Maintenance and Operations Override Wickenburg Unified School District Renew Override YES Committee
Dec 13, 2015
Maintenance and Operations Override
Wickenburg Unified School DistrictRenew Override YES Committee
WUSD M&O Override“Keep Our Teachers”
• This is NOT a New Tax, it is a RENEWAL of an Existing Maintenance and Operations Budget.
• This M & O Budget Override Raises Approximately $625,000. in Support of Salaries, Benefits and Operational Expenses within the Wickenburg Unified School District.
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WUSD M&O Override“Keep Our Teachers”
• Challenges Exist With or Without the Override, but More Drastic Without it.
• The Federal Government Pays 11.8% of Public School Costs.
• The State & Local Government are the Primary Funders of Education (88.2%).
• The State last year cut $133.2 million out of State Budget for Statewide K-12 education. (According to AZ Republic, the biggest impact is Salaries and Benefits.)
WUSD M&O Override
• States spend as little as 11% to as high as 31% of their overall budget for K-12 education. AZ ranks 50th and spends an average of $6,248. per student per year. The National Average is $9,389. per student per year. WUSD spends $6,146. per student.
WUSD M&O Override“Keep Our Teachers”
Consequences of Not Renewing this Override:
District Will Lose $625,000. over the Next Three Years
There Will Be A Loss of 9.5 Teachers
$110,000 loss in Teachers Aides, Classroom Supplies and Materials.
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WUSD M&O Override“Keep Our Teachers”
WUSD Currently Has: • 94 – Teachers • 11 – Special Ed Teachers• 13 - Teacher’s Aides • 13 – Special Ed Staff
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WUSD M&O Override“Keep Our Teachers”
Cost to an Owner Occupied Residence:If your Home and Property
Assessed Value is $250,000. You are
currently paying an estimated $5. a month, Which will NOT change.This Is What You Currently Give in
Supporting K-12 Students Education in the Wickenburg School District.
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WUSD M&O Override“Keep Our Teachers”
Venti Mocha is about $4.00
Big Mac Meal Deal is about $5.00
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WUSD M&O Override“Keep Our Teachers”
What Price Do We Put On Our Children’s Future?
Please Vote YES
on November 3rd
To Continue the
Wickenburg Unified School District
Maintenance and Operations Override.
For More Information you may go towww.wickenburgschools.org and review the
“Override Facts” Renew Override YES Committee
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