There are three types of elections on the ballot for school funding in Arizona this year.
Maintanance and operation (M&O) budget overrides typically go into the schools' operational budgets and salaries.
Another called capital outlay overrides can go to furniture, technology or vehicles. Overrides are approved for seven years. On a ballot, it would look like "budget increase, yes or no," even if it is a continuation of a past, voter-approved override.
And finally there are school bonds, which usually go toward projects like new schools, building improvements or school buses.
Below is a comprehensive list of 20 bonds and overrides up for vote in Maricopa County. It does not include school districts in other Arizona counties.
- Alhambra Elementary School District
- $9.8 million M&O override
- Hiring more teachers, full-day kindergarten, tutoring programs
- Avondale Elementary District
- $4.8 million M&O override
- Full-day kindergarten, transportation funding
- Balsz Elementary District
- $2 million M&O override
- Full-day kindergarten, adding school days, help lower class sizes
- Buckeye Union High School District
- $2.4 million M&O override
- Avoid loss of school programs or services
- Creighton Elementary School District
- $85 million bond
- Building maintenance, construction, school-bus replacements
- Gila Bend Unified School District
- $21 million bond
- Construction of new school buidings, technology, energy-efficient replacement systems
- Laveen Elementary School District
- $4.9 million M&O override
- Full-day kindergarten, higher salaries, elective programs
- Liberty Elementary School District
- $1.7 million M&O override
- Maintain class sizes, have competitive teacher salaries, retain elective programs like music and art
- Madison Elementary School District
- $2.8 million capital override
- New curriculum materials, computers, data warehouse and software
- Murphy Elementary School District
- $5 million bond
- Building renovations, student transportation
- Pendergast Elementary School District
- $60 million bond
- New classroom additions in three buildings, 1-to-1 computer intiative for K-5 students, bus replacement
- Peoria Unified School District
- $198 million bond
- School renovations, new buses, land purchase and construction for new school facilities
- Queen Creek Unified School District
- $95 million bond
- Construction and improvements to new and existing schools, technology, furnishings
- Scottsdale Unified School District
- $229 million bond
- Construction projects, renovations, replacing aging buses
- $8.5 million capital override
- Furniture, curriculum materials, fine arts and library programs
- Tempe Elementary School District
- $165 million bond
- School renovations, new school buses
- Tolleson Elementary School District
- $2.1 million M&O override
- Full-day kindergarten, art classes, technology
- Tolleson Union High School District
- $7.2 million M&O override
- Maintain academic interventions, smaller classes, extracurriculars
- Washington Elementary School District
- $98 million bond
- School construction projects, technology improvements, remodel administrative facilities
- Western Maricopa Education Center (West-MEC)
- $141 million bond
- Construct and renovate facilities, purchase land, construct roadways and sidewalks
- Wickenburg Unified School District
- $10 million bond
- School renovations and improvements, school buses