SHALL BAYFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT 10JT-R, LA PLATA COUNTY, COLORADO TAXES BE INCREASED BY UP TO $999,000 ANNUALLY BEGINNING IN TAX COLLECTION YEAR 2005 AND EACH YEAR THEREAFTER, BY AN ADDITIONAL PROPERTY TAX MILL LEVY AS PERMITTED BY THE COLORADO PUBLIC SCHOOL FINANCE ACT OF 1994 AT A RATE SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE THE AMOUNT SPECIFIED ABOVE, WHICH TAXES SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO AND EXPENDED FROM THE GENERAL FUND OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

• IMPROVED TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF.
• FULL DAY KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS.
• PROVISION OF COMPETITIVE SALARIES AND BENEFITS TO ENSURE HIGH QUALITY STAFFING OF SCHOOL DISTRICT PROGRAMS
• EXPANDED OPPORTUNITIES AND PROGRAMS FOR GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS AND FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.
• EXPANDED PROGRAMS AND STAFF RESOURCES FOR IMPROVING STUDENT CRITICAL THINKING AND FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL STUDENTS.

SUCH TAXES SHALL BE IN ADDITION TO THE PROPERTY TAXES THAT OTHERWISE WOULD BE LEVIED FOR THE GENERAL FUND, WITH SUCH TAXES TO BE COLLECTED AND SPENT WITHOUT FURTHER VOTER APPROVAL AS AN EXCEPTION TO THE LIMITATIONS OF ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?