. Besides, students growing math and literacy proficiencies at Santa Clara became the last but not the least reason for supporting the approval on Measure C. Intended to win spacious classrooms and updated technology for students, it was also endorsed by the City of Campbell Chamber of Commerce, the Santa Clara Chamber of Commerce, and the Silicon Valley Leadership Group. 
However, there were rebuttals towards the above supporting reasons by suggesting that there should be other means to achieve a better educational environment, and that the last bond Measure H in 2004 was passed but money was not used appropriately. The Former President and West Valley-Mission Community College District Governing Board, Jeffrey A. Schwartz, stated that the last bond Measure H was necessary and reasonable, but Measure C should not be. In his words, residents in the community would continue to pay for the last Measure H and for another more 350 million dollars if Measure C got passed. Furthermore, the District failed to hold their promises to use the money appropriately, since there were still old facilities remaining unfixed. The remaining poor graduation rate became another doubt for spending such a huge amount of money on the community colleges who could have provided more courses by opening on Fridays and Saturdays. What’s more, since the last Measure H, false class attendance records were submitted by the District for state reimbursement. Therefore, the proposal for West Valley-Mission Community College District bond proposition, Measure C June 2012, should be considered as futile. 
With arguments for and against it, Measure C was finally passed with 59.84% supporting rate on June 5th 2012. It means to authorize the issuance and sale of 350 million dollars’ bonds within the District. According to an impartial analysis from county counsel, the Board of Trustees of the West Valley-Mission Community College District calls for 350 million dollars’ bonds for supporting affordable education at West Valley and Mission Colleges through upgrading teaching facilities and technology in the hope to prepare students for jobs and further education opportunities in the new century, and for updating old buildings and constructions. Money using in other aspects such as teacher salaries and school operating costs are prohibited. Furthermore, financial audits and an independent citizens’ oversight committee would be conducted as the District promised. 
Although both Measure H and Measure C was approved for bonds for community colleges at the West Valley-Mission District, more funding is in need which leads to the proposal of Measure W Bond Issue for November 2018 election. According to the impartial analysis from the office of the Santa Cruz County, Measure W would authorize to issue 698 million dollars’ bonds to be used in educational facility projects in the West Valley Mission Community Colleges. The bonds would be paid by property taxes in the District. A minimum of 55% rate for voting pass is required for approval the measure. Raised money would only be used for the educational purposes, including school facilities upgrading, aging buildings repairing, and other facilities replacing. An independent professional for checking money use is required by the California Constitution. Also, an independent citizen’s oversight committee is required by State law. The date of the election would be November 6th 2018.
Along with the logistics of the measure, reasons for proposal such a measure are listed. Some of them might sound familiar to what have been stated in proposal for the past Measure H and Measure C. First and foremost, community colleges are great assets for local students for they are more affordable than public universities in California. Second, in current competitive job market, job training and education are of great importance for local residents to be equipped with necessary skills to enter and compete in the workforce. However, the State is not financially supporting the community for better academic facilities and environment. Therefore, a local measure is what people need. It will also provide help for students in fields of nursing, engineering and firefighting, and for veterans to get affordable and high quality education and skill training to return to civilian life (Resolution No. 18080702, the Board of Trustees, 2018).
Voices from the opposite side are displayed. In one piece of news report on the Mercury News site, this measure proposal was described by the author, Jeffrey Schwartz (2018), a former president and three-time trustee on the West Valley-Mission Governing Board, as “beyond outrageous”. The author pointed out that half of the 2012 funding have not been used and they are asking for more. He thought “our buildings have leaking roofs” could not be a reasonable explanation for asking people to continue to pay for the prior two bonds and the new bond for the next decades. Inappropriate use of money stays for another reason for not approving the measure. He further argued that there is a discrepancy between the claimed need for money for classroom construction and the fact that classroom facilities are actually “under-utilized”. Moreover, it was the school district who appointed the required independent bond oversight committees, which decreases their accountability greatly. He finally confessed that he was one of the governing board members at West-Valley Mission for the Measure H in 2004, and that he would regret his decision if he had have known the above facts. 
Silicon Valley Taxpayers Association also expressed their voice against Measure W by pointing out that many responsible construction contractors would be discouraged and excluded due to the “Project Labor Agreement” required by West Valley-Mission Community College District. Therefore, it might cause problems in construction process. 
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