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![All eyes watch the Palo Alto Unified School District board and leadership Tuesday night at the district office. Allison Zeman, PAUSD reading specialist and parent, said she supports a sustained parcel tax to help maintain staffing levels and a sense of belonging for every student. “In order for us to really provide that [environment] for every student, we need the staffing, because there's nothing more powerful than the relationship between a student and the staff members,” Zeman said.](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/IMG_3470-e1770845808759-1200x731.jpg)
![The Palo Alto Unified School District board reviews new parcel tax renewal polling data at a school board meeting on Nov. 4. School Board member Allison Kamhi said she could foresee a shortened renewal timeline --- a period less than the current 7-year cycle --- if property and enrollment trends dramatically change.
“What I was finding interesting about it [the parcel tax] was this idea of putting it back before voters, if indeed, we find ourselves in a situation with drastically increasing property taxes and drastically decreasing enrollment,” Kamhi said. “But I am not convinced that we need that, given the polling and given the clear consensus that this is the right thing to do.”](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IMG_0030-1-e1762790094978-1200x635.jpg)
