2025 M & O Override
Overview
This spring, the Tucson Unified Governing Board voted to order a special election for a 15% Maintenance & Operations (M&O) Override. TUSD has not had an override in more than 25 years and is the only major school district in Tucson without a voter-approved override.
If approved by voters, the override will generate more than $45 million in additional funding each year of the override. The override focuses on people and will support all the following priorities:
If approved by voters, the override will generate more than $45 million in additional funding each year of the override. The override focuses on people and will support all the following priorities:
Notice
Statement about typo on TUSD Prop. 414 ballot Please review this notice from Pima County about a typographical error on the ballot for the TUSD Override Proposition in November 4th's general election.
Please address any questions to the Pima County Elections Department.
Please address any questions to the Pima County Elections Department.
Compensation
- Four-step increase for all teachers on TDR-A and Exceptional Education teacher salary schedules
- Proposed investment = $7.3 million
- Add a $250 supplemental increase for each step on the TDR-A & TDR-B salary schedules
- Proposed investment = $800,000
- A 4% salary increase to all other employee groups
- Proposed investment = $8.7 million
TOTAL INVESTMENT = $16.8 MILLION
Workforce Readiness through CTE
- Embedding 15 new Instructional Specialists in Automotive Technology, Welding Technology, Construction Technology, HVAC Program, Culinary Arts Programs, Stagecraft Program, and Precision Machining
- PROPOSED INVESTMENT = $670,000
- System Integration Specialist focused on technology implementation in CTE programs
- PROPOSED INVESTMENT = $78,000
- Four Career Coaches to navigate post-high school career paths
- PROPOSED INVESTMENT = $312,000
TOTAL INVESTMENT = $1.1 MILLION
Investing in Student's Well-Being
- Fund all current school counselors from the override
- Proposed Investment = $6.8 million
- Decreases the school counselor ratio from 500:1 to 400:1
- Proposed Investment = $1.6 million
- Provides social workers at all high schools with a ratio of 500:1
- Proposed Investment = $1.5 million
- Adds a full time PE teachers at 1 for every 500 students for all elementary and K-8 schools and part time positions for all remaining schools (-500)
- Proposed Investment = $3 million
TOTAL INVESTMENT: $12.9 MILLION
Empowering the Next Generation of Alumni
- Adding 5, new full-day Pre-K classrooms and providing a $2,000 instructional supply budget for all Pre-K teachers
TOTAL INVESTMENT = $800,000
Nurturing Success
- Investment in expanding access to Reading and Math Interventionists at all schools without these positions
- Proposed investment = $6.6 million
- Maintain and expand Fine Arts to 14 additional schools
- Proposed investment: $4.6 million
TOTAL INVESTMENT: $11.2 MILLION
Cultivating Future Achievements
- Credit Recovery Expansion in high schools
- Proposed Investment = $900,000
- Focusing on student attendance in all schools through a $2,000 stipend for attendance liaison efforts
- Proposed Investment = $197,000
TOTAL INVESTMENT: $1.1 MILLION
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