ORS 260.432 and Public Schools

I received the following on Friday afternoon from the (School) Business Manager at the Portland High School which my son attends, in spite of Oregon's election  laws which forbid public employees from electioneering during working hours or by utilizing publicly-owned systems such as e-mail lists:

To: (school's name)-parents-list-bounces@mailman.pps.k12.or.us
TAX ELECTION:
January votes could affect PPS schools
In the January 26 election, voters will decide two measures that could impact Portland Public Schools’ budget:
Measure 66 increases state income taxes on Oregonians making more than $125,000 in taxable income, or couples making more than $250,000. Raises $472 million.
Measure 67 increases the state minimum tax for corporations from $10, and raises taxes on larger or profitable corporations. Raises $255 million.

Together, the two taxes raise $726 million for the state over two years.
YES votes would support tax increases passed by the Legislature and maintain current funding for schools and other services.

NO votes would eliminate the tax increases and require the Legislature to rebalance the 2009-11 budget with $726 million less.
Most of the PPS budget comes from the state. If the state were to cut $726 million from the budget, that could mean roughly $23 million less for Portland Public Schools (about $15 million from Measure 66 and $8 million from Measure 67).The potential impact on PPS schools? That $23 million is the equivalent of 18 days of school for students, or 270 teaching positions.
(For those of you who attended Public Schools, that's three percent of the tax increase.)