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9 FALL 2025 | ADVOCATE Kyrene Elementary School District Override "is override is a continuation and will not increase taxes for Kyrene's voters. It accounts for $14 million and relates directly to people, with 200 teaching positions affected." –DELIA LYDING, KYRENE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION Murphy Elementary School District District Additional Assistance Nadaburg Unified School District Bond Pendergast Elementary School District Bond Peoria Unified School District Override "PEA is supporting the PUSD Override because this will directly impact the district's ability to provide pay increases, retain employees, support all-day kindergarten, and hopefully help avoid school closures." –DEVON MOSELER, PEORIA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION Phoenix Elementary School District District Additional Assistance, Override & Site Sale "is year's election is critical to help us attract and retain quality educators through competitive pay. It will maintain class size limits for more effective teaching, sustain student support programs like counseling, arts, and extracurriculars, and secure funds for basic classroom needs — materials, technology, instructional supports." –APRIL PETTIT, PHOENIX ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM TEACHER ASSOCIATION Phoenix Union High School District District Additional Assistance & Override "Phoenix Union CTA supports PXU's M&O Override and DAA. e M&O — $32 million with no tax increase — simply continues existing funding for teacher salaries, student electives, performing and visual arts, and athletics. ese programs are essential to preparing our students for college and careers. e DAA adds a modest $21 million investment to upgrade technology and soware, maintain one- to-one devices for students, and make needed site improvements such as bathroom updates. is ensures students learn in safe, modern facilities. If the M&O fails, our district could lose the equivalent of 344 teaching positions — an unacceptable setback for our students and schools." –CHAD RENNING, PHOENIX UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT Roosevelt Elementary School District Override "is year's M&O override is essential to protect and expand student opportunities. It ensures competitive pay for educators and support staff, strengthens services for special education students, and supports high-demand programs like engineering, STEM, and dual-language instruction. is is not a tax increase – it simply continues the funding our community has relied on for more than a decade." –MARTHA THOMAS, ROOSEVELT EDUCATION ASSOCIATION Saddle Mountain Unified School District Bond & Override Tempe Elementary School District Bond "e Tempe Elementary Education Association encourages the Tempe voters to vote YES on the Tempe Elementary Bond. anks to the generosity of voters, many of the aging school buildings within the District have been rebuilt with the funding from previous bonds. Voting YES on the Tempe Elementary Bond means the next phase of school renovations will benefit the students, families, and neighborhoods of Fees College Preparatory Middle School, Rover Elementary, and Carminati Elementary. In addition, the funding provided for the bond will allow for enhanced school safety measures for all facilities." –DARON GONZALES, TEMPE ELEMENTARY EDUCATION ASSOCIATION Tolleson Union High School District Bond & Override "TUEA is supporting the override continuation because it will help maintain the high level of support for students. e override has helped us bargain for higher salaries and better working conditions that attract and retain staff. TUEA is supporting the bond measure because it will improve working and learning conditions across the district. ese funds will be used to replace aging buildings and add additional classroom/athletic space." –MELISSA GIRMSCHEID, TOLLESON UNION EDUCATION ASSOCIATION West-MEC Bond & Site Sale Pima County Tucson Unified School District 15% Maintenance & Operation Override "We need the Prop. 414 override to get the crucial funding our TUSD schools have been intentionally denied. Nearly 70 percent of our district's Education Support professionals make just a few dollars above minimum wage. Certified educators are leaving for jobs where they can make ends meet. We need to invest in our educators because their working conditions are the conditions where our children learn. Prop 414 can help us provide the Schools Our Students Deserve." –JIM BYRNE, TUCSON EDUCATION ASSOCIATION Maricopa County Type