 Hello, I'm Barbara Archer, I serve on the Davis School Board and I'd like to talk to you about a very important measure on the November ballot, Measure M, the Davis School Facilities Bond. We haven't had a facilities bond for the school district in 18 years and we have critical needs facing our school campuses. We are preparing Davis schools for the future. Over the last 10 months, the district met with teachers, students, parents and community stakeholders at three town halls and school site committees to identify facilities priorities. Many of our schools are over 50 years old. Many of our classroom facilities need to be updated. Safety and security measures are important upgrades we need to make. We need to update our school bathrooms and water fountains at all campuses. Measure M is phase one of the facilities plan and all schools will receive upgrades in this first phase. Some of the other projects included in the Measure M School Facilities Bond are updating Emerson Junior High Science Labs, replacing aging portables at Davis Senior High School with a new science building and modernizing Patwin Elementary, which at 25 years old is eligible for state matching funds. Birch Lane Elementary, Willett Elementary, North Davis Elementary and Cesar Chavez Elementary are slated to get new multi-purpose rooms. To see a complete list of Measure M projects for Davis schools, you can view the entire Facilities Master Plan at yesforourstudents.org backslash more hyphen information. The inkwells, the slide rules and chalk erasers have passed into history. We must upgrade our facilities now to keep pace with 21st century learning and for the safety of our students. Please go to yesforourstudents.org if you have any questions or want to help. What we really need is your yes vote on November 6th. Please vote yes on Measure M for the future of Davis schools. Thank you.