Most parents take libraries for granted.  And why not? It seems so basic to the needs of a school and to education. You’d think it would go without saying that the state would require a school to have a library and would assume the costs. But you’d be wrong.

The state of California does not require libraries or pay for librarians--and without librarians, you don’t have much of a library.

Fortunately, you have MBEF. A good part of the money we spend every year ($258,761 to be exact) goes to pay librarians’ salaries at each and every one of our schools.

The same goes for technology: MBEF pays for a computer teacher in each elementary school. It also pays for a Tech Director and a Lab Specialist at Mira Costa, and recently was part of a community-wide initiative to raise the level of technology in all schools. We spend ($261,024) a year so our kids can keep up with technology.

Please help us help your kids. Whether you can give a little or a lot, please give. Either way, it’ll be one for the books.