Arizona Education Association

FALL 2016 | SPECIAL GENERAL ELECTION GUIDE | ADVOCATE 7 Ballot Recommendations AEA Recommends Voting YES on Prop 206 Paradise Valley Education Association recommends Nancy Case, Anne Greenberg, and Sue Skidmore for Paradise Valley Unifi ed School Board. Pima Community College Education Association has published candidate responses to their questionnaire on their website at https://sites.google.com/site/ pcceaorg/board-of-governors/board-elections. Professional Educators of Nogales recommend Greg Lucero, Manny Ruiz, and Barbara Mendoza (write-in candidate) for Nogales Unifi ed School Board. Roosevelt Education Association recommends Nancy Pina-Gray for Roosevelt Elementary School Board. Sahuarita Education Association supports the Sahuarita Unifi ed School District Bond and Capital Override. Santa Cruz Valley Education Association supports the Santa Cruz Valley Unifi ed School District M&O Override. Scottsdale Education Association supports the Scottsdale Unifi ed School District Bond and Override. Sierra Vista Classroom Teachers Association supports the Sierra Vista Unifi ed School District Bond. Tempe Elementary Education Association supports the Tempe Elementary School District Bond. Tucson Education Association recommends Kristel Foster (Sunnyside EA member) and Cam Juarez for Tucson Unifi ed School Board. Washington District Education Association supports the Washington Elementary School District Bond and recommends Clorinda Graziano, Tee Lambert, and Aaron Jahneke for the School Board. pccea Pima Community College Education Association sea Sahuarita Education Association svcta Sierra Vista Classroom Teachers' Association Lucida As educators, our top priority is the health and safety of Arizona's young people. Arizona's public school employees see fi rst-hand how a family's fi nances and health can have a lasting impact on children. Often parents will send their sick children to school because they do not have the means or ability to stay home and care for their child. Older siblings miss school days to care for their sick brother or sister. "When Prop. 206 passes, teachers will be able to spend more time teaching and less time caring for sick children or worrying about whether their students are being fed at home," says AEA President Joe Thomas. Educators also see the effects of parents and caretakers forced to work two or three minimum wage jobs to meet basic needs. Children come to school hungry simply because their families cannot afford consistent healthy meals. Too many students are missing other basic necessities due to the low wages in their household. In addition, passing Prop 206 will mean many Education Support Professionals can earn a decent living for their hard work keeping the state's students safe and our schools functioning well. Students will be able to afford rising tuition costs in order to go to college. No longer can we allow thousands of families and staff members at our public schools suffer from the current minimum wage. "Prop. 206 will help keep our classrooms healthier while improving the education of our state. AEA urges you to vote YES," says Thomas. T o g e t h e r w e w i l l ac h i ev e s u c c ess ! REA Roosevelt Education Association FALL 2016 | SPECIAL GENERAL ELECTION GUIDE 7

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