Flea products and ingredients

Adams Flea and Tick Home Spray
Ingredients
    (S)-Methoprene 0.01%, 
pyrethroid     Etofenprox 0.50%, 
    Piperonyl Butoxide 2.00%,

Adams Plus Flea & Tick Mist

Ingredients

    Nylar .125%, 

    Pyrethrins .18% 

synergist N-Octyl Bicycloheptene Dicarboximide 1%

Flee (Insect Growth Regulator) Trigger Spray

Active Ingredients - Fipronil & Methoprene

Pet Armor Fast Act Plus Flea & Tick

Pyriproxyfen - 0.005%.

Pyrethrins - 0.100%.

Piperonyl Butoxide* - 0.200%.

synergist MGK 264 - 0.330%.

Hartz UltraGuard Plus

Pyriproxyfen - 0.015%.
pyrethroid Phenothrin - 0.400%

Piperonyl Butoxide* - 1.000%

Advantage Carpet and Upholstery Spot Spray (spray can)

Phenothrin (pyrethroid) 3-phenoxybenzyl-(1RS, 3RS, 1RS, 3SR)-2, 2-dimethyl-3-(2-methylprop-1-enyl) cyclopropanecarboxylate 0.40%

synergist N-Octyl bicycloheptene dicarboximide 1.00%

neonicotinoid Imidacloprid 0.05%

Advantage Flea, Tick, Dust Mite and Bed Bug Spot and Crevice Spray (trigger spray)

Phenothrin (pyrethroid) 3-phenoxybenzyl-(1RS, 3RS, 1RS, 3SR)-2, 2-dimethyl-3-(2-methylprop-1-enyl) cyclopropanecarboxylate 0.40%

synergist N-Octyl bicycloheptene dicarboximide 1.00%

neonicotinoid Imidacloprid 0.05%

Advantage Flea and Tick Treatment Spray for Cats

    Pyrethrins .18% 

2-[1-methyl-2-(4-phenoxyphenoxy) ethoxy]pyridine

synergist N-Octyl Bicycloheptene Dicarboximide 1%

flea product ingredients

Two classes of insect growth/development regulators have been registered for use as flea control products: juvenile hormone analogs (methoprene, pyriproxyfen) and chitin synthesis inhibitors (lufenuron).

Pyriproxyfen (nylar) is an insect growth regulator. It mimics natural insect hormones that stop young insects from maturing into adults. Pyriproxyfen can affect an insect if it is touched or eaten. However, pyriproxyfen is rarely toxic to adult insects. Instead, it disturbs egg-laying and egg-hatch and keeps young insects from growing into adult forms. This prevents target insects from multiplying.
2-[1-methyl-2-(4-phenoxyphenoxy) ethoxy]pyridine

Methoprene is a juvenile hormone (JH) analog which acts as a growth regulator when used as an insecticide. It is an amber-colored liquid with a faint fruity odor.

Imidacloprid primarily targets adult fleas.
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Phenothrin, also called sumithrin and d-phenothrin, is a synthetic pyrethroid that kills adult fleas and ticks. It has also been used to kill head lice in humans. d-Phenothrin is used as a component of aerosol insecticides for domestic use. It is often used with methoprene, an insect growth regulator that interrupts the insect's biological lifecycle by killing the eggs. Phenothrin is the active agent in the branded product Raid Fly and Wasp Killer.

A formulation containing 85.7% phenothrin has been approved for use on cats. Most cats tolerate phenothrin, but a small percentage of cats will develop signs similar to permethrin toxicosis after administration of the product per label directions. 

Etofenprox is a pyrethroid derivative which is used as an insecticide.
flumethrin and etofenprox appear to be well tolerated by most cats.

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Cypermethrin (CP) is a synthetic pyrethroid used as an insecticide in large-scale commercial agricultural applications as well as in consumer products for domestic purposes.
Cyfluthrin is a pyrethroid insecticide and common household pesticide.
Deltamethrin is a pyrethroid ester insecticide.
Resmethrin is a pyrethroid insecticide.Permethrin is a chemical categorized in the pyrethroid insecticide group.

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Fipronil is a broad-spectrum insecticide that belongs to the phenylpyrazole chemical family. Fipronil disrupts the insect central nervous system by blocking GABA-gated chloride channels and glutamate-gated chloride (GluCl) channels. This causes hyperexcitation of contaminated insects' nerves and muscles.

Fipronil is the main active ingredient of Frontline TopSpot, Fiproguard, Flevox, and PetArmor (used along with S-methoprene in the 'Plus' versions of these products); these treatments are used in fighting tick and flea infestations in dogs and cats.

Frontline Plus has active two ingredients, fipronil and S-methoprene, which work together to kill parasites and break the flea life cycle. Fipronil kills adult fleas and ticks, while S-methoprene is an insect growth regulator that prevents the development of immature flea stages (eggs, larvae, and pupae).

N-octyl bicycloheptene dicarboximide (MGK 264)

Classroom assignments

 Classroom assignments are listed in the FUSD Illuminate portal for parents.

Go to this link

https://fremont.illuminatehc.com/login

Select SCHEDULE on the left sidebar.

Select the first day of school.

And your child's assignment will be shown.

2020-21 MSJE parent chat groups

This is a complete list of all the MSJE parent chat groups I know about.

Please note that these groups are created by and maintained by parents, on their own time, without use of any FUSD resources.

There is no official affiliation with the District, the school, or its staff.
On a group by group basis, the members may decide to invite or tolerate or forbid teacher participation.

If you don't see your child's classroom list, perhaps you can create one.
Please send me an invitation and I will add it to this list.

If you wish to use a group created for you, please join the Konstella classroom.

MSJE General

Room 1

Room K2

Room 6

Room 7 

Room 8, 2nd grade

Room 9

Room 9 for parents only

Room 14

Room 15

Room 16

Room 17

Room 19

Room 21

Room 22

I have been asked to not list a chat group for Room 23.

Please also join the PTC's Konstella site by clicking this link.

History of FUSD Parcel Tax

Chung writes:

We advocated for Measure K back in 2010 because of significant budget cuts from Sacramento.  It was meant to be a temporary measure to get us through the emergency, and the tax should have expired in 2016.  Instead, Measure I came along and not only did it continue the parcel tax, it increased the tax by 37%.

BIG LESSON There is no such thing as a temporary tax increase.  Once a tax is introduced, there is always tremendous amount of inertia to keep it going, or even increase it.

Another thing to keep in mind is that we cannot look at individual tax in vacuum.  Why?  Because you have a single wallet, and from that wallet, you have to pay all the different kinds of tax, including: Federal income tax, Federal social security tax, Federal medicare tax, CA state income tax, property tax (including sub-components of parcel tax), sales tax, gas tax, etc...

10 states with the highest state income tax rates in 2018:

California: 1 to 13.3 percent
Hawaii: 1.4 to 11 percent
Oregon: 5 to 9.9 percent
Minnesota: 5.35 to 9.85 percent
Iowa: 0.36 to 8.98 percent
New Jersey: 1.4 to 8.97 percent
Vermont: 3.55 to 8.95 percent
Washington, D.C.: 4 to 8.95 percent
New York: 4 to 8.82 percent
Wisconsin: 4 to 7.65 percent

Top ten states with the highest sales tax rates in the US
10 – New York
(8.49%) – New York levies a sales tax at the state, city, and county levels. The combined sales tax rate in New York City can reach as high as 8.875%. Clothing and footwear sold for less than $110 are exempt from the tax.

9 – California
(8.56%) – The state sales tax rate in California is 7.25%, and counties, cities, and towns may charge an additional tax. Currently the highest rates in the state can be found in parts of Los Angeles, where the combined rate is 10.25%. Rate changes, if any, are published by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration on a quarterly basis.

8 – Kansas
(8.67%) – The state sales tax rate in Kansas is 6.50%, but additional local and district taxe…
[11:14 AM, 6/29/2019] +1 (510) 754-9318: Even though at the state level, California's weighted average sales tax rate "only" ranks #9, our local sales tax rate of ~10% is among the highest in the country.

But it opened up the pandora box for parcel tax in Fremont.  FUSD wanted more in 2016 and got Measure K passed with a 37% increase.  Ann Crosbie is already talking about raising the tax even more next year.  The current crisis is created in order to have a pretext for supporting the tax increase.

More Money for Education: What Are the Options?

https://ed100.org/lessons/moremoney

Because education funding depends heavily on income taxes paid by the top 1% of taxpayers, it tends to boom and bust with the stock market. Polls consistently show that majorities of Californians would support taxes for schools in their own community, but California's Proposition 13 makes it very difficult to pass local taxes.

Understanding the Problem
These systemic challenges are not new, and there have been many attempts to address them. They fall into four categories:

A Larger Slice. Commit more of the state budget toward education
A Bigger Pie. Raise taxes at the state level to provide more money for education
A Different Pie. Allow local taxes to provide new money for education
Actual Pie. Hold bake sales (and other local fundraisers)

Survey results consistently show that Californians can be supportive when taxes are local, and in support of local schools. Solid majorities (roughly six in ten) say they would support a local tax to support schools in their community.

In this case, the will of the majority is not enough. By passing Proposition 13, in 1978 California voters amended the California constitution to make it very difficult to pass taxes. The theory is that voters, like Odysseus, should have the power to tie themselves to the mast to resist temptation. Prop 13 requires that local governments, including school districts, must get 2/3 voter approval to pass special taxes. Prop 13 also prohibited school districts from raising property taxes based on the value of property ("ad valorem" taxes), except for issuing General Obligation Bonds for facilities.

The main available instrument for local taxation is the "parcel tax," which has been ruled permissible because it is not "ad valorem." Parcel taxes are based on the existence of a parcel of property rather than on its value. Under the rules of Prop 13, a school district can propose a parcel tax and pass it with 2/3 of votes cast. It is very difficult to get 2/3 of voters to agree to anything, but some districts manage it.

Where California's Public School Funds Come From

https://ed100.org/lessons/whopays

Property taxes are not the main source of funding for California schools, despite what people think. The biggest source is personal income taxes, especially on the state's wealthiest taxpayers.
Communities in California have very limited options for raising local revenue for schools. Other states differ in this way.
The amount per pupil your district gets is mostly driven by the rules of the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF).



Until the late 1970’s, schools in California were predominantly funded by local property taxes, as in most other states. The most basic function of a school board was to set the local property tax rate. Rates varied among districts, and receipts varied according to both the tax rate and the "assessed" (taxable) value of homes and commercial properties being taxed. Assessing the taxable value of property was an important function of county assessors.

This arrangement was great for property-rich districts, but rotten for communities with low assessed values and lots of students. Those communities had to set very high property tax rates in order to provide schools with as much money per student as their more fortunate counterparts. The Serrano v. Priest case successfully challenged this arrangement. Is it really fair, the case asked, that some districts can tax themselves at a lower level and still enjoy more funding per student than others? After all, kids have no say in the wealth of their parents. The case led to court-mandated "revenue limits," which were meant to equalize funding per student at the district level over time.

Over a period of years the state gained nearly full power over education funding. The state legislature and governor determine what portion of the budget would go to the education system, and how that portion would be distributed to local school districts. As the state became the center of power, school boards, once powerful and independent, were left with the narrower job of playing the hand dealt to them by fate and the state.

California’s skimpy funding for schools today is arguably the long-term outcome of the shift from a locally-dominated funding system to a state-dominated one. Funding for schools in 1970 required an expression of local political will in the form of a vote of the locally elected school board or a local ballot measure. Taxpayers in each community had to reach agreement to shoulder taxes on behalf of the children in their own local school district. Though politically difficult, districts could change property tax rates in response to school needs, local changes in property values, or local tolerance for taxes.

Local Schools, Centralized Funding
Today, the responsibility for funding schools falls mostly on the state. Changes in school funding largely depend on statewide political support for increasing taxes to add resources for all schools. That kind of support has proven difficult to win. Developing the necessary political will to pass a tax measure is hard even in a small town; in a state as large as California it is very hard indeed. The old system was unacceptably inequitable, but it was certainly better at raising money in total.